Donia
El-Mazghouny
Donia El-Mazghouny is the founder and managing partner of Mazghouny & Co. Before establishing the firm, she served as a partner at a tier-one Cairo law firm, where she led the Energy & Projects team. She founded Mazghouny & Co with a conviction that the boutique model — deep expertise, personal partner engagement, commercial intelligence alongside legal advice — would deliver better outcomes for clients working on Egypt's most complex transactions.
She has built a practice recognised internationally by Chambers Global, Legal 500 EMEA, and Who's Who Legal, and has advised on some of Egypt's most significant energy and infrastructure transactions: the country's first green hydrogen and green ammonia projects, Africa's first green project bond issuance, and multiple gigawatt-scale solar, wind, and battery storage financings.
Rankings & Recognition
Chambers Global 2026
"Donia El-Mazghouny is, hands down, one of the top energy lawyers in the country. She shows an incredible level of dedication and support to her clients."
Chambers Global 2026
"She is truly a market leader in her field and delivers exceptional client service."
Chambers Global
"Notable Practitioner — Projects & Energy. She is the face of the renewable energy business in Egypt."
Legal 500 EMEA
Recommended for Energy and Projects & Infrastructure.
Who's Who Legal
Identified as "Energy Expert."
Lexology Client Choice Award 2021
Energy & Natural Resources — client-voted recognition.
Practice Areas
Energy & Power
Projects & Infrastructure
Financing
Corporate Law
Joint Ventures
Labour & Employment
Selected Matters
Egypt's first green project bonds — USD 334.5 million Benban solar refinancing. Africa's first. Climate Bond certified. (Scatec)
USD 479.1 million — 1 GW solar and 200 MWh battery storage financing from EBRD, AfDB, and BII. (Scatec / Obelisk Solar)
Egypt's first green hydrogen project — 160 MW electrolyser pilot, expandable to 3.5 GW. (Globeleq)
Egypt's first green ammonia project — advisory on first green ammonia development in Egypt.
900 MW Shadwan wind PPA — 25-year USD power purchase agreement with EETC. (Scatec)
Sustainable aviation fuel — minority investment in Egypt's largest planned SAF development. Shell offtake. (Vision Invest)
Professional Roles
Power Law Committee Liaison Officer — Arab Regional Forum, International Bar Association (IBA)
Member, Association of International Energy Negotiators
Education
LLM in International Financial Law
King's College London, United Kingdom
Master in International and European Business Law
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
LLB
Cairo University, Egypt
Languages
Arabic
English
French
Italian
