Mohamed El Baroudy

Biography

Mohamed El Baroudy is an associate at Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie Cairo. Prior to joining the firm, he practiced at the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) as Senior Case Handler almost 5 years; where he gained practical knowledge and experience from an ECA's perspective on a wide range of competition related matters. He has also chaired several rounds of negotiation in Africa on behalf of the ECA.

In the Middle East and Africa, Baroudy has also developed and trained a number of competition authorities in enforcing competition law in the region; he has also advised several competition authorities on technical antitrust queries.

In Egypt, Baroudy investigated numerous violation competition cases across several sectors and worked on the Egyptian Competition Law Amendments Project. He was responsible for reviewing the Egyptian draft legislation related to competition to ensure its compliance. He has also provided several trainings to government employees at different governmental authorities to comply with the competitive neutrality policy and the detection of anti-competitive conducts, e.g. collusive practices in public bids.

He received his LL.M. from University of Hamburg, a Master in Economics from Cairo University and a Non Degree LL.M. Diploma from Loyola University in International Merger Control Regulation.

Practice Focus

Baroudy focuses his practice on antitrust and competition law, international trade and customs, compliance and investigations.

Corporate Responsibility

Arbitrator at the Alexandria-CRCICA International Vis Pre Moot, first edition: 2020, second edition: 2021, third edition: 2022, fourth edition: 2023.
Scientific Committee Member at the International Arabic Arbitration Moot, Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration, 2021-2022.
Arbitrator at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Vienna, March 2021.
Arbitrator at the International Arabic Arbitration Moot, Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration, first edition: June 2020, second edition: March 2021.
Trainer at the 9th Annual Vis Middle East Pre-Moot 2019, Bahrain, March, October 2018.
Member of the Rowing Masters team and has won several national championships.

Admissions

Egypt (2023)

Education

University of Hamburg (LL.M.) (2022)
Cairo University (Master of Science in Economics) (2022)
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (Non-Degree LL.M. Diploma, International Merger Control Regulation) (2021)
Alexandria University (LL.B.) (2018)

Languages

Arabic
English
French

Speaker at the Egyptian Senate Conference, August 2023.
Lecturer at Faculty of Law, Alexandria University, competition training, March 2023.
Speaker at the Africa Heads of Competition Dialogue, Cairo, February 2023.
Trainer at the Arab Competition Simulation, first edition, 2023.
Co-Author: "Egyptian Competition Authority- Receives the International Advocacy Award of the World Bank", South African Competition Commission’s Newsletters, June 2022.