F John Matouk

F. John Matouk is the Founding Partner of Matouk Bassiouny and heads the firm’s Dispute Resolution group. A New York qualified lawyer and dual national, John has been practicing in Cairo for close to 20 years and is constantly recognized in the industry publications as a leading lawyer in Egypt. John is also an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Law, School of public affairs and Global Policy, the American University in Cairo.

• Successful representation of Uber with regulatory and contentious legal matters pertaining to Uber’s market penetration and continuing operations in Egypt concerning its operations.
• Successful representation of Volkswagen Group member Skoda Auto before Egyptian courts as well as the Egyptian Consumer Protection and Competition authorities in relation to a USD 225 Million dispute involving the termination of a contractual distributorship with an Egyptian distributor.
• Successful representation of Sony Pictures in a complex debt recovery claim regarding leading to a successful multi-million US Dollar recovery involving, inter alia, a ground-breaking trademark enforcement action against the debtor company. This case is a watershed case for intellectual property rights in Egypt as it marks the first successful enforcement against a trademark and tradename in the Egyptian market.
• Successful representation of Union Fenosa Gas on Egyptian law issues in relation to a multi-billion dollar claim against an Egyptian state entity for its failure to perform its contractual obligations under a Natural Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement signed between the parties. The dispute included different arbitration proceedings filed by the Spanish Gas company against the Egyptian State Entity at Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), and another proceeding registered with ICSID against the Egyptian Government.
• Successful representation of ArcelorMittal in the prosecution and subsequent amicable settlement of a USD 600 Million investment dispute in proceedings registered with ICSID against the Arab Republic of Egypt.
• Successful representation of a major Japanese automotive manufacturer in defending client against claims in Egyptian courts exceeding USD 1 Billion in complex cross-border litigation.
• Successful representation of over 10 multi-national blue-chip manufacturing companies in high-value disputes before Egyptian courts relating to termination of agency/distribution relationships

• Competition

• Automotive
• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Energy
• Government and public policy
• Industrials
• Media
• Oil and gas
• Tech and telecoms
• Tourism
• Transport
• Utilities

• New York State Bar Association – Member
• International Bar Association – Member  

• ICC Arab Arbitration Group – Member
• Board of Trustees, ST Andrew’s School – Board Member
• American Chamber of Commerce – Member
• ABA Rule of Law Initiative – Advisory Board Member (Egypt)
• Young Presidents’ Organization – Member

• J.D. Goerge Washington University, (1997)
• LL.M. Cairo University, BA. (Double Thesis, International Relations/Literary Theory with high honors) Yale University (1993)