Sharif Shihata

Sharif obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Boston University in 1993. He joined Shalakany Law Office in 1994 and became a partner in 2001 and a senior partner in 2009. He is a member of the New York Bar Association and the Egyptian Bar Association.

The breadth of experience that Sharif brings to the firm is a natural complement to the firm’s Corporate Department and his rich experience is an invaluable resource to emerging and established businesses. Sharif advises on international trade contracts and disputes, construction, IT, IP and labour matters, and finding suitable and effective forms of establishment of new businesses. Sharif has substantial experience in drafting, negotiating and reviewing distribution, franchise, agency, and license agreements, employment contracts, as well as sale, lease, supply, manufacturing, construction, and other contracting agreements in addition to drafting legal opinions on a wide range of corporate issues, with a special emphasis on providing legal advice to newly established businesses in Egypt, ranging from incorporation and regulatory matters to employment matters to licensing and compliance matters.

Sharif has experience in various practice areas and in advising such clients as the American University in Cairo, Boston University, Johns Hopkins University, American Bar Association, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Lenovo, Oracle, Dell, Wikimedia, Amadeus, We Do Technologies, Uber, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone, Nokia, Energizer, Schick, Mastercard, Aspen Pharma, Olympus KeyMed, BAE Systems, JVC, LG Electronics, Casio, Closure Systems International, Aramex, Unilever, Henkel, Mondelez, Kraft-Heinz, Johnson & Johnson, Coca Cola, Ajinomoto Foods, Thyssen Krupp, Schlumberger, Alstom, Colas Rail, Subway, Dunkin Brands, Johnny Rockets, PF Chang’s, Skanska Cementation International, Uzinexport, Vinci Construction, ABB Susa, Limitless, Dorra Group, Majid Al Futtaim, Carillion Construction, Emaar, Credit Agricole, the Commercial International Bank, Citadel Capital, Bank of New York Mellon, the Central Bank of Egypt, the European Bank, and the World Bank.