Dr. Ashraf Abou ElKheir
Ashraf Abou Elkheir has been the founder and managing partner of ALF since 2012 with over 25 years of legal experience throughout the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. He leads complex transactions in Egypt and in different jurisdictions. He has a wide knowledge and track record in a variety of practice areas, including complex mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring, competition law, capital markets, and securities brokerage.
Having served as the Assistant Public Prosecutor in the Egyptian Ministry of Justice, Abou Elkheir launched his international career at a French law firm, later joining one of the world’s largest cement multinationals as Director and General Counsel in Egypt. He eventually became its Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the Middle East and Africa in France. Taking on some of Egypt’s most challenging cases, he established several precedents in the Egyptian market and has led complex international transactions between multiple parties within several jurisdictions.
Abou Elkheir is an independent board member of several reputable global corporations, such as the French fashion titan, Balmain SA.
Education
- Ph.D. in Business Law (with honors), Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences, University
of Montpellier I, France. - Dr. Abou Elkheir was granted the Didier Rocher Award for the Best Ph.D. in Business
Law in France. - LL.M. in International Business Law, Institute of International Business Law (IDAI), Cairo
– Paris I University Panthéon Sorbonne. - LL.B, Faculty of Law, Alexandria University.
Professional Affiliations
- Egyptian Bar Association
- American Chamber of Commerce
Practice Areas
- Competition
- M&A
- Finance
- Capital Markets
- Corporate
- Commercial
- Employment
- Renewable Energy
