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Ashraf El Sayed
Ashraf El Sayed

Ashraf El Sayed

Senior Associate

  • Dubai UAE
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Ashraf offers legal counsel in the domain of private law and has been instrumental in assisting company chairmen and board members to establish a robust legal framework that promotes the growth and advancement of their enterprises.

Ashraf has utilised his extensive litigation experience to ensure fair revaluation of companies' shares during mergers. Additionally, he has supported chairmen and board members in overcoming lawsuits that hinder their progress, whether these pertain to company losses, bankruptcy, or profit claims.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Corporate/M&A & capital markets

CV

Since 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing (Dubai Branch)
2017 - 2023 Senior Associate, BSA Ahmed Bin Hazeem & Associates LLP, Dubai
2012 - 2017 Legal Counsel, Dubai
2010 - 2012 Partner, Nafe'e Law firm, Cairo, Egypt
2005 - 2010 Lawyer and Partner, Ismail Azri, Oman
1992 - 2005 Lawyer, Cairo, Egypt
2005 Admitted as a lawyer, Oman
1995 Master in Law, Ain Shams, Egypt
1992 Admitted as a lawyer, Egypt
1990 Bachelor Degree in Law, Ain Shams, Egypt

Career

Since 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing (Dubai Branch)
2017 - 2023 Senior Associate, BSA Ahmed Bin Hazeem & Associates LLP, Dubai
2012 - 2017 Legal Counsel, Dubai
2010 - 2012 Partner, Nafe'e Law firm, Cairo, Egypt
2005 - 2010 Lawyer and Partner, Ismail Azri, Oman
1992 - 2005 Lawyer, Cairo, Egypt

Education

2005 Admitted as a lawyer, Oman
1995 Master in Law, Ain Shams, Egypt
1992 Admitted as a lawyer, Egypt
1990 Bachelor Degree in Law, Ain Shams, Egypt

Publications

Fraud and Exploitation as Defects of Will - 1993

Legal Framework for Branches of Foreign Companies under Egyptian Law - 1994

Mechanisms for Recovering Shares in a Limited Liability Company - 1995

Evidentiary Procedures in the Omani Judicial System - 2006

Dumping under the GCC Anti-Dumping Agreement - 2016

The UAE Arbitration System as a Dispute Resolution Mechanism: 'Arbitration Agreement' - 2017

Local Jurisdiction in UAE Law - 2018

Board Members' Liability for Company Bankruptcy under the 2021 Amendment of the Bankruptcy Law

Unfair Dismissal in the New Federal Labour Law - 2022

Memberships & Associations

Egyptian bar associates.

Additional languages

Arabic English

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