Norton Rose Fulbright > Casablanca, Morocco > Firm Profile
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IMMEUBLE MERBOUHA
10 BIS RUE ALI ABDERRAZAK
CASABLANCA
Morocco
Norton Rose Fulbright > The Legal 500 Rankings
Morocco > Banking, finance and capital markets Tier 1
Norton Rose Fulbright advises a number of significant corporates, financial institutions and state entities on a broad range of banking and finance matters, including operations, project financing, financial restructuring and corporate lending transactions. In addition, the team is involved in equity and debt issues for major Moroccan companies. The firm’s global network significantly bolsters the team’s cross-border capabilities, giving them a considerable international presence. Alain Malek leads the team, with a history of handling cross-border transactions across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, especially within the insurance, energy and telecoms sectors.Practice head(s):
Alain Malek
Other key lawyers:
Roberto Cristofolini
Key clients
Banque Centrale Populaire
Banque Marocaine pour le Commerce et l’Industrie
Attijariwafa bank
ACWA Power
Label’ Vie
Work highlights
- Advising Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) and Banque Marocaine pour le Commerce et l’Industrie (BMCI) on the financing of the acquisition by Helios of a majority stake in the T2S group.
Morocco > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 1
Norton Rose Fulbright‘s Casablanca office advises, corporates, financial institutions and state entities on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, particularly within the infrastructure, transport, telecoms and construction sectors. In addition to domestic deals, the team is equally strong in assisting foreign investors in strengthening their presence in Morocco. Competition law is a growing area of expertise for the team, having been involved in landmark cases in front of Moroccan authorities. Practice head Alain Malek handles cross-border transactions and multi-jurisdictional deals in the energy, agribusiness and tourism sectors. At the associate level, Souâde Messaoudi and Godefroy Le Mintier are important names.Practice head(s):
Alain Malek
Other key lawyers:
Marta Giner Asins; Godefroy Le Mintier; Souâde Messaoudi
Key clients
Office National des Chemins de Fer
Akwa Group
Banque Centrale Populaire
Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion du Maroc
Compagnie Chérifienne du Chocolat
Hightech Payment Services
IFC World Bank
Elopak
KPMG
Wafa Assurance
Mrs and Mrs Nahmias
Intelcia
Stellantis
Knauf
Agence Marocaine de Développement des Investissements et des Exportations (AMDIE)
Work highlights
- Advised Wafa Assurance in the context of the sale by Crédit Agricole SA of its stake in Crédit du Maroc to Holmarcom, following the assistance of the client in the context of the renegotiation of the shareholders’ agreement signed with Crédit Agricole.
- Advised Elopak, leading packaging manufacturer on the acquisition of the shares of Naturepak Beverage (one company in Saudi Arabia and its Moroccan subsidiary).
- Advised Intelcia in the context of the acquisition of the Spanish group Unisono, specialized in customer experience, business process outsourcing, digitalisation, automation and customer relationship consulting in the Spanish speaking market.
Morocco > Projects and public law Tier 1
With the support of the firm’s international network, the corporate team at Norton Rose Fulbright has advised a variety of domestic and international clients on the realisation of projects within the infrastructure, transport and energy sectors. The group also undertakes a significant amount of work for state entities, particularly in regard to renewable energy. Alain Malek leads the team, with experience in handling cross-border transactions across Europe and the MENA region.Practice head(s):
Alain Malek
Other key lawyers:
Anne Lapierre; Marion Roquette-Pfister Godefroy Le Mintier
Key clients
Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Digital Economy
CDG palais des congrès Marrakech
Abengoa
ONCF
Agence Marocaine de Développement des Investissements et des Exportations (AMDIE)
Work highlights
- Advising the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Digital Economy in the context of the creation of the Tanger Tech city near Tangiers.
- Advising the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) on the next phases of Morocco’s ambitious solar plan.
- Advising Abengoa and Inframaroc, ONEE and the Ministry of Agriculture in the context of the commissioning of the water desalination plant in Agadir on 30 June 2022.
Morocco > Tourism and real estate Tier 1
The Casablanca office of Norton Rose Fulbright advises a range of corporates, financial institutions and state entities in Morocco, particularly within the energy, infrastructure, transport and construction sectors. The real estate team regularly acts for foreign investors on large-scale projects concerning transport, retail and high-end hotels and resorts. Alain Malek specialises in cross-border M&A in the tourism sector. Ho co-leads the team with counsel Mathieu Dahan, an expert in real estate acquisition, development and management across Africa.Practice head(s):
Alain Malek; Mathieu Dahan
Key clients
ONCF
Amazzin (Aksal Group)
Assoufid Properties SA
Madaëf Golfs
Asas (Adbul Lateef Jameel)
YAZAKI
Work highlights
- Advised Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF) in relation to the disposal of the Michlifen Golf Resort Hotel in the context of implementation of the partnership with OCP.
