About
– Ranked top 20 law firms in MENA;
– Ranked top 5 law firms in Egypt;
– Ranked in the IFLR 2022 edition under the M&A practice;
– Tier 2 ranking in Legal 500;
– Tier 3 ranking in Chambers & Partners;
– Member or the Egyptian British Chambers of Commerce
– Levari has established its own international network of lawyers with offices in more than 70 countries worldwide from the Americas to Asia, which enables the firm to offer an integrated service worldwide especially in Europe & the Middle East.
Firm Overview:
Levari aims to build long-term relationships with clients and adjust the firm's approach to suit their different needs and preferences. The firm take the time to understand the firm's clients’ needs and where best the firm can help to add value to the services they deliver. The firm always strive to take a friendly professional approach. Levari aim to work in harmony with you and your other advisers.
From the firm's offices in Amman, Cairo, Dubai London, and Washington D.C., Levari are well aware that parent company clients operating outside of their usual jurisdiction face many practical challenges, in addition to the standard legal ones. Levari has significant experience working with local businesses to negotiate service contracts for international clients to protect their interests while maintaining business efficacy.
Levari has access to a pool of experts that, at a client’s request, can be accessed to provide industry-specific local knowledge, trends and advice. Once the client requests an expert, they join the team of lawyers and work directly with them to provide tailor-made solutions.
Areas of Practice:
Media
Lawyers at Levari are both transactional and litigation specialists. The firm advise their clients on how to comply with the law and regulations of media in different jurisdictions. Levari may also negotiate media contracts. Levari keep their client updated with the new media laws.
Commercial, Corporate, and M&A
The firm provide legal advice to clients in every aspect of their business activities. The firm offer comprehensive services from the incorporation of companies to mergers and acquisitions, management buyouts, cross border transactions, agency, distribution and franchising agreements, and joint ventures. Levari have exceptional cross-border transactional skills, particularly in advising multinational investors (acquirers, targets, sellers and financial institutions) on high-end M&A deals in the region.
Corporate Structuring and Offshoring
Levari are able to provide incorporations services in most offshore and tax efficient countries for business start-ups as well as establishing offshore trusts or an offshore holding company, registered offices, and company secretariat. The firm have experience in BVI, Caymans, Mauritius, Gibraltar, Delaware (US), Ireland, Netherlands and UK.
Banking & Finance
The firm advise leading Egyptian and international banks, financial institutions, investment banks, and private equity funds on credit facilities and syndicated loans. Levari have a strong commercial focus and project management abilities to achieve Levari's clients’ objectives.
Dispute Resolution
Levari are well placed to deal with all aspects of your dispute. The firm are regularly involved in complex high-profile litigation, and Lervari have particular expertise in the field of commercial contracts, professional negligence, construction, and property disputes as well as court support for schemes of arrangement/capital reductions. The firm's Dispute Resolution practice handles local and international Arbitration, and litigation.
Employment
Levari advise both employers on contentious and non-contentious issues in the workplace such as the pre-contract negotiation of working conditions, employment contracts, the transfer of employment on the sale of a business, and supplementary employee benefits schemes.
Real Estate
The firm's services include deducing and reporting on title, acquisition and disposal contracts, specialist planning real-estate tax advice, property and securitization and property development. The firm provide a comprehensive property service for any type or size of deal under different jurisdiction.
Intellectual Property
The firm offer services in protection and registration of trademarks in Egypt and extension around the world as well as certificates of origin, protection of designs and patents, issues of copyright law, and domain name licensing and the expertise to protect your intellectual property through contractual safeguards.
IT & Telecoms
The firm offer comprehensive advice in the complex field of information technology, not only to IT companies but also to the end-users. Whether it is software development contracts, licensing and user contracts or maintenance and service agreements, the firm always have the technical expertise to assist.
Oil & Gas & Renewable Energy
Levari can advise on transactional and operational issues at home and overseas, ranging from licensing, joint venture work, and unitization through the value chain to project contracting and oil and gas transportation. Levari also provide legal services to developers, investors, utilities, and project owners in the burgeoning renewable energy sector in Egypt.
Ranked Offices
Provided by Levari
- CairoVilla 294, District 2, Area 1 5th Settlement New Cairo Postal Code: 11835, Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
- Web: www.levarilaw.com
- Tel: (+2) 25628926
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