Privacy Policy

This privacy notice (the “Privacy Notice”) explains how Levari, LLP (the “Firm”) collects, uses, shares, and otherwise processes your personal data collected on our website, mobile apps, and in connection with our blogs, client alerts and other communication services (the “Services”). The Firm may be referred to as “we”, “us” or “ours” throughout and you, the user of our website, may be referred to as “you” or “yours”. The website located at https://levarilaw.com may be referred to as the “website”. The processing of personal data in connection with client relationships is addressed in engagement agreements between the Firm and its clients.

We may provide supplemental privacy notices on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you. Those supplemental notices should be read together with this Privacy Notice.

Information we collect about you

You may choose to provide information directly to us through various sections of our Services, including:

● Contact details for news, publications and marketing communications, and events
● Career information, such as contact details, employment history, and qualifications
● Contact details for alumni communications

Our systems may also collect information about your browser or mobile device automatically. We may use cookies, web beacons, and similar devices to help us understand your activity on our Services, as well as for email communications. Data we collect automatically includes the type of web browser or mobile device you are using, your operating system, your IP address, and general geographical location.

How and why we use your information

We will use your personal data for the following purposes:

● To inform you about our services, new legal and policy developments, relevant information in the industries we serve, and our marketing events.
● To evaluate you as a candidate for employment with the Firm.
● To provide alumni communications.
● For analysis to improve the website, our services, and for market research.
● For any other reason with your consent.

Please note that we may use or disclose personal data if we are required by law to do so or if we reasonably believe that use or disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with judicial or regulatory proceedings, a court order, or other legal process.

Sharing your Information

The content on our website is protected by copyright, trademark, database, and other intellectual property rights. We hereby grant you a non-excWe may share your information in the following circumstances:

● Service Providers: We may share your information with entities that provide services to us, including companies that provide web analytics, advertising, email distribution, and other services. These entities are limited in their ability to use your information for purposes other than providing services for us.
● Other Parties When Required by Law or as Necessary to Protect Our Services: There may be instances when we disclose your information to legal advisors and public authorities, such as court and law enforcement agencies.
● Other Parties in Connection With a Transfer of Assets: If we make a sale or transfer of assets, or are otherwise involved in a merger or transfer, we may transfer your information to one or more third parties as part of that transaction.
● Other Parties With Your Consent: In addition to the sharing described in this privacy notice, we may share information about you with other third parties when you consent to such sharing.

Third-Party Content, Functionality, and Services

Some of the content, functionality, and services on the Services may be provided by third parties that are not affiliated with the Firm. For example, on our blogs we enable you to share certain materials on the website with others through services such as Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites. These third parties may collect or receive certain information about your use of the Services, including through the use of cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies. These entities may collect this information over time and combine it with information collected from different websites and online services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these entities.

Children’s Information

We do not knowingly collect or store personally identifiable information about children under the age of 16, unless permitted by law. If we learn that we have collected personally identifiable information from a child under the age of 16, we will delete that information from our database.

Privacy Rights of European Visitors

Legal Grounds. We will process your personal data only (1) with your consent; (2) to perform a contract between you and us; (3) to comply with a legal obligation; or (4) where we have a legitimate interest to do so, balancing this interest against your interests and fundamental rights. These legitimate interests are administrative functions within the Firm.

Access, Correction, and Deletion. If you reside in the European Union (“EU”), you may exercise your personal data rights under the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 through the contact information shared below. Specifically, you have the following rights subject to the exceptions allowed by law:
● To access your information
● To rectify or update your information
● To erase your information, subject to our need to retain certain information for legal or other purposes
● To receive a copy of your information
● To object to or restrict its processing

How we protect your information

We use physical, technical and administrative measures to protect your information against loss, theft and unauthorized use, disclosure or modification. While we strive to protect the information we maintain, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information that you transmit to us since no method of data transmission or storage is 100% secure.

How long we retain your information

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected and processed, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, accounting or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period for your personal data, we will consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

In some circumstances we may anonymize your personal data so that it can no longer be associated with you, in which case it is no longer personal data. Upon expiration of the applicable retention period, we will securely destroy your personal data in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Changes to this Privacy Notice

We may update this Privacy Notice at any time, and we will make an updated copy of any such Privacy Notice available on our website.

Cookies, Web Beacons, and Similar Technologies

We and certain third parties that provide content, functionality, or services on the website use a variety of technologies to learn more about how people use the website. Levari exclusively uses cookies drawn from Google Analytics. Google Analytics supports three JavaScript libraries (tags) for measuring website usage: gtag.js, analytics.js, and ga.js.

