Mr. Hatem Badr
Practice Area
Banking, Finance & M&A
Experience
Mr. Hatem Badr is an experienced legal professional with over 30 years of experience advising leading financial institutions, investment firms, and corporates across the Middle East, North & West Africa, the UK, and the US.
In the early stages of his career, Mr. Badr worked at international law firms such as Freshfields (London), White & Case (New York), and Baker & McKenzie (Cairo).
He has held senior legal and executive positions with prominent banks and financial institutions, including Citibank (Egypt & Bahrain), Gulf Bank (Kuwait), and Ahli United Bank (Kuwait). He also served as a senior legal and executive leader at Gulf Capital, one of UAE’s leading private equity firms.
Mr. Badr has a distinguished track record in banking and finance law, M&A transactions, corporate restructuring, and cross-border deal execution. He has successfully negotiated and closed high-value transactions across multiple jurisdictions and has extensive experience in regulatory and compliance advisory, as well as conventional and Islamic finance.
LL.M. in Banking, Corporate and Finance Law – Fordham University School of Law, New York
Leadership in Corporate Counsel Program – Harvard Law School
Director Development Program – Hawkamah Institute (DIFC, Dubai)
Arabic and English
Memberships & Affiliations
Member of the Egyptian Bar Association
Former senior legal executive at leading financial institutions: Citibank, Gulf Bank, Ahli United Bank
Former senior legal counsel and executive at Gulf Capital (UAE)
Alumni of Fordham University School of Law, Harvard Law School Executive Education, and Hawkamah Institute (DIFC, Dubai)