Karim A. Youssef

Founder and Executive Chairman International Arbitration Practice Head High-Net-Worth Individuals Practice Head · Youssef + Partners Arbitration Leaders

EgyptInternational Arbitration, Investment Treaty ArbitrationArabic, English, French

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About

Dr. Karim A. Youssef is the founder and Executive Chairman of Youssef + Partners (a Global Arbitration Review 100 firm) and leads the firm's international arbitration and international law practices. He focuses on commercial and investment-treaty arbitration and complex high-value disputes, frequently acting as counsel, arbitrator or legal expert for Egyptian, regional and multinational clients (including Fortune 500 companies), and has been ranked a Star Individual in Chambers since 2021.

Practice areas

International ArbitrationInvestment Treaty ArbitrationCommercial ArbitrationInternational LawDispute ResolutionHigh-Net-Worth Individuals

Office

Egypt

Youssef + Partners Arbitration Leaders · Founder and Executive Chairman International Arbitration Practice Head High-Net-Worth Individuals Practice Head

Egypt

Expertise

Commercial arbitrationInvestment treaty arbitrationHigh-value/complex disputesInternational lawRepresentation of multinational and Fortune 500 clientsHigh-net-worth individuals practice

Education

Yale Law School — J.S.D., 2007
Yale Law School — LL.M., 2002
Paris-1 University (Sorbonne) — LL.M., 2001
Paris-1 University (Sorbonne) — D.E.A, License, 2001
Paris-1 University (Sorbonne) — JD, 2002
Cairo University Law School — License, 1999
Cairo University Law School — D.E.S, 2000

Languages

ArabicEnglishFrench