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Mahmoud Selim
Regional Managing Director, Middle East and Africa
Dubai
Office 27-01, Level 27
ICD Brookfield DIFC
P.O. Box 506778, Dubai, UAE
+971 4 454 3902
Dubai
Office 27-01, Level 27
ICD Brookfield DIFC
P.O. Box 506778, Dubai, UAE
+971 4 454 3902

Mahmoud Selim is the Regional Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa (MEA). He is responsible for the firm’s business development and strategy and its product development and operations with the MEA region, in coordination with the firm’s resources around the globe.

Fluent in English and Arabic and proficient in French, Mr. Selim started practicing law in Cairo more than 23 years ago. 

Mr. Selim joined Kobre & Kim from Matouk Bassiouny, where he was a partner and regional head of compliance and investigations and advised ultra-high-net-worth individuals, litigation funders and multinational companies. Prior to that, he practiced at Pinsent Masons and Al Tamimi & Company. He has also worked at the Egyptian Ministry of Justice, where he was a prosecutor and a senior investigations magistrate focusing on financial crime, countering terrorism and international judicial cooperation.

In his role as Regional Managing Director, Mr. Selim focuses on the firm's business development and does not provide legal advice or services.

Education

  • DIFC Academy of Law, Certificate in DIFC Laws and Regulations
  • Queen Mary College, University of London, PhD
  • American University in Cairo, LLM
  • Cairo University Law School, LLB

Languages

  • Arabic
  • French

 

Professional & Community Involvement

  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Member
  • Luxembourg Art Law and Art & Finance Association, Associate Member
  • Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists, Certified Specialist
  • International Association of Defense Counsel, Member

Credentials

Education

  • DIFC Academy of Law, Certificate in DIFC Laws and Regulations
  • Queen Mary College, University of London, PhD
  • American University in Cairo, LLM
  • Cairo University Law School, LLB

Languages

  • Arabic
  • English
  • French

Professional & Community Involvement

  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Member
  • Luxembourg Art Law and Art & Finance Association, Associate Member
  • Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists, Certified Specialist
  • International Association of Defense Counsel, Member