Hashem Elhawari
Managing Associate - HMCO

Hashem Elhawari is a Managing Associate at Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm, specializing in corporate and commercial law with a focus on compliance, corporate restructuring, project and infrastructure joint ventures, and competition and antitrust regulations. He has extensive experience advising multinational corporations, private equity funds, and investment platforms on regulatory compliance, M&A transactions, and complex commercial agreements.

Hashem has advised on high-value investment projects, including a USD 400 million K-12 investment platform for private schools, as well as private equity funds with USD 100 million in investment capital focused on healthcare acquisitions. His expertise also includes conducting legal due diligence across various industries, such as education, oil and gas, telecommunications, and renewable energy, as part of M&A and IPO transactions.

Practices

Corporate & Commercial

Expertise

  • Compliance
  • Corporate Restructuring
  • Project and Infrastructure JVs
  • Advisory
  • Commercial Agreements
  • Agencies and Franchise
  • Competition and Antitrust

Professional Bodies

Egyptian Bar Association

Education

Masters in international business law, Panthéon Sorbonne University, Paris.​
Bachelor of law, Cairo university and Panthéon Sorbonne University, Paris.​

Experience
  • Advising a new K-12 investment platform undertaking investment activities in private schools, with a targeted allocated investment of USD 400 million.
  • Conducted legal due diligence across multiple sectors, including education, oil and gas, telecommunications, and renewable energy, as an initial step for M&A transactions and an IPO project.
  • Advised on joint venture (JV) projects related to telecommunications networks, including legal frameworks governing partnerships.
  • Advised multinational companies on commercial contracts, including distribution, supply, manufacturing & toll manufacturing, trademark, franchise, introduction, loan, sponsorship, stock purchase agreements (SPAs), quota sale agreements, nominee agreements, shareholder agreements (SHA), non-disclosure agreements (NDA), memoranda of understanding (MOU), letters of intent (LOI), escrow agreements, and advertising contracts.
  • Advised a private equity fund with an investment capital of USD 100 million in the healthcare sector, focusing on the acquisition of medical institutions, including hospitals and clinics.