Ali Mahmoud

Corporate-focused associate with training at leading international and Egyptian firms across banking, capital markets, construction and energy.

Ali Mahmoud is an Associate at Dawoud & Dawoud Law Firm, supporting the firm's corporate, M&A and regulatory practice.

Before joining the firm he trained in the Cairo offices of Baker McKenzie and White & Case and at Helal & Partners, working on banking and capital-markets regulation, due diligence for live transactions, commercial agreements, corporate governance documentation, and construction, project-development and renewable-energy matters.

He also gained in-house exposure with the legal affairs team at Petrobel, and litigation experience at Behery Legal Consultation & Arbitration. Through the Prospectors Corporate Law Immersion Program he drafted incorporation documents and general-assembly materials and compared the Investment Law, Free Zones regime and Companies Law.

Areas of Expertise

• Corporate & Commercial
• Banking & Capital Markets
• Due Diligence
• Construction & Projects
• Energy & Renewables

Career Trajectory

1. PRESENT Associate

   Dawoud & Dawoud Law Firm, Cairo

   Corporate, M&A and regulatory matters.

2. MAY – JUN 2026 Legal Intern, Corporate

   Helal & Partners, Cairo

   Construction and development agreements, family-office structures, renewable-energy investment.

3. JAN – FEB 2026 Legal Intern, Corporate

   Baker McKenzie, Cairo

   Banking and capital-markets regulation, finance documents, transaction due diligence.

4. OCT – NOV 2024 Legal Intern, Corporate

   White & Case, Cairo

   Commercial agreements, incorporation procedures and governance documentation.

5. JUL – AUG 2024 Legal Intern, Litigation

   Behery Legal Consultation & Arbitration

   Case preparation, briefs and evidence review in criminal matters.

6. JUL – AUG 2023 Legal Intern, Legal Affairs

   Petrobel, Cairo

   Contract review and energy-sector compliance research.