Salma Abdelaziz is a senior associate with Meysan. She specializes in international disputes resolution, where she maintains a broad international arbitration practice, having handled cases under various institutional rules. In addition, Salma has extensive experience in the TMT industry, where she represents leading sports federations and media outlets before the COMESA Competition Commission in investigations involving the sponsorship and broadcasting of sports events within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. Further, she actively advises multinational IT, telecommunications and pharmaceutical companies on all matters involving regulatory and licensing obligations, local and regional competition legislation, and compliance with cybersecurity and data privacy laws.
Prior to joining Meysan, Salma worked in the arbitration and TMT departments of leading Egyptian law firms. She also acted as tribunal secretary in arbitrations under the CRCICA and DIAC Rules and interned with the arbitration department of a leading Swiss firm.
Salma is recognized as a “Rising Star” in TMT in the Legal 500 (Legalease)’s 2023 edition. Further, was recognized as a “Key Lawyer” in The Legal 500 (Legalease)’s 2021 edition in the Dispute Resolution (Arbitration and Litigation categories).
PRACTICES
Dispute Resolution
Competition & Regulatory
EDUCATION
Ain Shams University, LLB, 2009.
Université de Fribourg, Master in International Contracts and Arbitration, 2023.
BARS AND COURTS
The Egyptian Bar Association, 2010
LANGUAGES
Arabic
English
German
Defended the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in a precedent-setting investigation before the COMESA Competition Appeals Board; and in an ICC Emergency Arbitration under Swiss law concerning the alleged unlawful termination of a one-billion-dollar sports broadcasting and marketing contract.
Acted for a European sports marketing company before the COMESA Competition Commission with respect to its alleged breach of COMESA Competition Regulations following its execution of a multi-million-dollar sports broadcasting contract with a European-based international sports association.
Advising leading technology companies, sports federations and media outlets on matters relating to data privacy, compliance and media.
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The Cairo office of Meysan successfully represented professional squash player, Moustafa El Sirty, resulting in his return to the courts with immediate effect after the International Testing Agency (ITA) had sought to impose a two-year suspension. In January of 2023, the ITA informed El Sirty that he had triggered an… Read more
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