Youssef + Partners has been a leader in the MENA arbitration market since 2016 with a cosmopolitan practice and international outlook. We exercise unparalleled regional influence and deliver client services to global standards. Our flagship practice is international commercial and investment treaty arbitration, focusing on high-value claims and high-stakes disputes. The firm also provides high-end transactional and corporate services to clients across key sectors and industries. The firm’s disputes practice is well known for its unbeatable track record in construction, mega-infrastructure, high-net worth-individuals, oil & gas, intellectual property and sports disputes.
Since its establishment in 2016, the firm has rapidly emerged as Egypt’s arbitration superstructure. Our team represents local and foreign investors in some of MENA’s most significant investment treaty and commercial claims. We advise some of the world’s leading corporations and high-net-worth families across the region.
The firm’s practice head, Karim A Youssef, is the leading legal expert witness in the region. He frequently testifies as an expert on Egyptian, Omani, Qatari, Bahrani and Kuwaiti laws in some of the MENA region’s most significant arbitrations.
The firm’s global outreach is second to none in the region: we are involved in arbitral proceedings and disputes on four continents. As geographical boundaries grow increasingly porous, we are dedicated to ensuring that our client’s needs are met to truly global standards, even if they do business in emerging markets. The firm’s docket of counsel work is the highest in the MENA region (US$9.4 billion GAR 100 rankings, 2022).
Youssef + Partners is famous for its unmatched multinational expertise, strong business sense, game-changing strategy and remarkable track record. We work to win: and our 96% success rate reflects this.
We have been described as a “world-class team” – Chambers 2022, and “very sophisticated” – Chambers 2020, the “go-to for big, complicated cases” - Chambers 2022. Our team has also been described in global rankings as “true fighters” – Chambers 2022, “provide game-changing strategy” – Chambers 2022, and Karim A Youssef is a “master of strategy” – Chambers 2022.
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