Lamyaa Gadelhak is a Partner at Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie Cairo, where she co-heads the Banking & Projects Practice Group. She has almost 20 years of experience working on the entire spectrum of banking and finance and developing critical projects in energy, mining, infrastructure, environmental markets, and climate change. Lamyaa has been at the forefront of Baker McKenzie's efforts to expand the Firm's expertise in other jurisdictions, including in Africa. In the area of projects, Lamyaa advises on project development and financing, as well as on regulatory and corporate matters and various of these transactions were award winning. She also provided her unique perspective in several publications on renewable energy, banking and finance, emissions trading, climate change, and carbon capture and storage. Lamyaa currently serves as a member of the Firm's Global Project Finance Steering Committee and Africa Steering Committee. Lamyaa’s exceptional accomplishments have garnered her widespread acclaim and accolades in the legal industry. Her remarkable achievements are rankings as a “Market Leader”, “Leading Individual” and placement in” Band 1” by publications such as IFLR, Legal 500 and Chambers Global. Additionally, Lamyaa stands out as the only Egyptian woman shortlisted for this year’s IFLR Middle East Awards in the esteemed category of Women Dealmaker Hall of Fame. Her previous recognition as the IFLR Women Leader over the years in several editions further exemplifies her dedication and influence in the field. Lamyaa received an LLB from Cairo University Faculty of Law and an LLB from Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne both in 2004. She then completed her LLM in International and European Business Law in 2007 also from the Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. She was admitted to the Egyptian Bar Association in 2005.
