Fares is the Managing Partner of Eversheds Sutherland EL Heni and Deputy Head Africa Group.
Prior to joining Eversheds EL Heni in 2011 as a managing partner, Fares worked as a lawyer in Paris at CFS, Winston & Strawn and Eversheds.
Fares advises and assists international companies, including those wishing to implement themselves in Tunisia, in business law, and more specifically on investments, currency exchange regulations, specific regulations, competition aspects and M&A.
Fares has vast experience in driving clients’ projects through a full legal coverage and management allowing his clients to work with a pragmatic and supportive partner in Tunisia but also in Africa.
He focuses on corporate/M&A, commercial, social and labor law, projects, energy and infrastructure matters.
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“Farès EL Heni is able to bridge the gap between Tunisian culture and international clients.” Legal 500, Banking & Finance, Tunisia - 2015.
Fares is ranked Leading Individual by Legal 500 EMEA. He is also ranked by Chambers & Partners 2022 as un up-and-coming lawyer.
The Legal 500 EMEA Leading Individual
- Registered with the Tunisian and Parisian bars
- Diplomas from the University Panthéon-SORBONNE 5 Paris, France in Business Law and Comparative Law in Arabic countries