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Salma is a Senior Associate in Clyde & Co’s Dispute Resolution team, based in Cairo, Egypt. She is a commercial litigation and international arbitration lawyer with years of experience in representing clients in domestic and international commercial disputes across the Middle East and North Africa.
Regional experience
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Salma advised leading sports federations and media organisations in investigations before the COMESA Competition Commission, with a particular focus on matters related to the sponsorship and broadcasting of sports events across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.
She served as the primary point of contact for regulatory and compliance matters, advising multinational companies in the IT and telecommunications sectors on a broad range of issues, including licensing requirements, regional and local competition laws, and compliance with cybersecurity and data privacy regulations. In addition, Salma provided legal support to athletes in negotiating coaching and sponsorship agreements, and represented them before the International Testing Agency.
Salma is a licensed lawyer in Egypt.
She is fluent in Arabic, English, and German.
Experience
- Successfully representing world-ranked professional squash player in an anti-doping investigation before the International Testing Agency.
- Successfully representing the Confederation of African Football in proceedings before the COMESA Competition Commission regarding a USD 1 bn contract with Lagardère Sports (now "Sportfive EMEA"), including all associated broadcasting, licensing, marketing, and sponsorship agreements, establishing a significant precedent.
- Successfully defending the Confederation of African Football in an ICC Emergency Arbitration under Swiss law concerning the alleged unlawful termination of sports broadcasting and marketing contract.
- Successfully defending 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 multimillion-dollar sports broadcasting contract with a European-based international sports association.
Insights:
- Co-Author: Egypt Chapter, Lexology, In-Depth: Fintech Law, 2024 and 2025 editions.
- Co-Author: Egypt Chapter, American Bar Association, International Antitrust Law Committee, Hot Topics, Fall 2023.
- Co-Author: Egypt Chapter, The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review, 11th and 12th eds.
- Co-Author: Benchmarking Public-Private Partnerships Procurement in the Arab Republic of Egypt, the World Bank, 2017.
- Co-Author: Investment Treaty Arbitration, Getting the Deal Through, 2016 and 2017.
Awards and Recognitions:
- “Rising Star” in TMT in the Legal 500 EMEA 2024 and 2023 editions.
- “Key Lawyer” in the Dispute Resolution (Arbitration and Litigation Categories) in the Legal 500 EMEA 2021 edition.