Band 2
Band 2
Spotlight
About
Provided by Tarek Badawy
Practice Areas
• Anti-corruption
• Arbitration
• Competition and Compliance
• Corporate/Commercial
• Dispute Resolution
• Aviation and Transportation
• Energy, Oil & Gas
• Insurance and Financial Services
• Pharmaceuticals
• Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT)
Career
Tarek is a Partner in the International Disputes and Regulatory & Government Affairs Groups of Meysan Partners.
Tarek specializes in dispute resolution and represents clients in trade & competition, commercial, media, and investment disputes before international tribunals and commissions, as well as Egyptian courts and administrative authorities. He also sits as an arbitrator under various institutional rules (e.g., ICC, DIAC, CRCICA) and in ad hoc proceedings, and regularly serves as an expert witness on Egyptian law before courts and international tribunals.
Tarek also advises clients on day-to-day business matters in the aviation, shipping & transportation, banking & finance, energy, oil & gas, insurance & financial services, pharmaceuticals, and TMT industries. He represents and counsels some of the leading players in the TMT sector, ranging from global IT and telecommunications companies to the largest regional and global media companies and news agencies, and has acted as counsel for sports associations and marketing agencies before the COMESA Competition Commission in all investigations involving the sponsorship and broadcasting of sports events within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.
Tarek’s experience is recognized by the leading legal directories, which consistently rank him as a leading practitioner of arbitration, TMT, and blockchain.
Tarek speaks Arabic, English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Professional Memberships
Tarek is a member of the Egyptian Bar Association and is a licensed Barrister and Solicitor of the Court of Appeal for Ontario (non-practicing).
Publications
Peer-reviewed Law Journals/Book Chapters
“Egypt Chapter”, Aviation Finance & Leasing, Getting the Deal Through, April 2022.
“Egypt Chapter”, The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review (11th and 12th ed.) (with Salma Abdelaziz and Hoda El-Beheiry), Feb 2021 and Jan 2022
“Egypt Chapter”, The Aviation Law Review (6th to 10th ed), Sept 2018 – Aug 2022.
“Treading the Waters of Egyptian Commercial Agency Laws, and their Impact on Foreign-Based Tendering Investors” (2016) 2 Turkish Commercial Law Review 229 (with César Ternieden)
“Arbitrability and Choice of Law in Transfer of Technology Agreements Under Egyptian Law” (2017) 34(1) Journal of International Arbitration 55 (with César Ternieden and Counselor Sarwat Abd El-Shahid)
"Egyptian Citizenship Legislation, Private International Law, and their Impact on Individual Rights" (2014) 6 Middle East Law and Governance 272
“Canada Chapter” Baker & McKenzie Global Mobility Handbook 156 (2013) (with the Honorable Justice Alan Diner)
“The General Principles of Islamic Law as the Law Governing Investment Disputes in the Middle-East” (2012) 29(3) Journal of International Arbitration 255
“Employee Mobility in Europe and Canada”, (Fall 2010) 18(4) California International Law Journal 3 (with the Honorable Justice Alan Diner and Anikka Hammett)
“Towards a Contemporary View of Islamic Criminal Procedures: A Focus on the Testimony of Witnesses” (2009) 23(3) Arab Law Quarterly 269
“The Protection of Refugees between Obligations under Multilateral Conventions and Special Treaty Obligations: The Case of Egypt”, (2008) 16 African Yearbook of International Law 151
Blog Posts/Short Articles
On cybercrimes and administrative sanctions: Egypt’s highest court compels governmental authorities to rely on digital evidence before imposing administrative sanctions on civil servants for their misuse of social media; Lexology (with Hoda El-Beheiry)
High-Tech in International Arbitration; African Arbitration Association Blog
The Egyptian Competition Authority Opposes Major Healthcare Acquisition; Lexology (with Hoda El-Beheiry)
On Corruption and Human Rights: The CJEU Lifts the Sanctions Imposed on Former Egyptian President and His Family; Lexology (with Hoda El-Beheiry)
The Al-Kharafi v. Libya award and the jurisdictional limits of Egyptian courts; African Arbitration Association Blog
Egypt and Investor-State Dispute Settlement: The Russian roulette effect of domestic laws; African Arbitration Association Blog
Egypt: Hopeful Haven for Investment in Airlines; Law Today,18-19 (Q2 2018)
Egypt Section; Eversheds Global Sanctions Guide (2017-2021)
The Future of the Resolution of Sports Disputes in Light of Local Constitutional Limitations; Kluwer Arbitration Blog
In Egypt, Broadcasting Football is a Question of Sovereignty … for Now!; Asser Institute International Sports Law Blog (with Inji Fathalla and Nadim Magdy)
Egypt’s Special Investment Law and the Suez Canal Special Economic Zone: A Positive Prospect for Future Investment; Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Blog
Chambers Review
Global
Tarek Badawy is a well-known lawyer who handles a diverse range of work, including ICSID arbitrations arising in fields such as construction and media. In January 2023 he left Shahid Law Firm to become one of the founding lawyers of Meysan Partners' Egyptian office.
Tarek Badawy is co-head of Meysan Partners' Egyptian litigation department, having recently joined from Shahid Law Firm. He handles both arbitration and litigation, and is especially notable for his experience handling very high-value competition cases.
Tarek Badawy is co-head of Meysan Partners' Egyptian litigation department, having recently joined from Shahid Law Firm. He handles both arbitration and litigation, and is especially notable for his experience handling very high-value competition cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Tarek Badawy is excellent. He is responsive and understands the client's needs."
"Tarek Badawy is brilliant in understanding the local laws, he is calm under pressure and executes complex strategies."
"Tarek Badawy is excellent. He is responsive and understands the client's needs."
"Tarek Badawy is brilliant in understanding the local laws, he is calm under pressure and executes complex strategies."