RECOGNITION

Recognition of Dr Hafez’s standing in international arbitration is reflected in his rankings in the leading law directories, his appointments to roles of trust within major arbitral institutions, and his membership on numerous institutional panels.

LEGAL DIRECTORIES

He is listed as a Legal Thought Leader in Who’s Who Legal: International Arbitration and Who’s Who Legal: Construction. WWL Arbitration describes him as “a leading name in international disputes who earns high praise as ‘the best arbitrator in Egypt.’”

Chambers Global notes that he is “known as the godfather of arbitration in Egypt” and is “consistently cited as one of Egypt’s most in-demand arbitrators,” regularly appointed in major commercial and investment treaty arbitrations. Chambers & Partners similarly describes him as “brilliant … English-educated, very precise, knowledgeable, well-spoken and generally impressive.”

Legal 500 refers to him as “an arbitrator and counsel of international standard,” calling him “one of the most knowledgeable and skilled lawyers around,” “a very, very good lawyer,” and noting that he “has a ‘superlative’ reputation both as counsel and as arbitrator.” It adds: “[H]is grasp of the law and strategies is second to none — the outstanding arbitrator of the younger generation.”

The firm he founded was likewise described by Legal 500 as “widely acknowledged as the pre-eminent arbitration practice in many sectors” and “the leading practice in arbitration across the Middle East.”