Collaboration with AK

Open Chance & Andrews Kurth are jointly collaborating, along with associated consultants and advisors, in the development of the Egyptian economy. Andrews Kurth is a multi-national law firm, established in 1902 and the only law firm in Egypt with a full-size energy practice and real presence, being a premier as one of the top four energy firms in Houston, the energy capital of the world, and by implication one of the top energy firms in the United States. Andrews Kurth has five international hubs, Houston, Washington, Dubai, London and Beijing, from which it services the energy and other transactional and litigation needs of its clients throughout the world. Open Chance has a long, rich history of personalized assistance to clients in the Egyptian and surrounding regional markets in all sectors, and has sought out Andrews Kurth for this unique and important collaboration. Both firms are convinced of the importance and potential of Egypt, and are dedicated to developing this key world economy.

Andrews Kurth has just completed a noteworthy year in which it was one of the most recommended law firms across a spectrum of legal specialties, including capital markets, energy, tax, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and technology. For instance, they have been ranked by the premier American Lawyer scorecard as being among the top firms nationwide in IPOs. The US News Best Law Firms edition has given them Tier 1 rankings in energy, banking and finance, corporate, information technology and capital markets, among others. In addition, Andrews Kurth has a long and deep history of representing oil and gas companies in international settings throughout the world. These types of rankings and depth of experience have carried their practice through the highs and lows of the world’s economic cycles for the last 20 years.

With our combined capabilities, we are able to serve our clients’ requirements across a range of disciplines and market sectors. Increasingly, the international business community requires a flexible and comprehensive approach to assist in the completion of increasingly complex transactions and ventures. While the legal aspect of their ventures will always be a basic metric by which our clients judge us, it is our ability as collaborative law firms to match clients with business opportunities and partners, and to guide them through the complexities of establishing and executing their business transactions, that brings us to a service level not heretofore available in Egypt.

We are pleased to offer our combined services to companies seeking investment in Egypt, and seeking to project their Egyptian investments abroad in an export-oriented context. We bring a broad range of expertise to the task, including unmatched skills in navigating the legal and political complexities of the local market and bureaucracies, a complete resume of transactional experience across the , ICT, energy and infrastructure spectrum, and an integrated team that includes marketing, commercial and matchmaking services staffed by highly qualified and well-connected colleagues.

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