Prof. Dr. Tarek Fouad A. Riad is a managing partner of Kosheri, Rashed & Riad, Legal Consultants and Attorneys at Law, since 1991. He is charged with providing legal opinions and pleading in front of the Courts in business and commercial cases and arbitrations. Dr. Riad specializes in the fields of international trade law, investment, construction, banking, customs regulations, international loans, investments, mergers, acquisitions and capital market transactions
Prof. Dr. Tarek Fouad A. Riad is:
- A member of the Egyptian Bar Association (1980 to present) and admitted
to practice in front of the Court of Appeal, Court of Cassation and the
Supreme Constitutional Court.
- Member of the Egyptian Council of State (1980 - 1983), where he worked
in the Legal Department of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Justice and
Interior affiliated with the Consultative Section of the Council of State;
- A lecturer in Private International Law Department, Cairo University Law
School, Beni Suef Branch (1985 - 1988), where he taught Conflict of
Laws, International Judicial competence and nationality for the students
of the fourth year;
- Admitted to practice in front of the Courts of the State of New York
including the Supreme Court of New York from 1985 to present and
Member of the American Bar Association which allows him to plead in
front of the Supreme Court in the State of New York and the Federal
Courts;
- A member of the American Society of International Law 1982;
- A member of the American Arbitration Association 1982;
- Registered as Arbitrator at the Egyptian National Committee of the
International Chamber of Commerce;
- Registered as Arbitrator at the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
- An arbitrator at the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Abu
Dhabi Center for Conciliation and Arbitration) in commercial matters an drafting business contracts;
- An arbitrator at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Commercial Arbitration Center;
- A counsel for numerous multinational corporations such as Caterpillar, Lockheed Martin, Four Seasons, Samsung, Colgate, AT&T…etc.
- A special Legal Counsel to the Speaker of the Egyptian Parliament for review of International Treaties that include customs arrangement. In addition to providing legal advice on World Trade Organization Agreements, Egyptian Oil and Gas Agreements and Investment Agreements (1994 to 2000).
- A member of the Egyptian Government Companies
- A member of Law Legislative Committee presided by the Minister of Economy (1997 - 2000).
- A member of the Egyptian Government Committee in charge of reforming the legal regime of the Capital Market Committee presided by the Minister of Economy (1998-2000).
- Registered as Arbitrator and Panelist in the special Roster of the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization;
- An associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London);
- A member of the Legislative Committee responsible for amending the Investment Law (2003);
- A council of Ministers, Member of the Legislative Committee responsible for amending the Companies Law (2003);
- A chairman of two subcommittees at the Economic Committee of the Supreme Policy Council responsible for drafting the Companies Law and the Economic Courts Law (2002-2005);
- A member of the Advisory Committee of the Arab Regional Forum of the International Bar Association (2007 to present);
- A member of the Scientific Council of the ICC World Business Law Institute (2005 to present);
- A professor of Private International Law and Deputy Director of the Centre René-Jean Dupuy pour le Droit et le Développement, Alexandria, Egypt (1999 to 2003);
- A member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) (2012 to present);
- A professor of Commercial and Business Law and Head of the Business Law;
- A Member of the Consultative Council responsible for preparing drafts laws for the Egyptian Council of
- Ministries;
- An alternate Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration (2012 to present);
- A member of the Board of Trustees and the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) (February 2013 to present).
