Hadil Helmy is a Senior Associate at ADSERO in the General Corporate, Commercial, and Regulatory practice area, with a focus on the Real Estate, Tourism & Hospitality practice group.

With over ten years, spanning private practice and the public sector, Hadil is experienced in advising local and foreign clients on corporate and commercial matters, including company incorporations, mergers and acquisitions, contract drafting and negotiation, competition law, sports law, and regulatory compliance across various industries. Her transactional practice encompasses M&A matters, legal due diligence, and the drafting of transaction documents.

Hadil has developed notable expertise in competition law, having served as a Legal Fellow at the Competition Law Center of George Washington University and undertaken an international legal internship at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, gaining exposure to international antitrust and competition law practices.

Prior to joining ADSERO, Hadil served as a Prosecutor at the Egyptian Administrative Prosecution Authority, where she investigated financial and administrative violations committed by public officials, drafted prosecution memoranda, and issued decisions and recommendations to governmental authorities in support of anti-corruption enforcement efforts.

Earlier in her career, she gained experience in the banking sector, advising on the review and drafting of letters of credit, letters of guarantee, facility agreements, and syndicated loan agreements.

• Advised individual investors on the co-development of a multi-use real estate project.
• Advised a leading UAE-based company on its potential entry into the Egyptian market and proposed operations relating to the manufacturing of infrastructure-related products.
• Advised a leading client in the food and beverage industry on the registration of various real estate assets in Egypt.
• Advised a multinational technology and e-commerce company on various real estate-related legal matters, including the acquisition of real estate assets in Egypt.
• Advised a leading client in the cement industry on a banking matter.
• Assisted in providing day-to-day legal support to AstraZeneca Egypt.

Prior to ADSERO:

• Advised leading multinational and regional companies on their Egyptian operations, including Souq.com (now Amazon), Uber Technologies, Inc., Monster Beverage Corporation, IB Vogt GmbH, and Avon Cosmetics Egypt.
• Advised major developers, including Abu Dhabi Capital Group (Al Borouj) and Wadi Degla Group, on residential compounds, construction contracts, sale and lease agreements, and partnership agreements.
• Advised Wadi Degla Group, as in-house counsel, on negotiating and drafting sponsorship agreements, advertising concession agreements, football players’ transfer agreements, and transactions relating to sports events.
• Advised Wadi Degla Group, as in-house counsel, on drafting the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract and related documentation for the development of Wadi Degla Sports Club in Alexandria, Egypt.
• Advised Wadi Degla Group, as in-house counsel, on negotiations and drafting of all agreements related to the Professional Squash World Tour Finals for the years 2020 to 2022.
• Advised Wadi Degla Group, as in-house counsel, on its planned corporate bonds issuance valued at approximately EGP 2 billion, including participating in the legal due diligence process and reviewing the relevant information memorandum.
• Participated in advising the National Service Authority and Litat Group on the majority acquisition of Solb Misr, valued at USD 1.05 billion.
• Assisted in advising a group of investors on their proposed acquisition of a 60% stake in a pharmaceutical company.

• The New Merger Control Regime in Egypt: From Post-Closing Notification to Pre-Closing Clearance.

2025 – Served as a member of the reviewing committee for the Egyptian Competition Authority’s Research Awards in Competition Policy.

2024 – Served as a member of the reviewing committee for the Egyptian Competition Authority’s Research Awards in Competition Policy.

2024 – Served as a jury member at the Antitrust Writing Awards by Concurrences and The George Washington University Law School Competition Law Center.

2020 – Completed the Anti-Corruption and Governance Training Course, Egyptian Administrative Control Authority.

2020 – Completed the Administrative Prosecution Counsellors’ Training Programme, National Training Academy in Egypt.

2017 – Participated as a guest speaker at the Law Talks Event in Egypt.

• Member of the Egyptian Bar Association.

2023 – LL.M., Business and Finance Law, The George Washington University Law School.

2012 – LL.B., Faculty of Law, English Section, Ain Shams University.