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Firas El Samad

Founding and Managing Partner Head of Competition and Technology Groups · Zulficar & Partners Law Firm

EgyptCompetition / Antitrust, TechnologyArabic, English, French

About

Founding and Managing Partner at Zulficar & Partners Law Firm, he heads the firm's Competition and Technology groups and specializes in telecommunications, information technology and antitrust/economic law. He advises on software and telecoms contracts and licensing, negotiates with the Egyptian Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, and has worked on landmark antitrust litigation across several sectors.

Practice areas

Competition / AntitrustTechnologyTelecommunicationsCommercial / Corporate / M&AEconomic Law

Office

Expertise

TelecommunicationsInformation TechnologySoftware & Technology Contracts and LicensingAntitrust / Competition LitigationRegulatory Negotiation (Egyptian Telecommunications Regulatory Authority)Sectors: cement, insurance and media production (antitrust matters)

Education

  • B.A., Political Science and Public Administration, American University of Beirut (1994)
  • LL.B., Lebanese University (1995)
  • Masters (DEA) in Economic Law, University of Montpellier I (1997)
  • Ph.D. (Doctorat en Droit) in Comparative Private Law/Economic Law, University of Montpellier I (2000)
  • Ph.D., Lebanese University of Beirut (2000)

Languages

ArabicEnglishFrench