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The 2025 Healthcare Odyssey
Welcome to the first edition of Law Update for 2025. As we begin this exciting year, we are pleased to turn our attention to one of the most dynamic sectors in the UAE and the broader GCC region – healthcare. Over the past several years, the region has seen unprecedented growth in this sector, driven by legislative advancements, technological innovations, and the increasing focus on sustainability and AI. As such, healthcare is set to be one of the most important sectors in the coming decade.
In this issue, we explore key themes that are significantly shaping the future of healthcare in the UAE, such as recent changes in foreign ownership laws. These reforms present a major opportunity for foreign investors, opening up new avenues for international collaborations and improving the overall healthcare infrastructure. The changes in ownership laws are an important milestone, and we provide an analysis of what this means for the industry and the various players involved.
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2025 is set to be a game-changer for the MENA region, with legal and regulatory shifts from 2024 continuing to reshape its economic landscape. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, and Bahrain are all implementing groundbreaking reforms in sustainable financing, investment laws, labor regulations, and dispute resolution. As the region positions itself for deeper global integration, businesses must adapt to a rapidly evolving legal environment.
Our Eyes on 2025 publication provides essential insights and practical guidance on the key legal updates shaping the year ahead—equipping you with the knowledge to stay ahead in this dynamic market.
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Rita Kevork
Associate
Biography
Rita Kevork is an Associate in the Corporate Structuring department in the Egypt Office.
Rita joined the firm in 2022 and specializes in TMT and general corporate matters. Prior to that, Rita has concluded an internship at the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (“CRCICA”) in 2021.
During her internship at CRCICA, Rita completed a training program on “Comparative Commercial Arbitration, Theory and Practice” (CCATP), equivalent to CIArb Module (1) on (International Arbitration), leading to the membership of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Rita, further has experience in advising on data protection laws and regulations and in drafting general commercial agreements, both local and cross border; such as distribution agreements, franchise agreements, consultancy agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, manufacturing and supply agreements.
Rita, also has experience in corporate secretarial work such as general assemblies and board meetings.
Recent Experience
- Advising a major American corporation in relation to data protection and privacy policies to the newly issued Egyptian Data Protection Law.
- Drafting a Distribution Agreement for a leading Egyptian beverages company.
- Providing a leading Chinese car hailing service provider with daily corporate advice and mandatory corporate secretarial work.
- Advising a major pharmaceutical company regarding the legal framework of in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) in Egypt.
- Advising a leading streaming service provider on content and marketing material in Egypt.
- Advising several major pharmaceutical corporations regarding the distribution of their products in Egypt.
Language(s)
- Arabic
- Armenian
- English
Education
2020 – Bachelors of Law, German University in Cairo (GUC)
Admission
2022 – Egyptian Bar Association
Practice(s)
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