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UGGC Africa Offices
93 BOULEVARD MASSIRA AL KHADRA
CASABLANCA
Morocco
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UGGC Africa > The Legal 500 Rankings
Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 2
UGGC Africa has a growing workload of M&A, PPP, private equity and competition law matters, and it also advises on commercial contracts. The firm's Africa desk handles work across the MENA region and is highly active in francophone Africa. Ali Bougrine, Jean-Jacques Uettwiller, Laurent Sablé and Corinne Khayat are the most prominent practitioners in a large corporate practice that works between the Paris and Casablanca offices.Practice head(s):
Ali Bougrine; Jean-Jacques Uettwiller; Laurent Sablé; Corinne Khayat
Testimonials
‘Although based partly in Paris, the team travels and gives itself the means to know the environment and the evolution of legislation, and it attends events that allow it to be aware of developments in the law on competition and to better master the environment of Moroccan institutions and case law.’
‘Within the firm, Corinne Khayat demonstrates exemplary responsiveness on all types of subjects.’
Key clients
CDER Investissements
LafargeHolcim
PERI
MATIS Aerospace
GBH and its subsidiaries in Morocco
Orange OMEAM
Association Professionnelle des Cimentiers (APC)
Groupement des Petroliers Marocains
Sienna Investment Group
GCCI
induver
Avenis
Air Liquide
Amundi
ATALIAN
RATP Developpement
Armonia
Dispute resolution Tier 2
UGGC Africa's lead partners are Laurent Sablé and Ali Bougrine, who work closely with the firm's Paris office to handle litigation and arbitration cases in Morocco, the MENA region and the Middle East. They also handle cases in jurisdictions covered by the OHADA Treaty. The team is best known for its involvement in international litigation cases, as well as ad hoc and institutional arbitration proceedings. The firm is currently representing Ciments du Maroc in an ongoing international arbitration.Practice head(s):
Laurent Sablé; Ali Bougrine
Key clients
Ciments du Maroc
PERI
STROC
Fédération royale marocaine de football
Omnium Technologique
Banking, finance and capital markets Tier 3
The Casablanca office of UGGC Africa predominantly focuses on corporate transactions, but it also acts on project finance transactions arising from the firm's involvement in PPP projects. It also advises clients in the banking and finance sector on local regulatory matters. Ali Bougrine, Jean-Jacques Uettwiller and Laurent Sablé are the main contacts, with Sablé taking the lead on corporate and project finance transactions both in Morocco and across north and west Africa.Practice head(s):
Ali Bougrine; Jean-Jacques Uettwiller; Laurent Sablé
Key clients
Centre Monétique Interbancaire (CMI)
Korhogo Solaire
Employment Tier 3
UGGC Africa provides support to a number of overseas-based employers in relation to labour law matters concerning their operations in Morocco. Ali Bougrine, Jean-Jacques Uettwiller and Laurent Sablé, who split their time between Paris and Casablanca, are the key partners. Their recent work included assisting Sienna Investment Group, which owns the Ritz-Carlton Rabat and Tetouan Hotel, with employment matters arising from a hotel management contract.Practice head(s):
Ali Bougrine; Jean-Jacques Uettwiller; Laurent Sablé
Key clients
PERI
Orange OMEAM
Sienna Investment Group
UGGC Africa > Firm Profile
The UGGC office in Casablanca was created in December 2002. UGGC Avocats was one of the first French law firms to set up an office in Morocco in order to develop a pan-African legal and tax advisory platform. The Casablanca office of UGGC has since become one of the foremost international law firms in Africa. The Casablanca office offers its clients the same assistance as the one offered by our Paris office and covers all areas of law.
The team of our Casablanca office consists of 15 Moroccan and French lawyers working in Arabic, English and French and with recognized experience in Moroccan law and in-depth knowledge of OHADA and UEOMA law.
The team of the Casablanca office intervenes regularly in Morocco but also in Algeria, Tunisia as well as in Sub-Saharan, West and Central Africa.
Due to its size and geographical presence, UGGC’s experience has enabled it, for more than 20 years, to accompany its clients in their investment projects in Africa, in liaison with its structured network of local correspondents covering the entire African continent.
The Casablanca office has, in particular, a recognized practice in the field of:
- corporate law
- M&A/Private Equity
- employment law
- litigation & arbitration
- competition law
- real estate law
- health law
- public law
- intellectual property
UGGC Avocats also set up an “Africa Desk” consisting of lawyers in the Paris office who are perfectly knowledgeable about issues of Moroccan law so that our French or European clients have a contact close-at-hand in Paris.
Our teams in Casablanca and in the “Africa Desk” in Paris assist our clients daily in Sub-Saharan Africa and in particular in the territories governed by the OHADA (Organization for the harmonization of business law in Africa) treaty, as well as those located within the MENA area and the Middle East (United Arab Emirates and Qatar in particular).
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate law | Ali Bougrine, Partner in the Paris office and Managing Partner of the Casablanca office | a.bougrine@uggc.com | France: +33 1 56 69 70 00 ; Morocco: +212 522 77 44 40 |
Lawyer Profiles
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Me Ali Bougrine | Ali Bougrine, partner at the UGGC Paris office and managing partner of… | View Profile |
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Mr Laurent Sablé | Laurent Sablé joined UGGC in 2017 as he was attracted by the firm’s team… | View Profile |