THE PRINCIPAL

Ahmed M. Elmokadem
Managing Partner.

Eighteen years in practice. Big-firm trained in Washington, D.C.; cross-border boutique principal in Cairo and Beirut for more than a decade; relaunching in Southern California in 2026.

Ahmed M. Elmokadem

Ahmed M. Elmokadem
Managing Partner · San Diego

Biography.

Ahmed M. Elmokadem is the founder and Managing Partner of Century Legal Advisors, P.C. He was admitted to the California Bar in 2005 and has been a member in good standing for two decades. He is also licensed in Egypt.

His career began at three of the largest law firms in Washington, D.C. — White & Case, Arnold & Porter, and Crowell & Moring — where his practice concentrated on international arbitration, securities, and complex commercial matters. In 2011 he founded his own firm in Cairo with a Beirut satellite, co-counseling on cross-border disputes with Gibson Dunn, Quinn Emanuel, Freshfields, CMS, and King & Spalding, among others.

He holds a Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law and an LL.M. in Securities and Financial Regulation from Georgetown University Law Center. He contributed a published chapter on bilateral investment treaties to an Oxford University Press volume.

Education.

  • Georgetown University Law Center — LL.M., Securities and Financial Regulation
  • Santa Clara University School of Law — Juris Doctor
  • University of San Diego — Bachelor of Arts

Admissions & Languages.

  • State Bar of California (2005)
  • Egyptian Bar
  • English (native) · Arabic (native)

Publications.

  • Chapter on bilateral investment treaties — Oxford University Press

A practice with global reach.

Across two decades, engagements have involved counterparts, parties, or assets in the jurisdictions below — through Big Law in Washington, an independent boutique in Cairo and Beirut, and co-counsel relationships spanning multiple continents.

San Diego Washington, D.C. New York Rio de Janeiro Quito London Paris Rome Budapest Kyiv Istanbul Algiers Cairo Beirut Riyadh Manama Dubai Luanda Bangkok Hong Kong
NORTH AMERICA
California · Washington, D.C. · New York
SOUTH AMERICA
Brazil · Ecuador
EUROPE
United Kingdom · France · Italy · Hungary · Ukraine
MIDDLE EAST
Turkey · Lebanon · United Arab Emirates · Saudi Arabia · Bahrain
NORTH AFRICA
Egypt · Algeria
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Angola
ASIA
Hong Kong · Thailand

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