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Loucif + Co
Algiers
Algeria
Rym Loucif photo

Work Department

Corporate - M&A - Energy - Oil & Gas - Infrastructure

Position

Founding Partner

Career

Prior to founding Loucif + Co, Rym Loucif practiced with American law firms in Paris (Willkie Farr and Gibson Dunn), as well as French law firms based in Algiers (Gide and LPA-CGR Avocats).

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2006, Rym Loucif was educated in prestigious universities in Paris (Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris II) and in London (King’s College London).

Present in Algeria for the past ten years, Rym Loucif has acquired a renowned expertise in Algerian business law advising mostly foreign investors regarding their investments and activities in the country. Her deep knowledge of the Algerian business environment combined with her international vision allows her to provide her clients with a tailor-made advice adapted to the reality on the ground.

Rym Loucif focuses on cross-border mergers, acquisitions, establishment of joint-ventures and in matters related to competition law, on behalf of leading international groups.

Loucif + Co is a trusted and regular contributor to major regional and international legal conferences. Rym Loucif contributes as an expert to the OECD in the context of the EU-OECD Program on Promoting Investment in the Mediterranean, aiming to strengthen investments into and within the Mediterranean region.

Languages

French English Arabic

Memberships

Paris Bar

Education

King’s College London, University of London
Postgraduate Diploma in EU Competition Law

Paris Bar School (Ecole de Formation professionnelle des Barreaux de la Cour d’Appel de Paris)
Bar practice certificate (Certificat d’Aptitude à la Profession d’Avocat)

Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris II
Practice-oriented DESS postgraduate degree and Magister degree in business law, DJCE General counsel diploma / tax law specialisation certificate

Lawyer Rankings

Algeria > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Leading individuals)

Rym Loucif

Loucif + Co

Loucif + Co is a boutique business law firm that was founded in 2021 by ‘highly competent’ corporate and M&A expert Rym Loucif after she departed from LPA-CGR. The firm has recently advised on joint ventures, acquisitions, reorganisations and due diligence, particularly in the infrastructure, health and pharmaceutical sectors. Renault Trucks, Neptune Energy and Tabuk Pharmaceuticals are a few names in its growing client base.

Algeria > Energy

Loucif + Co specialises in business law in strategic sectors in the country, and has significant experience assisting international clients on investments and project work. Founded and led by Rym Loucif, a former partner at LPA-CGR, the firm advises some of the key players operating in Algeria, including Neptune Energy. Recently, the team has been working on reviewing contracts and agreements, incorporations of subsidiaries and compliance.