Hesham Kamel

Partner

Hesham Kamel

Hesham Kamel is a partner based in Paris, France, with more than 7 years of experience in corporate governance, projects, manufacturing, privacy, personal data and cybersecurity. He has a significant academic leverage, as he holds two master’s degrees from the Sorbonne Law School, both specializing in the international rules governing business and trade. He started his career at Sharkawy & Sarhan, and afterwards joined Shehata & Partners, where he rapidly grew until he became a partner. Hesham closed several investment rounds with multiple start-ups and has also been an integral part of multi-million dollars investment and free zone projects.

Practice Areas
Corporate & Commercial, Data Protection & Privacy, Fintech

Recent Experience

Assisting Yazaki Europe Ltd in creating their own private free zone in Egypt, and in their daily corporate, commercial and employment operations.
Assisting Riskonnect with their operations in the MENA region, namely with respect to commercial law, data protection and privacy.
Advising and assisting Kingdom Linen to obtain the Golden License and the necessary permits and licenses for their operations.
Conducting a due diligence report for the China–Africa Development Fund (CADF), in relation with their international operations.
Advising ISART and Deraya University on the GDPR and data protection laws in Egypt and Saudi Arabia and drafting a cross-border data protection agreement.
Advising Adam.ai on their worldwide operations, namely with respect to commercial law, intellectual property, data protection and privacy.
Advising on the establishment of equity incentive plans (stock options, restricted stock, phantom stock, etc.) in cross-border contexts.
Advising International Investors on the establishment of industrial projects in Egypt, namely on incorporation and private free zones matters, as well as investment law.
Advising White & Case on the internet of things (IoT) license and data protection and privacy matters.
Advising on Egyptian nuclear law in the context of El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant.