• WHY US
    • WHY US

      • About us
      • How We Work
      • Collaboration with AK
      • Founder's Message
      • Our Vision
      • Pro Bono

      Open Chance was founded in 2001, by Dr. Helal Farghaly and Hadir Helal. Open Chance is an integrated law firm specializing in all legal fields, with a distinctive way of thinking and working, aiming to deliver high quality legal services consistently across multiple jurisdictions and business environment. Our approach is to help achieve our clients objectives in the most efficient and effective way, through the extent of our global reach along with the quality of our collaborative staff and business partners. We listen carefully before offering opinions, understanding your business objectives and legal issues in detail.

  • OUR PEOPLE
    • PARTNERS

      Our people drive our success

      We aim to offer meaningful careers and rewarding opportunities. The quality of our people and their diverse range of viewpoints help to ensure that we understand our clients and can offer them the most insightful advice.

  • ACHIEVEMENTS
    • ACHIEVEMENTS

      "We have represented clients in multiple legal and business transactions (including negotiations, tenders, agreements, litigation and arbitration) with Governmental and non Governmental entities"

  • PRACTICES & INDUSTRIES
    • EXPERTISE

      Industries

      • Banking & Finance
      • Energy
      • Infrastructure & PPP projects
      • IT & Communication projects
      • Hospitality (Hotels & Hospitals)
      • Real Estate
      • Corporate & Commercial Transactions

      PRACTICES

      • Business Mergers & Acquisitions, and Stock Market
      • Dispute Settlement
      • Intellectual Property
      • Employment Labor
      • Taxes
      • Investment Outside Egypt
      • Legal Auditing

      Open Chance Law is organized to serve you and your needs.
      With dedicated teams focused on the specific issues
      facing a wide variety of industries"

  • NEWS & EVENTS
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      • News
      • Events
      • Publications

      Interested in learning about upcoming seminars, updates to laws and regulations, or what Open chance law firm is doing for our clients and our communities? You will find the information you need here

  • CONTACT US
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      • Office

      Office 701 and 703, 7th Floor, 46 El-Thawra Street, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt.

      We believe that, we have a duty to run our business responsibly. If you need any legal advice please contact us

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  • Why Us
    • About us
    • How We Work
    • Collaboration with AK
    • Founder's Message
    • Our Vision
    • Pro Bono
  • Our People
    • Partners
  • Achievements
  • Expertise
    • Industries
      • Banking & Finance
      • Energy
      • Infrastructure & PPP projects
      • IT & Communication projects
      • Hospitality (Hotels & Hospitals)
      • Real Estate
      • Corporate & Commercial Transactions
    • Practices
      • Business Mergers & Acquisitions, and Stock Market
      • Dispute Settlement
      • Intellectual Property
      • Employment Labor
      • Taxes
      • Investment Outside Egypt
      • Legal Auditing
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    © 2017 open Chance

Dr. Helal Farghaly

Managing Partner

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Dr. Helal has experience in legal & business fields for over 45 years. He has unique & longstanding experience in negotiating and concluding commercial contracts and transactions, real estate development agreements, capital market, business acquisitions, business restructuring, business strategies, logistics, energy, business alliances, litigation, IPR licensing and assignments, infrastructure projects and arbitration thereon, all on local and international levels. In addition, he has worked as a legal counsel with a number of companies on different disciplines of business including; IT, real estate development and property management, manufacturing, technology transfer, energy, franchising, OEM, sale and marketing, etc.

In addition, he has worked as a legal counsel with a number of companies on different disciplines of business including; IT, real estate development and property management, manufacturing, technology transfer, energy, franchising, OEM, sale and marketing, etc.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Dr. Helal has represented clients in multiple legal and business transactions (including negotiations, tenders, agreements, litigations and arbitrations) with Governmental and quasi-Governmental entities such as and not limited to the General Authority for Urban Communities, General Authority for Tourism Development, The General Authority for Industrial Development, Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade.
  • Dr. Helal has won several arbitration cases in favor of our clients against public and private entities.
  • Dr. Helal has handled all the legal transactions required for the supply and installation of a weather radar system between the Gematronik Co. (The German Technology Leader in Weather Radar Systems) and Jeraisy Computer Services Co. for the General Authority for Meteorology and environment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Dr. Helal has handled all the legal transactions required for the establishment of GemplusJeraisy Plastic cards factory in Saudi Arabia with a partnership with and transfer of the smart cards technology from Gemplus International S.A., the world’s leading provider of smart card solutions, starting from MOU, shareholders agreement, transfer of technology, licensing agreement, cross licensing agreement, reformation of the company, consultancy agreement, construction agreements, machinery purchase and installation agreements, company resolutions, etc.
  • Dr. Helal has negotiated, drafted and finalized the construction agreement (FIDIC agreement) made between Jeraisy Group Company in Saudi Arabia and Philipp-Holzmann (the world’s leading company of construction works) for the construction of the headquarters of Jeraisy Group in Riyadh, and all other contracts related to the project.
  • Dr. Helal has negotiated and finalized the Funding agreement and two acquisition agreements between Silk Trust Private Equity Co. and RMD Trading S.A.E.
  • Dr. Helal has handled all the legal transactions required for the establishment of OCL Egypt Company for logistic business in Egypt, with partnership with Prime Cargo Company, the world’s leading company in logistic business, starting from MOU, shareholders agreement, formation of the company, lease agreements, company resolutions and services and logistics agreements.
  • Negotiating, studying and drafting the Software licensing agreements and/or teaming agreements between CIT MOBIDIV and number of the international mobile manufacturers globally.
  • Dr. Helal has negotiated, drafted, commented on and concluded more than 700 commercial agency, distribution, alliances, franchising, licensing and business partner, agreements between Gulf and ME companies and international companies in Japan, China, UK, USA, Germany, France, Italy, Taipeietc.
  • Dr. Helal has carried intellectual property registrations for trademarks, both locally and internationally, as well as patent registration for a sea wave energy convertor locally through the WIPO and at the EPO and USPTO, as well as advised, discussed and concluded the cooperation agreements with several educational institutes, including Hamburg University and the protocol with the Egyptian Authorities for executing the prototype of the renewable energy convertor (sea waves energy convertor) in cooperation with the Egyptian Government. In addition, concluded licensing and transfer of ownership agreements.
  • Dr. Helal has exclusively represented Mountain View Company, a leading top real estate developer in the market, for over 10 years starting from their first project in handling and concluding the full deals including land and/or companies acquisitions, construction agreements, units sale agreements. Dr. Helal has also represented and advised its holding company, Dar El Mimar Group and all its 12 subsidiaries, working on construction, landscaping, design, hardware, marketing, facility management, food industry, and others.
Dr. Helal has experience in legal & business fields for over 45 years. He has unique & longstanding experience in negotiating and concluding commercial contracts and transactions, real estate development agreements, capital market, business acquisitions, business restructuring, business strategies, logistics, energy, business alliances, litigation, IPR licensing and assignments, infrastructure projects and arbitration thereon, all on local and international levels. In addition, he has worked as a legal counsel with a number of companies on different disciplines of business including; IT, real estate development and property management, manufacturing, technology transfer, energy, franchising, OEM, sale and marketing, etc.

