Speakers

Dr. Sally El Sawah

Dr. Sally El Sawah is the Co-Founder and Head of Arbitration & Litigation of Junction |Paris. She is Egyptian and French qualified and Registered Foreign Lawyer with the SRA in England & Wales, acting as Arbitrator, Counsel, Consultant and Legal Expert.

As International lawyer and Arbitrator, Dr. El Sawah has been involved in high-profile cases and projects in Egypt and the “Europe, Middle East and Africa” region (EMEA). She has gained a wealth of experience during a career spanning over eighteen years in Paris, London, and Cairo, both in reputable law firms and as an independent practitioner.

She regularly advises and appears as Counsel before French and Egyptian Courts, in projects and cases involving States, State Entities, State-owned companies, SMEs and major multinational companies in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia.

Working between Cairo, Paris and London, Dr. El Sawah has deep knowledge of these different legal, business, social and cultural environments, thus providing the best client-oriented service required.  She offers her Clients a full range of legal services from the inception of their projects to the resolution of disputes arising from their transactions. Her extensive experience in dispute resolution is an unparalleled opportunity to advise her Clients on their investment structuring, including strategic nationality planning, so that they can mitigate investment risk and benefit from the broadest substantive and procedural protections and tax incentives under Bilateral and Multilateral Investments Treaties and local legislations.

Dr. El Sawah is a leading authority on State and International Organisations Immunities and her book on the subject, “Immunités des Etats et des organisations internationales – Immunités et procès équitable”, Larcier, Brussels, 2012, is “The Reference” for all specialists on this matter.

She is laureate of the African Arbitration Association for young arbitration/ADR Practitioner for the year 2020. She is recognised by Chambers & Partners Global Guide 2022, 2023 and 2024 for expertise based abroad, by Africa Business + (Jeune Afrique) among the 100 Legal Powerlist in 2024.