Mohamed Khodeir is a Corporate Commercial Partner at Al Tamimi &amp; Company handling expansion of the corporate commercial practise across the region. Mohamed has been involved in the firm’s regional expansion, previously managing two of Al Tamimi’s largest offices outside the UAE.

Mohamed was the former CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (“<strong>GAFI</strong>”) in Egypt and has had a diverse legal background in multiple areas of law including; corporate, banking &amp; finance, dispute settlement, government projects, legislation, investment and tax as well as family business.  He has worked with government bodies on mega projects such as railways and telecommunication networks as well as being involved on major international transactions acting as local counsel and managing cross-border deals.  Mohamed has practiced law in four jurisdictions including Egypt and the UAE.  The accumulated deals and projects Mohamed has been involved in, are valued in excess of USD $50 billion.

Mohamed has been continually recognised for his legal work.  In 2015, he was recognised by IFLR1000 as one of the leading lawyers.  In 2010, 2009 and 2008, Mohamed was selected in the Asian Law Leading Lawyers Survey in recognition of his work in the area of ‘General Corporate Practice’.

He is a qualified lawyer before Egyptian courts and a member of the International Bar Association.  He holds an LLM degree in international Business Law from Leiden University, the Netherlands.

Mohamed has presented, moderated and participated in many conferences, seminars and TV/Newspaper interviews in his relevant areas of practice and represented Egypt during his term as GAFI CEO in numerous events. He has also issued articles addressing miscellaneous legal topics.