In addition, he has worked as a legal counsel with a number of companies on different disciplines of business including; IT, real estate development and property management, manufacturing, technology transfer, energy, franchising, OEM, sale and marketing, etc.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Dr. Helal has represented clients in multiple legal and business transactions (including negotiations, tenders, agreements, litigations and arbitrations) with Governmental and quasi-Governmental entities such as and not limited to the General Authority for Urban Communities, General Authority for Tourism Development, The General Authority for Industrial Development, Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade.
  • Dr. Helal has won several arbitration cases in favor of our clients against public and private entities.
  • Dr. Helal has handled all the legal transactions required for the supply and installation of a weather radar system between the Gematronik Co. (The German Technology Leader in Weather Radar Systems) and Jeraisy Computer Services Co. for the General Authority for Meteorology and environment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Dr. Helal has handled all the legal transactions required for the establishment of GemplusJeraisy Plastic cards factory in Saudi Arabia with a partnership with and transfer of the smart cards technology from Gemplus International S.A., the world’s leading provider of smart card solutions, starting from MOU, shareholders agreement, transfer of technology, licensing agreement, cross licensing agreement, reformation of the company, consultancy agreement, construction agreements, machinery purchase and installation agreements, company resolutions, etc.
  • Dr. Helal has negotiated, drafted and finalized the construction agreement (FIDIC agreement) made between Jeraisy Group Company in Saudi Arabia and Philipp-Holzmann (the world’s leading company of construction works) for the construction of the headquarters of Jeraisy Group in Riyadh, and all other contracts related to the project.
  • Dr. Helal has negotiated and finalized the Funding agreement and two acquisition agreements between Silk Trust Private Equity Co. and RMD Trading S.A.E.
  • Dr. Helal has handled all the legal transactions required for the establishment of OCL Egypt Company for logistic business in Egypt, with partnership with Prime Cargo Company, the world’s leading company in logistic business, starting from MOU, shareholders agreement, formation of the company, lease agreements, company resolutions and services and logistics agreements.
  • Negotiating, studying and drafting the Software licensing agreements and/or teaming agreements between CIT MOBIDIV and number of the international mobile manufacturers globally.
  • Dr. Helal has negotiated, drafted, commented on and concluded more than 700 commercial agency, distribution, alliances, franchising, licensing and business partner, agreements between Gulf and ME companies and international companies in Japan, China, UK, USA, Germany, France, Italy, Taipeietc.
  • Dr. Helal has carried intellectual property registrations for trademarks, both locally and internationally, as well as patent registration for a sea wave energy convertor locally through the WIPO and at the EPO and USPTO, as well as advised, discussed and concluded the cooperation agreements with several educational institutes, including Hamburg University and the protocol with the Egyptian Authorities for executing the prototype of the renewable energy convertor (sea waves energy convertor) in cooperation with the Egyptian Government. In addition, concluded licensing and transfer of ownership agreements.
  • Dr. Helal has exclusively represented Mountain View Company, a leading top real estate developer in the market, for over 10 years starting from their first project in handling and concluding the full deals including land and/or companies acquisitions, construction agreements, units sale agreements. Dr. Helal has also represented and advised its holding company, Dar El Mimar Group and all its 12 subsidiaries, working on construction, landscaping, design, hardware, marketing, facility management, food industry, and others.

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Office 701 & 703 46 El Thawra Street Helioplis Cairo, Egypt
P: +202.2691.0667
M: +20.12.2217.1405
F: +202.2691.0668
dr.helal@openclaw.com


INDUSTRIES

Real Estate
Construction
Intellectual Property
Alternative Energy
Energy Transactions
Capital Markets
Dispute Resolution

PRACTICES

Corporate
Energy
IT
Project Finance
Construction
Real Estate
Arbitration

EDUCATION

  • PHD in law in 1986 Ein Shams University, School of Law, Cairo – Egypt
  • Masters of law in 1981
  • Bachelor of law in 1972, Cairo University, School of Law, Cairo – Egypt
  • ADMISSIONS

    Egyptian Bar Association

    LANGUAGES

    English
    Arabic
    French