Nexus & Charter Law Firm

Nexus & Charter’s IP team protects and grows your rights across Egypt, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. We search, file, and prosecute patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets; enforce them via cease-and-desist, oppositions, invalidity actions, infringement suits, and anti-counterfeiting measures (including criminal complaints and closures). We also secure damages for misuse. On the commercial side, we draft and negotiate licenses, tech-transfer, NDAs, and distribution agreements; run IP due diligence for M&A and investments; deliver validity/FTO opinions; and manage portfolios through audits, strategy, and renewals.

Nexus & Charter’s Immigration Department is led by senior lawyers who advise individuals, families, and companies on entry, residence, and status in Egypt and Qatar. We handle visas and work permits (work, family, student, investor, temporary), permanent residency and citizenship, and defense in deportation proceedings. For employers, we manage employee visas, intra-company transfers, and compliance. From eligibility checks and document prep to interviews and appeals, we deliver end-to-end, goal-aligned solutions.

Nexus & Charter’s Oil & Gas team supports governments and energy companies across Egypt, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia from exploration to offtake. We negotiate and draft concessions/participation agreements (JV, PSC/PSA), JOAs, leases, drilling and service contracts, and sales agreements; handle A&D due diligence and financings; and guide permitting, HSE, and land-use compliance with national regulators. When disputes arise, we manage negotiations, mediation, arbitration, and litigation—working with our International Arbitration group on robust clauses and compensation/expropriation safeguards, plus turnkey/BOT/BTO updates and targeted regulatory advocacy.

("NC") assists clients from governments and companies operating in the petroleum and natural gas sector in negotiating and drafting various agreements related to oil and gas operations, including lease contracts, joint operating agreements, purchase and sale agreements, drilling contracts, and service agreements.

The International Commercial Contract Drafting Department at Nexus & Charter determines the basic terms and conditions that must be included in the contract, including issues such as scope of work, payment terms, delivery requirements, guarantees, intellectual property rights, dispute resolution mechanisms, and governing law, in addition to Clearly identify and identify the parties to the contract, including their legal names, addresses, and contact information

The department’s lawyers seek to formulate the contract to suit the needs of our clients, and this is clearly evident when preparing the draft contract that includes the agreed upon terms and conditions and reviewing it in a way that suits the interests of our clients, and is consistent with the applicable laws and regulations that govern the transaction, whether the Egyptian, Qatari, and Saudi laws or those related laws. With different legislation.

Nexus & Charter’s Corporate team advises companies through every stage of the business lifecycle in Egypt and beyond. We set up JSCs, LLCs, one-person companies, and partnerships; handle GAFI and Commercial Registry filings; draft and amend charters; and maintain general assembly minutes. We guide boards on governance and shareholder rights, negotiate core commercial contracts, and lead M&A—due diligence, deal documents, regulatory clearances, and closings. For listed entities, we manage Capital Market Law and FRA/Egx compliance, disclosures, and ongoing reporting.