Dr. Ramy El Borai
Partner

Experience

Dr. El Borai is admitted to practice law in Egypt and in the State of New York. Dr. El Borai advises on various aspects of commercial, corporate, banking and finance law and he has been involved in negotiating, drafting and reviewing diverse banking and finance related agreements, covering a wide array of operations such as Project Finance, Asset-backed Finance, Islamic Finance, Capital Leasing, Derivative Transactions (ISDA), Loan Syndications and Risk-Participation Agreements. In addition to customary commercial banking transactions, Dr. El Borai has cumulated solid expertise in investment banking transactions which, among other operations, include Initial public Offerings, Private Placements and Debt Raising exercises along with the foundational and structural work these transactions may implicate, such as Engagement Letters, MoUs, Founders Committee Agreements, Creation of SPVs, Share/Asset Purchase Agreements and Due Diligence reports. Dr. El Borai benefits from a dense experience in establishing Funds in onshore and offshore jurisdictions, drafting and reviewing Prospectus/Private Placement Memorandum, Subscription Agreements, Administration Agreements, Custodian Agreements, Fund Management Agreements, Distribution Agreements, Fund Borrowing Agreements (credit facilities), Fund Compliance/Investment Committee Minutes and Resolutions.

Professional Career

• January 2009: Partner, Sarie-Eldin & Partners
• 2006–2009: Vice-President Legal Counsel, The National Investor (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
• 2004–2006: Senior Legal Counsel, National Bank of Abu Dhabi
• 2002–2003: Legal Consultant, The World Bank, Banking and Financial Restructuring Department
• 1999–2001: Legal Counsel, Group Hatier International

Other Positions

• 2001–2002: Research and Teaching Fellow, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London
• 2003–2004: Research and Teaching Assistant, Southern Methodist University, Texas
• 2003–2004: Associate Editor, “The International Lawyer and NAFTA: Law and Business Review of the Americas”

Education

• 2006: PhD in Cross-Border Insolvency, Center for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London
• 2004: LLM in International and Comparative Law, Southern Methodist University, Texas
• 2001: LLM in International Business Law, University of Warwick, UK
• 2000: License de Droit, University of Cairo
• 1999: Maitrise de Droit des Affaires Internationales, University of Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne

Other

• 2004: New York State Bar. Admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

Publications

• “Restructuring & Insolvency in Egypt” - Getting the Deal Through, 2010.
• “A Practical Cross-Border Insight into Corporate Recovery and Insolvency Work” - The International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Recovery and Insolvency, 2010.
• “Forum of Competent Jurisdiction: Lessons from the European Union Insolvency Regulation”, 39 the International Lawyer 781 (2005).
• “An Environmental Approach to FDI and Effective Dispute Resolution: The Exhortations of the Monterrey Consensus”, Dallas, Texas (September 2003). Published in the Hornbook Series on “Arbitration and Foreign Direct Investment”.
• “Legal Effects of Dollarization in Latin America”. Presented at the United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development, Monterrey, Mexico (March 2002).
• “International Labor Standards and Trade”, University of Warwick, United Kingdom (September 2001).

Languages

• Arabic
• English
• French

Telephone

• (+202) 35352420

E-mail

• relborai@sarie-eldin.com