Further Information

Should you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or inquiries regarding your personal data rights you can contact us at lucy@levarilaw.com or at the address below.

5th Settlement – New Cairo – Cairo Governorate – Egypt

Users residing in the European Economic Area have a right to lodge a complaint to the supervisory authority for data protection in their country.

 

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Yasmin Alafaliq​

KSA, Partner

Yasmin Alafaliq is the Co-Founder of Elaqat for Corporate Services, a one stop shop that focuses on foreign investments by providing company incorporation services to foreign companies that wish to expand into the Saudi Market.

 

In 2022, Yasmin joined the Levari family by becoming the firm’s appointed partner in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

 

Yasmin is an experienced lawyer with extensive knowledge of the Saudi Arabian laws and regulations which are supported by a degree in Law from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. She takes pride in providing the best services with the highest of quality.

 

Yasmin holds bachelor’s degree of law (LLB) from King Faisal University in 2019.

 

She is fluent in Arabic and English.

Ahmed Barakat

Egypt, Partner

Ahmed joined Levari in April 2021 as a Partner and Head of Litigation.

 

Prior to joining Levari, Ahmed was at The Egyptian Prosecution Authority where he served in various prosecution offices for six years. He joined the Judiciary in October 2015 and specialized and issued judgements in cases involving tax evasions, customs evasions, white collar & financial crimes, real estate, breaches of trusts and various cases under Egyptian laws.

 

Barakat holds an LLB from Ain Shams University, English Division and in 2018 received his Masters from Pennsylvania State University.

 

He is fluent in Arabic, English, and German.

Hamad Bin Salmeen

UAE, Partner

Hamad is a Partner at Levari and is a UAE qualified lawyer with the right of audience before the Court of Cassation. He has over 15-years of experience in litigation specializing in maritime, civil law, corporate law and banking transactions. Hamad has represented some of the largest companies and corporation in the UAE including El Suwaidi Group.

 

In addition, he has established Al Mashreq International Advocates in 2007 prior to the aqusiation by Levari. He is also responsible for all litigation and UAE law related matters in Dubai, UAE.

 

He is fluent in Arabic.

Hisham Kassim

Jordan, Senior Partner

A seasoned corporate lawyer with almost 15 years of experience, Hisham has successfully closed over a hundred private equity and venture capital transactions and currently represents some of the most prominent family offices, private equity, and venture capital firms in MENA.

 

Hisham is also a published scholar in major U.S. law reviews and has launched several pro-bono clinics for MENA startups in Jordan, West Bank, and Egypt. He also serves as pro-bono counsel to several medical non-profits in the region including the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.

 

He was admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia in June 2008. He holds an LLM from the New York University School of Law, a JD from the University of Iowa College of Law, and a BA from the University of Virginia.

 

He is fluent in Arabic and English.

Mohamed Raslan

Senior Partner

Mohamed has gained extensive experience in commercial law, litigation, investment, capital markets, banking and finance, tax laws, and regulatory advice.

 

He specializes in banking and finance working as in-house counsel for some of the largest financial institutions in Egypt including Commercial International Bank, Ahli United Bank, and Egypt Factors. Prior to founding Levari, he went back into private practice taking up the position of senior associate within the Egyptian associate office of Crowell & Moring LLP.

 

Mohamed received his LLB from Menofia University in 2004 and is an active member of the Egyptian Bar Association since 2005. He holds a master’s degree from The American University In Cairo.

 

He is fluent in Arabic and English.

Sherif Hefni

Senior Partner

After gaining valuable management experience in the city of London, Sherif undertook postgraduate qualifications in law allowing him to be called to the Bar of England & Wales and qualifying as a Barrister. Sherif has undertaken extensive legal work at the International Labour Organization in the UN in Geneva, ICT Lawyers, and Crowell & Morning offices prior to founding Levari LLP in 2012. His area of expertise is in mergers & acquisition, corporate restructuring and investments, as well as international arbitration.

 

Sherif holds a BA (hons) in Business & Psychology from the University of Northampton (UK), a Graduate Diploma in Law from Oxford Brooks University (UK), the Bar Vocational Course from City Law School-University of London (UK).

 

Sherif is a member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, member of the Charted Institute of Arbitrators, member of American Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Institute of Directors.

 

He is fluent in Arabic and English.