Tarek Badawy

Tarek Badawy is a partner with Meysan and the Managing Partner of our Cairo Office. He specializes in international disputes, regulatory and government affairs and represents clients in trade, competition, commercial, media, and investment disputes before international tribunals and commissions, as well as Egyptian courts and administrative authorities. He also sits as an arbitrator under various institutional rules (e.g., ICC, DIAC, CRCICA) and in ad hoc proceedings, and regularly serves as an expert witness before courts and international tribunals.

Tarek also represents some of the leading players in the TMT sector and has acted as counsel for sports associations and marketing agencies before the COMESA Competition Commission in all investigations involving the sponsorship and broadcasting of sports events within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. Leading legal directories consistently rank him as a leading practitioner of arbitration, TMT, and blockchain.

• Successfully defended the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in a precedent-setting investigation before the COMESA Competition Appeals Board; and in an ICC Emergency Arbitration under Swiss law concerning the alleged unlawful termination of a one-billion-dollar sports broadcasting and marketing contract.
• Acted for a European sports marketing company before the COMESA Competition Commission with respect to its alleged breach of COMESA Competition Regulations following its execution of a multi-million-dollar sports broadcasting contract with a European-based international sports association.
• Represented media and pharmaceutical companies before the Egyptian Competition Authority in the context of investigations for breaches of the civil and penal provisions of the Egyptian Competition Act.
• Acted for National Petroleum Limited, commonly known as Petronas, in a regulatory filing before the Egyptian Competition Authority.
• Represented a global investment firm focused on private equity, infrastructure, real estate asset management, and energy, in a regulatory filing before the Egyptian Competition Authority .
• Acted for Eni S.p.A. in a regulatory filing before the Egyptian Competition authority in relation to the global acquisition of Neptune Energy Group Limited.
• Acted for an oil and gas company in the context of regulatory filings following the acquisition of a renewable energy company.
• Advised various pharmaceutical and cement companies in investigations by the Egyptian Competition Authority.
• Advised international shipping and pharmaceutical companies on the abuse of dominant position and cartel provisions of Egyptian competition legislation.
• Acted for a spirits producer in relation to competition-related regulatory filings and licensing matters in Egypt.

• Banking
• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Derivatives
• Capital markets: Equity
• Capital markets: High yield
• M&A
• Islamic Finance
• PPP/PFI
• Private equity
• Project development
• Project finance
• Restructuring and insolvency

• Accounting
• Agriculture
• Automotive
• Aviation
• Banking
• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Energy
• Financial services
• Fisheries and aquaculture
• Food and beverage
• Forestry
• Gaming
• Government and public policy
• Healthcare
• Industrials
• Insurance
• Investment management
• Media
• Mining
• Natural resources
• Oil and gas
• Pharma and life sciences
• Real estate
• Shipping
• Social infrastructure
• Tech and telecoms
• Tourism
• Transport
• Utilities

• Tarek is a member of the Egyptian Bar Association and is a licensed Barrister and Solicitor of the Court of Appeal for Ontario (non-practicing).

• American University in Cairo, BA, Political Science, 2001
• University of Essex, LLM, 2004
• Cairo University, LLB, 2006
• McGill University, BCL, 2010
• McGill University, JD, 2010

• Egypt Bar Association
• Ontario, Canada – Barrister and Solicitor