Dr. Ahmed Y. Zohny has expertise in rendering Expert Witness Testimony and legal, economic and business consulting services to U.S.A. firms on issues related to the Comparative Laws of Egypt and Arab countries. He is an international lawyer whose firm’s practice focuses on counseling clients on the political and business risk of investment in Egypt and the Arab countries. The firm can render the following services to U.S. clients including: providing up to date information and strategies on the complexities and opportunities of entering the Arab market; interacting with Arab government officials; ensuring that U.S. companies are operating in compliance with all legal and operational requirements of the Arab laws and executive orders, verifying the authenticity of Arabic Legal documents, and representing our clients in the Arab market in a privileged and confidential way.

Dr. Ahmed Y. Zohny is an international development and transactional lawyer whose practice focuses on International Marketing, International Trade, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Patent, Trade Secret / Unfair Completion, Anti-Piracy, Copyright, Right of Publicity / Right of Privacy, Agency, Franchising, Distributorship and International Arbitration with Egypt and the Arab countries.

Dr. Zohny's project experience and clients included the United States Department of State / Agency for International Development / BearingPoint's international public service practice, emerging market division, (2005 - 2007), TAPRII "Technical Assistance For Policy Reform II Project" in Egypt related to Law Schools' reforms, Legal training for Egyptian lawyers, Accreditation of Egyptian Law Schools, Comparative Law, Reforming Commercial law, Intellectual Property Laws, Patent Laws, Trademark Laws, Copyright Laws and Foreign Direct Investment Laws, and Bilateral Educational Agreements, World Bank’s Institute (1994-1996) on technical assistance projects related to the Arab Countries including: Institutional and Legal Reforms, Public / Private Sector Interface, Privatization and Finance of International Development Projects, Micro Finance Project Development, and Evaluation of Educational Programs, World Bank- Japan Scholarship Fund (2000-2006), the International Institute of the United States Department of Agriculture's Graduate School(1994 – 1999) Conducting Leadership training programs for senior executives from the Middle East on issues of privatization and public/private sector interface, Negotiation, Preparation and implementation of a Joint Venture Agreement with the Institute of Agricultural Economic Research of Cairo University (1998), International Business and Technical Consultants Inc. (1999), Reviewing contracts of Technical Assistance with the Egyptian Government, Shindy & Associates-Egypt (1996-2003) cases related to International Arbitration, Comparative Law, Foreign Direct Investment, Agency, Franchising, and Distributorship, Piper & Marbury Law Firm in Washington DC (2000) (International Development / Technology Agreement For the Telecommunication Government's Sector in Egypt, and the National Legal Counselors and Advocates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2007) in cases related to comparative Law, preparation and negotiation of foreign direct investment agreements and occupancies contracts in the Free Zone Area (2007).

Dr. Zohny was a key expert witness in the "Fahmy vs. Jay-Z, et al (2010) on copyright/intellectual property case working with Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, Los Angeles, California, USA, involving the nephew of an Egyptian composer who wrote music sampled in the rap anthem "Big Pimpin" against music mogul Jay-Z. Dr. Zohny testified for Jay-Z's defense, who won the case.

Link to case:
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2172479/fahmy-v-jay-z/

More information:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jay-z-timbaland-win-big-pimpin-sample-trial-20151021

Dr. Zohny is fluent in both the Arabic and English languages with extensive knowledge of Islamic Banking and Finance and experience in identifying, investigating and deterring fraud and corrupt practices in international banking in the Arab countries' setting including: structuring complex financial transactions, security arrangements, developing risk mitigation strategies, formation of Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances.

Dr. Zohny’s professional publications, conference papers and executive training manuals are published and used in the USA, England, France, Germany, Austria, Ireland, and Egypt.

Employment:
Dr. Zohny is currently professor of Law, Political Science, and International Affairs, and Pre-Law Advisor at Coppin State University, Baltimore, Maryland. Professor Zohny taught Business Law, International Business, Commercial Law, Political Science, and International Marketing at the following institutions during his 25 years of teaching career: Johns Hopkins University, the American University, Southeastern University, University of Maryland Global Campus, and Coppin State University. Also, he served in the capacity of Academic Director, Department Chair and Associate Academic Dean for Business and Economics,

The following are samples of Dr. Zohny's publications:

• Egypt's Procurement Regime and Building an Export Oriented Economy
• The U.S. Egyptian Free Trade Agreement - Challenges and Prospects
• The Suitability of U.S. Security Laws and Regulations to Serve as a Model Law for Egyptian Financial Markets

Zohny & Associates
International Business Firm, PLLC
1629 K Street N.W., Suite 300
Washington D.C. 20006 USA
Phone: 410-674-5219
Cell: 202-280-0956
Email: ayzohny@zohny-int-law-firm.com

Education

• L. L.M., Washington College of Law, the American University, Washington DC, USA. (Served on the Editorial Board of the AU International Law Review)
• Ph.D., Graduate School of Public & International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, Pa, USA.
• M.A., Political Science, Bloomsburg University, PA, USA.
• L.L.B., Faculty of Law, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Admissions

• Attorney-At- Law in Egypt, member of the Egyptian Bar, 1999
• Admitted as an Attorney to pleading before the District Court (Egyptian First Instance Court), 1999
• Admitted to pleading before the Egyptian Court of Appeals, 2004
• Admitted as a Patent and Trademark Attorney before the Egyptian Ministry of Trade & Industry, 2007
• Admitted as a Commercial Arbitrator before Cairo Regional Canter for International Arbitration (CRCICA), 2007
• Admitted as Egypt’s Authorized Arbitrator before the Court of Arbitration, Paris, France, 2007
• Currently serving on the committees of Intellectual Property Rights, Banking and Insurance, Investment, Electronic Commerce & Information Technology, and Curbing Corruption. (2007)
• International- Lawyer in the United States of America.
• Licensed by Washington DC Court of Appeals, Member of Washington DC Bar