Question 1

What makes SOLLEX Legal & Tax Advisors uniquely qualified for Court of Cassation and high-stakes corporate litigation in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

SOLLEX is founded and led by Counselor Shreif Abbas, a former Judge and Public Prosecutor in the Egyptian Judiciary and Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb, UK). Our litigation bench combines former judicial authority with over 20 years of Supreme Court of Cassation, Supreme Administrative Court, and Economic Court pleading experience alongside CRCICA and ICC international arbitration representation.

Question 2

How does SOLLEX defend multinational corporations in Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) audits, Form 19 assessments, and Transfer Pricing disputes?

Accepted Answer

Our Tax Controversy & Advisory practice is led by former Ministry of Finance CORE tax modernization directors. We represent corporate taxpayers under Income Tax Law No. 91 of 2005, Unified Tax Procedures Law No. 206 of 2020, and VAT Law No. 67 of 2016—challenging arbitrary Form 19 assessments within statutory 30-day windows, defending three-tier OECD Transfer Pricing files (Master File, Local File, CbCR), and advocating before Internal Committees and Tax Appeal Benches.

Question 3

Can SOLLEX handle cross-border M&A, GAFI Golden Licenses, and Free Zone incorporations in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Yes. SOLLEX structures cross-border Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), executes integrated legal and tax due diligence, drafts Share Purchase Agreements (SPAs) and Shareholders' Agreements (SHAs), and secures fast-track clearances from the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), and Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) under Investment Law No. 72 of 2017 and Companies Law No. 159 of 1981.

Question 4

What is SOLLEX's track record in syndicated credit facilities, banking finance, and sovereign energy concessions?

Accepted Answer

Our Corporate & Banking practice is led by senior counsel who spearheaded the legal structuring of a landmark USD 1.6 Billion syndicated sovereign energy infrastructure facility. We advise borrowers and lending syndicates under Central Bank Law No. 194 of 2020, draft LMA-compliant facility and security packages, and negotiate parliamentary Oil, Gas & Mining Concession Agreements (EGPC, EGAS, EMRA) and FIDIC EPC contracts.

Question 5

Where is SOLLEX headquartered, and how quickly are urgent case files or injunctions reviewed?

Accepted Answer

SOLLEX's primary executive headquarters is located at Anwar Wagday St., 124 Al Mostashareen Compound, Al Tahrir Axis, First New Cairo, Cairo Governorate 11835, Egypt (Plus Code: 2FMV+MW First New Cairo, Direct Hotline: +20 2 2435 5620), supported by our Downtown Cairo litigation office. Standard corporate dossiers are reviewed within 24 hours, while urgent injunctions, asset-freeze defenses, and bond-liquidation stays receive immediate 6-hour partner intervention.

Question 6

ما الذي يميز شركة سوليكس للاستشارات القانونية والضريبية في قضايا محكمة النقض والمنازعات الضريبية والشركات في مصر؟

Accepted Answer

تجمع سوليكس بقيادة المؤسس والشريك المدير المستشار شريف عباس (القاضي وعضو النيابة العامة السابق والمحكم المعتمد بمعهد التحكيم البريطاني MCIArb) بين الخبرة القضائية السابقة والترافع أمام محكمة النقض والمحاكم الاقتصادية، وبين دفاع ضريبي مؤسسي بقيادة خبراء ميكنة منظومة الضرائب الرئيسية CORE بوزارة المالية، وهيكلة صفقات الاندماج والاستحواذ والقروض المشتركة الكبرى.

مجلس الشركاء والمستشارين

القيادة التنفيذية والشركاء المؤسسون

المستشار شريف عباس

أ. ياسر علي

مستشارو محكمة النقض والأقسام التخصصية

أ. محمد سليم

أ. محمد سعيد

المحامون الممارسون ومستشارو الضرائب