- Advised Yazaki Morocco in relation to the building land purchase and development of its plant in Morocco.
- Advised MADAEF GOLFS in relation to the restructuring of its golf courses.
Norton Rose Fulbright > Firm Profile
The firm: Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 4,000 lawyers and other legal staff based in more than 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.
Areas of practice: Recognized for our industry focus, we are strong across all the key industry sectors: financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and life sciences and healthcare. Through our global risk advisory group, we leverage our industry experience with our knowledge of legal, regulatory, compliance and governance issues to provide our clients with practical solutions to the legal and regulatory risks facing their businesses.
Wherever we are, we operate in accordance with our global business principles of quality, unity and integrity. We aim to provide the highest possible standard of legal service in each of our offices and to maintain that level of quality at every point of contact.
Norton Rose Fulbright Verein, a Swiss verein, helps coordinate the activities of Norton Rose Fulbright members but does not itself provide legal services to clients. Norton Rose Fulbright has offices in more than 50 cities worldwide, including London, Houston, New York, Toronto, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Sydney and Johannesburg. For more information, see nortonrosefulbright.com
Offices: We have offices in the world’s most important business, financial and regulatory centres and are active in strategically important growth markets. Our offices are located in Amsterdam, Athens, Austin, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Brussels, Calgary, Canberra, Cape Town, Casablanca, Dallas, Denver, Dubai, Durban, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Houston, Istanbul, Jakarta (in association with Norton Rose Fulbright Australia), Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Melbourne, Mexico City, Milan, Minneapolis, Monaco, Montréal, Moscow, Munich, New York, Ottawa, Paris, Perth, Piraeus, Port Moresby, Québec, Rio de Janeiro, Riyadh (in association with Mohammed Al-Ghamdi Law Firm), San Antonio, San Francisco, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, St Louis, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Vancouver, Warsaw and Washington, DC. In Africa, we have alliances with firms in Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Zimbabwe
Number of partners (worldwide): 1,000+
Number of other fee-earners (worldwide): 2,000+
Total staff: 7,500+
Global key contacts
Financial institutions: James Bateson
Energy: Anne Lapierre and John Mauel
Infrastructure, mining and commodities: Nick Merritt
Transport: Harry Theochari
Technology: Nick Abrahams
Life sciences and healthcare: Stacey Martinez and Randy Sutton
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Financial institutions | James Bateson | ||
Energy | Anne Lapierre and John Mauel | ||
Infrastructure, mining and commodities | Nick Merritt | ||
Transport | Harry Theochari | ||
Technology | Nick Abrahams | ||
Life sciences and healthcare | Stacey Martinez and Randy Sutton |
Other
Other offices : Amsterdam Other offices : Athens Other offices : Austin Other offices : Bahrain Other offices : Bangkok Other offices : Beijing Other offices : Bogotá Other offices : Brisbane Other offices : Brussels Other offices : Calgary Other offices : Canberra Other offices : Cape Town Other offices : Caracas Other offices : Dallas Other offices : Dar es Salaam Other offices : Denver Other offices : Dubai Other offices : Durban Other offices : Frankfurt Other offices : Hamburg Other offices : Hong Kong Other offices : Houston Other offices : Istanbul Other offices : Jakarta (in association with Norton Rose Fulbright Australia) Other offices : Johannesburg Other offices : London Other offices : Los Angeles Other offices : Luxembourg Other offices : Melbourne Other offices : Mexico City Other offices : Milan Other offices : Minneapolis Other offices : Monaco Other offices : Montréal Other offices : Moscow Other offices : Munich Other offices : New York Other offices : Ottawa Other offices : Paris Other offices : Perth Other offices : Piraeus Other offices : Port Moresby Other offices : Québec Other offices : Rio de Janeiro Other offices : Riyadh (in association with Mohammed Al-Ghamdi Law Firm) Other offices : San Antonio Other offices : San Francisco Other offices : São Paulo Other offices : Shanghai Other offices : Singapore Other offices : St Louis Other offices : Sydney Other offices : Tokyo Other offices : Toronto Other offices : Vancouver Other offices : Warsaw Other offices : Washington, DC Other offices : In Africa, it has alliances with firms in Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Zimbabwe.Legal Briefings
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