Dr. Ahmed Mohammed El Sawi

Dr. Ahmed Mohammed El Sawi

Co founder and CEO

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Dr. Elsawi has advised on mega construction projects exceeding the value of US$ 20 Billion.
He has served as chairman, sole arbitrator, and co-arbitrator in international and domestic arbitration cases of varying sizes and degrees of complexity, covering a broad legal spectrum that includes sales & purchases, construction, franchises, energy, business associations, insurance, and maritime disputes.
Dr. Elsawi has handled cases under most major arbitration rules, including the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”)، Abu Dhabi Centre (“ADCCAC”), the Dubai Center (“DIAC”), DIFC-LCIA, the London Court for International Arbitration (LCIA), UNCITRAL and Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA).

Education and Biography

Dr. Elsawi holds an LLB, an LLM in private law, and a PhD in settling disputes, with first-class honors and a recommendation to print the thesis and send it to universities (the highest grade on the university list). He teaches law in his capacity as a staff member at specialized universities in the UAE and the Middle East.

Dr. Elsawi focuses his practice on litigation and arbitration. He has been lead counsel on numerous UAE and international arbitrations across a variety of sectors, including construction, finance, commerce and maritime, as a parties’ counselor.

He has also served as chairman, sole arbitrator, and co-arbitrator in international and domestic arbitration cases of varying sizes and degrees of complexity, covering a broad legal spectrum that includes sales & purchases, construction, franchises, energy, business associations, insurance, and maritime disputes. Moreover, he has exceptional experience in settling disputes of construction contracts”FIDIC”, as it was his major in PhD thesis, he has also been chosen before Oman’s courts, Abu Dhabi Courts, Dubai Courts, ICC, DIAC and ADCCAC as Chairman, Sole Arbitrator in various cases.

Moreover, He has many leading publications on ADR, arbitration, FIDIC contracts, sales & purchase contracts, franchise contracts, e-commerce contracts, international sale of goods contracts, consortium & joint venture agreements, obligations, civil liabilities, anti-competitive practices, property rights, proofing, commercial agencies, and compensation.

Furthermore, Dr. Elsawi is a listed arbitrator and member of several prominent arbitration associations and professional unions, including the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”)، Abu Dhabi Centre (“ADCCAC”), the Dubai Center (“DIAC”), Cairo Regional Center (“CRCICA”), the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (“CIArb”), International Bar Association (“IBA”),  the International Court for Dispute Resolution  (“INCODIR”), the Society of Construction Law (“SCL”), the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (“ICCA”), the Arab lawyers union (“ALU”), and the Egyptian Bar Association (“EBA”). Moreover, he is Chairman, Board of Trustees of the International Academy for Mediation (“IAMA”).

Research and articles

  • Participation with a scientific paper entitled Arbitration and Foreign Investments in Libya in the First International Conference on Conciliation and Arbitration organized by the Conciliation and Arbitration Council – Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Benghazi – Libya January 23, 2021.
  • Participation with a scientific paper entitled “Arbitration as an investment guarantee in the international forum on the issue of legal and judicial protection for investment”, organized by the Algerian Lawyers Organization and the International Bar Association in Paris UIA 7: 8 February 2020.
  • Participation with a scientific paper entitled Compulsory Arbitration in Investment Cases, the Second Professional Arbitration Conference, organized by the International Academy of Arbitration Mediation and other Arab arbitration centers 20-22 December 2018.
  • Participation with a scientific paper entitled the Transformation from Individual Offices to Law Firm, in the Second Arab Conference for Lawyers, organized by the International Academy of Arbitration Mediation and many Arab Bar Associations, February 15-17, 2018.
  • the legal challenges faced by investment companies in Egypt published, article, Published (Shura)
  • Article on Effective Lawyer Management in Arbitration Cases Published, (Shura)
  • “Mediation… Two Winning parties” Article ,2021 published, (IAMA)
  • Critical Thinking and Legal Skills, article, Published 2021, (IAMA)
  • Mediation in Construction Disputes 2020 article, Published, (IAMA)
  • the reasoning of arbitration provisions between facilitation and tightening, article, Published (IAMA)
  • Research on electronic signature in accordance with Law 15 of 2004, (Shura)
  • Research on the right of the victim to choose between the civil and criminal path, Diploma in Judicial Studies 2008.

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Meet The Team

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Dr. Ahmed Mohammed El Sawi

Co founder and CEO

وليد عثمان
Lawyer. Walid Othman

co Founder and CEO

Ahmed Sharaf El Din
Prof. Ahmed Sharaf El Din

Senior legal Consultant

عمر الخولي
Dr. Omar Al Kholi

busniess partner

مصطفى بونجة
Dr. Mostafa Bonjeh

Senior legal Consultant

معطي الدخلي
Dr. Atef El Feky

Business Partner

عاطف الفقي
Dr. Atef El Feky

Senior legal Consultant

احمد شاكر
Ahmed Shaker

Junior Corprate Associate

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