Aly Hussein

Aly Hussein is a Partner and Head of the Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions department at Badran Law Firm in Cairo, Egypt, and was named Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year in Egypt at the 2024 Corporate INTL Global Awards. The distinction recognises his leadership of the firm's M&A practice and his experience steering corporate clients through the negotiation and execution of significant transactions.

Badran Law Firm was founded in 1995 by the late Professor Dr Mohamed Badran, with an early focus on dispute resolution. In 2021 the firm extended its services to include corporate law, enabling it to meet a broader range of client needs. The practice today brings together litigation and arbitration with corporate and mergers and acquisitions work and commercial and regulatory advice, drawing on more than three decades of experience and a team of considerable combined seniority. Its mandates span sectors such as oil and gas, aviation, construction, real estate and energy, informed by a stated commitment to professionalism, efficiency and ethics.

Heading the corporate and M&A department, Aly Hussein focuses on general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, employment law and banking and finance. He is experienced in drafting, negotiating and executing high-value transactions for corporations across many industries, and brings a structured, commercially aware approach to acquisitions, disposals and related financing. His transactional experience extends to sectors including food and beverage, natural resources, manufacturing, construction, tourism, telecommunications and electronic payments, reflecting the diverse deal flow he handles in the Egyptian market.

His international education supports this transactional practice. He studied in the United Kingdom, graduating with a business degree from Kingston University in 2011 and a law degree from the University of Law in 2014, and has pursued postgraduate legal study at the University of California, Berkeley. This blend of business and legal training helps him align legal execution with clients' strategic objectives on complex deals.

As Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year in Egypt, Aly Hussein is recognised for guiding buyers, sellers and investors through the structuring and completion of corporate transactions. Working within a firm that combines long-established dispute resolution strength with a growing corporate capability, he offers clients hands-on, deal-focused counsel, helping domestic and international parties navigate the legal and regulatory complexities of mergers and acquisitions in Egypt. His award affirms both his individual reputation and the strength of Badran Law Firm's transactional practice.