• Legal Services
  • The services rendered to the clients are combined services of general approach to the practice of Law with particular specialization in certain fields. The following is a brief outlook at detail of the Firm's services:

  • Financial Advisory Services
  • Supported by highly qualified experts, 'The Firm' offers a wide range of financial advisory services that covers the basic needs of most companies operating in different fields.

    Areas of Practice
    1. Legal Services

    Banking and Capital Markets

    The firm provides specialized legal opinion on all banking transactions, in matters giving the clients a chance to be fully aware of the impact of their activities intended to be performed.

    The Firm carries out legal review of all documentation made by clients and provides the necessary recommendation. The Firm can also provide the service of preparing, syndicated loan agreements, working capital facility agreements, hypothecation of goods in open warehouses, pledge of goods in closed warehouses agreements, subordinated loan agreements, pledge of shares agreements, custody agreements and pledge deposits agreements.

    The Firm can further protect the clients' interests in a proper legal manner by providing a number of alternatives, hence, enabling them to avoid legal liability as much as possible.

    Arbitration

    The Firm has been involved in many of commercial arbitration cases in Egypt. The arbitration procedures specialize in the arbitration procedures and advocacy, negotiations of settlement agreement and enforcement procedures through attachments, injunctions and other court procedures related to arbitration.

    Construction and Real Estates

    The Firm has considerable experience in the field of construction law and construction litigation and arbitration. This includes registration of proprietorship, mortgages, and assistance in negotiating of construction projects as drafter of contracts.

    Corporate and Commercial

    The Firm offers a wide range of legal services including participation in, and advising on pre-contract negotiations, drafting and reviewing agreements for commercial activities, advising on documents for establishing companies / branches / subsidiaries, registering official authorization and licenses.

    Industrial Property and trade mark Registration

    The Firm has the experience to provide the clients with a wide range of services in the area of: patents and industrial designs, copyright and software protection, trademarks, transfer of technology, drafting licensing agreements.

    Manufacturing

    The Firm provides manufacturing companies with a full range of services such as negotiating and drafting industrial contracts, including licensing technical assistance and know-how agreements, assembly, supply and erection agreements.

    Tax

    The Firm has acquired considerable experience in the area of taxation, helping clients to benefit from legally available tax planning opportunities to minimize their tax payable under applicable laws. The Firm handles disputes with the Tax Authorities.
    The Firm also maintains a wide experience in some types of taxes, for which different banks such as stamp taxes, payroll tax, corporate taxes and movable values taxes raised several disputes.

    Tourism and Services

    Given the fact that the tourism sector is considered one the major important and investment sectors of the Egyptian economy, the Firm provides full services in this field such as negotiating, drafting, licensing and franchising agreements for hotels and tourist establishments.

    The Firm can render advices relating to resolution of any disputes that may arise in tourism agreements including advice for the pre-litigation phase handling any arbitral procedures that may incur. Such services may also extend to cover other areas such as commercial agencies and distribution-ship agreements

    2.Financial Advisory Services

    External Finance Services

    1- Study proposals of external finance offered by financial institutions in order to help deciding the most appropriate structure that can help in generating higher returns & revenues, as well as protecting the company's assets.

    2- Assess existing banks facilities and credit lines, in term of adequacy and sufficiency to cater for present & future business needs.

    3- Review banks' statement of accounts to ensure that bank charges applied are within the approved pricing rates, to avoid exaggerated funding costs.

    Financial Analysis Services

    1- Analyze company's profitability, and assets management efficiency (Accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable) and identify areas for improvement.

    2- Analyze company's working capital, liquidity position and capital structure.

    3- Prepare and produce periodic reports illustrating major financial ratios and explain their indication and impact.

    4- Prepare and produce periodic sensitive financial reports, which include principals' accounts, and explain any variation / elevating risk factors.

    5- Evaluate the company's financial performance and provide useful recommendations for enhancing weak financial ratios or indicators.

    6- Provide guidance toward balancing the company's capital structure by fixing a ceiling for external finance and maintaining an appropriate leverage ratio.

    7- Analyze and assess financial factors in feasibility study of a specific investment in order to identify business risks.

    Cash Management Services

    1- Prepare actual cash flow statements
    2- Determine the company's ability to pay back its debts on due dates
    3- Calculate the firm's debt capacity

    4- Help taking decision for keeping, or changing, or shifting the current funding plan and/or sales policy for the coming period in order to avoid any shortage/deficit in company's cash flow. Hence, improving the company's liquidity position.

    5- Prepare forecasted cash flow statements.
    6- Determine the financing required for the company's future growth.
    7- Determine the upper & lower financing needs within specific period of time.
    8- Recognize periods of cash surplus to allow best usage of cash.
    9- Set up suitable amortization schedule for new loans.
    10- Help in developing an appropriate funding plan for the operating obligations and investment projects.


    Trade Finance Services

    1- Provide technical support and consultation regarding issues related to letters of credit and guarantees
    2- Provide opinion on 'Factoring' proposals
    3- Provide training courses to enhance technical knowledge of concerned personnel responsible for handling trade finance instruments such as commercial letters of credit, Bank guarantees and standby letters of credit.

    Insurance Services

    1- Making comprehensive studies in order to recommend the necessary insurance coverage required for providing full protection to the company's assets and for securing its operations.

    2- Reviewing existing insurance policies in order to provide a detailed report highlighting week points and unfavorable conditions. This is in addition to a complete set of recommendations for the required amendments that enhance the level of protection.

    3- Following-up pending claims directly with the insurers, in such a way that accelerates the compensation procedures and speeds-up the due payment.

    4- Studying reasons for rejected claims and establishing direct negotiations with insurers to enforce the conditions of the relative policy favorably based on solid technical justifications.

    5- Acting as broker on behalf of the client, scanning the market, and obtaining best conditions at most reasonable and economic prices.

     
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