Senior Partner

Dr. Christian Ule

admission

  • German Bar, since 1995
  • Legal Consultant, UAE, 2007 - 2015
  • Advocate (DIFC, Dubai), since 2012

languages

English, German, Spanish, Arabic and French

E-mail

ule@karimadel.com.eg

Dr. Christian Ule

Experience

  • Head of Legal Committee of the German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Cairo, since 2017
  • Karim Adel Law Office, Cairo, since 2016
  • SALGER Rechtsanwälte, Frankfurt, associated attorney, 2004 - 2016
  • MENA Legal Advisers FZC, Founding Partner, Dubai, 2007 – 2015
  • Coudert Brothers LLP, Senior Associate, Frankfurt/Main (Head of the Middle East Practice Group), 2000 – 2004
  • Schürmann & Partners, Senior Associate, Frankfurt/Main (Co-Founder of the Middle East Practice Group), 1999
  • Eimer, Heuschmid, Mehle, Bonn (Head of International Desk), 1995 – 1999
  • Federal Ministry of Economic Development, EU-Department, Legal Intern, Bonn, 1994
  • German Embassy in Cairo, Legal Department, 1993
  • Abt, Widmaier & Otto, Heidelberg, Lawyer, 1992 – 1993
  • Yansouni, Eldib & Partners, Alexandria (Egypt), Lawyer, 1990 – 1991

Dr. Christian Ule

Education

  • Doctorate of Law, Mainz, 1997, Doctoral Thesis: The Law of the Non-Navigational Use of International Watercourses, published in 1998 under the title: Das Recht am Wasser – Dargestellt am Beispiel des Nils
  • Articles with High Regional Court in Koblenz (Referendariat), 1991 – 1994
  • Post-Graduate School of Administrative Law in Speyer, 1993
  • Arabic Studies at University of Alexandria (Egypt), 1990 - 1991
  • Studies of Law, Political Sciences and Islamic Sciences at Universities of Heidelberg and Mainz (Germany) 1984 – 1990
  • Studies of Political Sciences at Northwestern University, Evanston (Illinois), 1982 - 1984

Dr. Christian Ule

Membership

  • CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Worldwide Network of German-speaking lawyers, Egypt member
  • American Bar Association (ABA), Associate, Section of International Law
  • ABA Middle East Committee
  • International Bar Association (IBA), Member and Vice-Chair of the Arab Regional Forum, 2003 – 2008
  • German Federal Bar Association, Berlin, since 1995
  • Frankfurt Bar Association, Frankfurt/Main, since 1995
  • Forming member and curator of the Association for Arabic and Islamic Law (GAIR e.V.), since 1997
  • German-Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK MENA), Cairo
  • Swiss Egyptian Business Association (SEBA), Cairo

Dr. Christian Ule

Short Biography

  • Germany Bar, since 1995
  • Legal Consultant, UAE, 2007 - 2015
  • Advocate (DIFC, Dubai), since 2012

Dr. Christian Ule

Practice Areas

  • Commercial and business law, especially:
    • International law of contracts, focus on German and Egyptian business laws
    • International sale of goods
    • Engineering and construction contracts (incl. F.I.D.I.C.)
  • Foreign Direct Investment
  • Corporate Law
  • Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Public Tenders, Consortium
  • Technology Transfer into Egypt
  • Legal representation before all tribunals in Germany and DIFC Courts, Dubai, including arbitral tribunals, in German and English as language of the proceedings

Dr. Christian Ule

Publications

Selected Publications on Egyptian Law (only):

  • Registration with the Egyptian Federation for Construction and Building Contractors – EFCBC, in: CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, December 2019.
  • Egypt eases requirement for Contractors’ registration related to new and renewable energy projects, in: CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, December 2019.
  • Handbuch Internationales Handelsvertreterrecht – Wettbewerbsvorteile auf ausländischen Märkten (herausgegeben von Rödl & Partner), 3., überarbeitete und aktualisierte Auflage 2018, Bundesanzeiger Verlag, Länderbeiträge zu “Ägypten”.
  • Internationale Schiedsverfahren: Praxishandbuch, (Ed. Salger/Trittmann), in German, Chapter on Egypt, C.H. Beck Verlag, 2019, pages 754 - 765.
  • Staff assignment in Egypt: Entry and residency of foreign service providers, Rödl & Partner, July 2019.
  • Manager Liability in Egypt, in German, CBBL, Baden-Baden, April 2019.
  • New Rules for Managers of Egyptian LLC, in German, CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-baden, February 2019.
  • New Compliance Regulations for Representative Offices in Egypt, in German, CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-Baden, February 2019.
  • Handbuch Internationales Handelsvertreterrecht - Wettbewerbsvorteile auf ausländischen Märkten (published by Rödl & Partner), 3rd, revised and updated edition 2018, Bundesanzeiger Verlag, country articles on "Egypt".
  • Egypt has a new Consumer Protection law (Law No. 181/2018), in German, CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-Baden, 2018.
  • Technology Transfer to Egypt, in German, CBBL, Baden-Baden, May 2018.
  • Reverse Charge Procedure, VAT Law Nr. 67/2016, CBBL, Baden-Baden, March 2018.
  • The New Importers` Registry Law in Egypt, legal updates, German-Arab Trade (GAT), September-October edition, 2017.
  • Egypt: Amendment of the Import Register Act enters into force on 8 March 2017, CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-Baden, June 2017.
  • Establishment of a limited liability company in Egypt, CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-Baden, June 2017.
  • Inheritance Law in Egypt, published by CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-Baden, May 2017.
  • Egypt as a logistics hub, published by CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-Baden, 4 August 2016.
  • Commercial Representation in Egypt, published by CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-Baden, May 2016.
  • Public Procurement in Egypt, published by CBBL Cross Border Business Lawyers, Baden-Baden, April 2016.
  • Handbuch Internationale Produkthaftung - Produktsicherheit in den wichtigsten Märkten weltweit (published by Rödl & Partner); 2nd, completely revised edition 2014, Bundesanzeiger Verlag, country articles on "Egypt", "Lebanon", "Syria" and "Colombia".
  • Handbuch Internationales Handelsvertreterrecht - Wettbewerbsvorteile auf ausländischen Märkten (published by Rödl & Partner), 2nd, revised and updated edition 2013, Bundesanzeiger Verlag, country articles on "Egypt", "Lebanon", "Syria" and "Colombia".