Aly El Shalakany is a founding member of Sheraa, a non-governmental organization bringing together attorneys and researchers interested in public affairs, development and the democratization process in Egypt, and a partner at Shalakany Law Office, one of the largest and most established corporate law firms in Egypt. Aly has worked on a number of legislative and policy papers relating to economic and social rights, including constitutional reform, consumer protection, sukuks, conflict of interest regulations for civil servants and the regulation of campaign funding for those running for public office. He has advised members of the 2013 Committee of Fifty, political parties, civil society and political activists on various issues, including matters of constitutional reform.