Shahid Law Firm

About us

Established in 1987 by Counselor Sarwat Abd El-Shahid, Shahid Law Firm has grown into one of the leading international law firms operating in Egypt and across the African region, with offices in Ethiopia and Sudan. For more than 35 years, the Firm has built its practices on a foundation of deep legal expertise, commercial insight, and an unwavering commitment to client success.
Our strength lies in our ability to understand our clients’ business objectives and commercial priorities, coupled with a sophisticated knowledge of the legal landscape and extensive experience in complex transactional and dispute matters. Through our longstanding regional relationships and close ties with leading firms worldwide, we ensure that clients receive seamless, commercially focused solutions tailored to their specific needs.
For every mandate, we assemble a carefully selected, multidisciplinary team with the precise expertise and industry understanding required to deliver work of the highest caliber, always aligned with our clients’ strategic goals.
This excellence is consistently recognized by leading global legal directories, which rank the Firm and its attorneys in Tier 1 across Dispute Resolution (Arbitration and Litigation), Corporate, Commercial and M&A, Capital Markets, Employment, Oil & Gas, Energy, and TMT practices