George Anis

George is a Partner in the Regulatory and Government Advisory Practice at Hadef & Partners. He has more than eighteen years of experience across government advisory, public law, dispute resolution, legislative drafting and regulatory reform.

George advises government and private sector clients on complex legal and regulatory matters, including legislative and regulatory reform, administrative law, the exercise of public powers, and disputes and court proceedings involving government entities. He also acts as an arbitrator in contractual disputes and advises clients in relation to challenges to government decisions.

Before joining Hadef & Partners, George served as a judge for 12 years, focusing on government contracts and investment disputes. During this time, he also acted as a legal advisor to key Ministries, including Industry, Electricity, and Petroleum, providing strategic counsel on a wide range of legal and regulatory issues. George's advisory role extended to drafting and reviewing various regulations, decisions, contracts, and concession agreements.

George began his career as a corporate lawyer at a prominent financial institution, where he assisted in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating bilateral and syndicated loan agreements, security instruments, guarantees, and service-level agreements. He has also worked as a legal consultant at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., gaining valuable insights into international legal frameworks.

George holds a distinguished academic record, including an LL.M. from New York University School of Law (NYU) and an LL.M. in International Business Law from Indiana University, USA. He also holds an LL.M. in Public Law and an LL.B. from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. George is fluent in both English and Arabic.

He is qualified in New York and Egypt and is a solicitor of England and Wales.

Admissions

• Egyptian Bar Association
• New York State Attorney and Counselor at Law
• Solicitor, England & Wales

• Advised government entities on legislative and regulatory reform mandates.
• Advised and represented government entities in litigation and court proceedings.
• Drafted laws establishing federal and emirate-level government-owned entities and companies.
• Drafted amendments to the public debt law and collection of public revenues and debts law.
• Advised on drafting the tax procedures law and its executive regulation.
• Advised a government entity on multilateral free trade agreement negotiations.
• Drafted amendments to corporate tax law.
• Advised on the regulatory framework for antidumping, subsidies, and countervailing measures in the UAE and the GCC.
• Advised on merger controls, concentration, harmful behaviour, and other competition law matters.
• Advised on foreign ownership restrictions and licensing requirements for conducting business in the UAE.
• Advised on disputes between government entities concerning the recovery and settlement of public funds.