With the aim of establishing a distinguished boutique law firm, providing deep knowledge of local laws and business culture, in 2002, Motei & Associates was founded by Ashraf El Motei, a law graduate from Cairo University, and post-graduate from Paris I (la Sorbonne) and SMU Dedman School of Law in Dallas.

Having over a decade of local and regional experience, and inspired by our founder’s aim of providing personalized, cost effective and western/ international standard legal expertise, we pride ourselves on a high degree of responsiveness to our clients’ objectives and budgetary requirement.

Our lawyers are fluent Arabic speakers and we conduct business in Arabic, English and French with equal proficiency.

Our Core Values
Integrity
: Act in accordance with the highest standards of ethics and integrity.
Quality
: Strive for the highest quality and professionalism in servicing our clients.
Responsiveness
: Respond to our clients promptly and in encouraging and maintaining frequent communication.
Respect
: Sustain an atmosphere of mutual respect, support and authentic communication with our colleagues and clients.
Our Professional Objectives
To thoroughly understand our clients’ needs and be more sensitive to their concerns, and assist in achieving their objectives effectively.
To maintain a high level of competence, within an atmosphere of creativity, and to provide innovative solutions that make the quality and value of our work distinctive.
To offer not only superior legal skills, but also profound understanding of the business environment and focus on the efficient accomplishments of our clients’ objectives.
To measure our success through the satisfaction of our clients and the growing demand for our services.
Our lawyers are fluent Arabic speakers and we conduct business in Arabic, English and French with equal proficiency. We can also conduct business in Spanish , German, Russian, Hindi, Urdu and Tagalog.