Ahmed Owais

Ahmed Owais is Counsel at Habib Al Mulla and Partners, based in Egypt. His practice focuses on Mergers and Acquisitions, alongside general corporate and commercial work and arbitration.

He specialises in various areas including international commercial arbitration, corporate and commercial contracts, M&As, construction, development, real estate, hotelier and tourism, and prides himself as a pioneer practitioner of e-commerce, sports and entertainment. He also advises on corporate structuring, venture capital, and oil and gas.

Ahmed read law at various institutions including Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indiana University (LLM), UK Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb), the American University in Cairo (Diploma in Legal Translation) and Cairo University (Licence en Droit).

He has held many academic and professional positions. He was a Counsel at Khodeir & Partners, the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary of Al Ahly Capital Holding, the private equity and investment arm of National Bank of Egypt, after working in the Arbitration, Projects and Oil & Gas Groups at Zulficar & Partners Law Firm. He has also served as a member and then VP of the Legal Committee at Gezira Sporting Club, and worked as a corporate associate at Tahoun Law Office. Ahmed regularly appears as a speaker, panelist or keynote speaker at regional and international conferences.

At Habib Al Mulla, Ahmed leads complex transactions and M&As, represents clients in negotiations, drafts agreements and renders high-level and complex advice. He works within both local and international legal frameworks, and his skills in English and Arabic, along with his legal software proficiency, enable him to work across multiple jurisdictions.

He is a member of the Egyptian Bar Association (Appellate Lawyer), the African Arbitration Association, the UK Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb), an Alumni Member of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), the LCIA Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG), the ICC, the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF) and AIA-Arbit-40. He speaks English and Arabic.