
Hesham Kamel
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About me
Of Counsel @Shehata & Partners | Founder @HassleFree France
Education

Cairo University
2015 - 2019Licentiate degree LawObtained a degree in Egyptian law alongside my French law degree, at the Institut de droit des affaires internationales (IDAI).

University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
2022 - 2023Master 2 International Economic Law 14,034/20 (Bien)Activities and Societies: Member of the partnerships committee at the Association des Juristes de Droit International Économique (AJDIE). Thesis topic: Promoting the sustainability of investment frameworks - Investment facilitation as a pillar of national and international policies (Grade: 16/20).

Collège De La Salle
1999 - 2015General Certificate of Secondary Education Series of Arts
University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
2020 - 2021Master 2 International and European Business Law (Majored in ADR mechanisms) 14.30/20 (Bien)Thesis topic: FDI screening in French law and European law (Grade: 15/20).

University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
2015 - 2018Licentiate degree International Business, Trade, and Tax LawEnrolled at the Sorbonne Law School delocalized at Cairo University, under the name of the Institut de droit des affaires internationales (IDAI), where I obtained the "licence" and "Master 1".

Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
2018 - 2019Master 1 International Business, Trade, and Tax Law
Experience

Piraeus Bank
Jul 2016 - Aug 2016Summer Legal InternMy first step towards my career, a 1st year student spending his summer at the legal department of Piraeus Bank (acquired by Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait at 2015). At my first day, I started reading the Egyptian Penal Code, and got introduced to real life cases between the bank and its clients. Step by step, we were introduced to the Egyptian commercial law, and knew the practicalities of the issuance of checks and promissory notes.

Emad Karim, Youth, Advocacy and Innovation Expert
Jun 2017 - May 2019Research AssistantMr. Emad Karim is the Programme Specialist, Advocacy & Innovation at UN Women (https://www.linkedin.com/in/emadkarim/). Due to his work at the UN Women, I had to opportunityto explore a large number of documents and articles advocating for gender equality and women's empowerment. My latest work was monitoring the translation process over the UN Women's report "Turning Promises Into Action", officially published in Arabic (https://bit.ly/2o3VBie).Alongside translating and researching, Emad has a big passion working with youth, this why we organized a program called "Development Mentorship Program", which aims to help young passionate people to achieve their dreams of impacting the world with the UN organization, through giving them the necessary skills and qualifications. Show less

Orange Egypt
Jul 2017 - Jul 2017Summer Legal InternInterning at the legal department and assisting sales' team with their distribution contracts, in addition to complaints raised by employees, and legal translation.

UN Women
Aug 2017 - Aug 2017Summer Research InternMy Internship at the Regional Office of UN Women was a great opportunity for me to work in the international development field from the inside, with a diverse work environment from all nations. This experience made me realize how much the world needs passionate people to leave an impact over those who are disadvantaged and in need, and how much do scientific and statistical studies contribute for the well being of the world and the better crafting of public policies.

Khalifa
Jun 2018 - Jun 2018Summer Legal InternMaximizing my legal experience by learning about sports arbitration, especially under the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT), and enhancing my knowledge of arbitration by working on current cases dealt by the firm through researching precedents and doctrines.

Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Jul 2018 - Jul 2018Summer Legal InternI had the experience of being treated as a Junior Associate during my summer internship, as I was assigned to make researches and preparing a client note about the new Universal Healthcare Act. I've also researched Administrative, Capital Market, Civil, Corporates, Labor, Social Security laws.Aside of the legal knowledge and experience, working for a major law firm such as S&S added to my personality and my professional sense, giving credit to the highly professional lawyers there.

Sarie-Eldin and Partners - Legal Advisors
Aug 2018 - Aug 2018Summer Legal InternWas assigned to the Capital Market team, worked over competition law consultations, with doing researches in Capital Market Law and Civil Law.

Badran Law Office for Arbitration & Legal Consultation
Sept 2018 - Sept 2018Summer Legal InternDeveloped my legal knowledge about Egyptian arbitration law, and civil law, applying them to practical cases for Badran Law Office.

Egyptian Competition Authority
Feb 2019 - Feb 2019Winter InternCompleted a winter internship from 27 Jan - 5 Feb. Extensively learned about the Egyptian competition law and its live cases, applying the theoretical knowledge into a fictional case by working with a team of lawyers and economists.

Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Jun 2019 - Jan 2020Attorney at LawSpecialized in the Mining, Oil & Gas sector.My term at the Firm has ended in January 2020, as I was called upon to fulfill a one-year compulsory military service.

Legal Agenda - المفكرة القانونية
Sept 2020 - Jan 2023Junior Legal ResearcherJunior legal researcher specialized in the socio-legal impact of Egyptian legislation.https://legal-agenda.com/author/author424/

Shehata & Partners
Jul 2021 - Aug 2022Associate
OECD-OCDE
Jan 2023 - Jun 2023Legal InternInterning as a legal analyst at the International Investment Governance Division, affiliated to the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs.

Cisco
Jul 2023 - Dec 2023Legal InternInterning at the legal sales and marketing team.

Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes
Jan 2024 - Mar 2024Legal Intern
HassleFree France
Mar 2024 - nowFounder | International Mobility & Business Creation Consultant
Shehata & Partners
Feb 2025 - nowOf Counsel
Licenses & Certifications

Lawyer admitted before Egyptian first instance courts
Egyptian Bar AssociationOct 2021
Civic Education for Participation - Economics and Public Budgeting
The Danish Egyptian Dialogue InstituteSept 2017
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Hesham KamelThird best negotiator The Day of Crisis Competition (2023), organised by the Hague Academy of International Law Mar 2023
- Awarded to Hesham KamelFirst Place team at the Shalakany Litigation Moot Court Competition (SLM) Shalakany Law Office Sep 2020 Administrator and coach of the 2019-2020 team representing IDAI at the Shalakany Litigation Moot Court Competition (SLM); earning an overall first place against 11 Egyptian law school, with one of our team members obtaining the best oralist award.
- Awarded to Hesham KamelBest memorials (plaintiff & defendant)/Honorable Mention for oral pleadings' performance Shalakany Law Office Mar 2019 The Shalakany Litigation Moot (SLM) is a simulation for the Egyptian litigation system, based on a problem dealing with Egyptian contracts law, international civil aviation treaties, civil and commercial judicial procedures, public and private international laws, insurance law.I had the role, beside my duties as a team member, of being the team's coordinator, alongside the second coordinator and the coach, working together to train our team over legal research, writing legal memorials… Show more The Shalakany Litigation Moot (SLM) is a simulation for the Egyptian litigation system, based on a problem dealing with Egyptian contracts law, international civil aviation treaties, civil and commercial judicial procedures, public and private international laws, insurance law.I had the role, beside my duties as a team member, of being the team's coordinator, alongside the second coordinator and the coach, working together to train our team over legal research, writing legal memorials in Arabic, and oral pleadings.The IDAI team won the Best Memorials award (plaintiff and defendant), 2 Honorable Mentions for me and one of my colleagues, and the third place among 6 other teams.To check our memorials, please visit the following link: https://bit.ly/2WTKbNf Show less
- Awarded to Hesham KamelFirst Place Oralist and the Winner of the 2018 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition - The ILSA Mar 2018 At the national rounds of the 2018 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, I had the honor of earning the First Place Oralist title, in a case related to international armed conflict and international humanitarian law, the legality of nuclear weapons, international maritime law, and international arbitration.Our team also gained the first place in the national rounds, earning the honor of representing Egypt at the international rounds at Washington D.C.
- Awarded to Hesham KamelSecond Place Researcher Gisr Institution for Survey Research Jul 2017 My winning research:العوامل المؤثرة على استطلاعات الرأي العام ونتائجها – بقلم أ. هشام محمد كاملhttp://onsurveys.info/?p=351
- Awarded to Hesham KamelCertficate for Distinguished Student Wikipedia Education Program in Egypt Apr 2016 In recognition of the efforts exerted in translating articles for the Arabic Wikipedia in the ninth Edition of Wikipedia Education Program in Egypt.
Volunteer Experience
Coordinator and Team Leader
Issued by HerStory - قصتها on Aug 2015
Associated with Hesham KamelVice-Leader of the Psychology & Sociology Team
Issued by Egyptian Researchers on Dec 2015
Associated with Hesham KamelCommunity Volunteer
Issued by El-Ezba 2025 on Oct 2017
Associated with Hesham Kamel
Languages
- enEnglish
- frFrench
- arArabic
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