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Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 1
17 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
5 practice areas
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Tier 2

ADNA
5 practice areas
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ASAFO & Co
4 practice areas
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DLA Piper
4 practice areas
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Naciri & Associés A&O Shearman
5 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bakouchi & Habachi-HB Law Firm
4 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
5 practice areas
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UGGC Africa
3 practice areas
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Tier 4

Dentons Morocco
5 practice areas
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El Amari & Associés
4 practice areas
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URITI
3 practice areas
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Notable

Ashurst Perkins Coie
1 practice area
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EAR & Co
2 practice areas
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Fraikech Associés
2 practice areas
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Kettani Law Firm
5 practice areas
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Zarhouni & Elhassani Law Firm
6 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
27 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
5 practice areas
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Naciri & Associés A&O Shearman
5 practice areas
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Tier 2

ASAFO & Co
4 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
5 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADNA
5 practice areas
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Bennani & Associés
2 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Maroc
2 practice areas
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DLA Piper
4 practice areas
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Dentons Morocco
5 practice areas
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Nasrollah & Associés Baker McKenzie
4 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bakouchi & Habachi-HB Law Firm
4 practice areas
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Kettani Law Firm
5 practice areas
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LPA Law
2 practice areas
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MK Partners
1 practice area
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UGGC Africa
3 practice areas
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URITI
3 practice areas
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Notable

Afrique Advisors
1 practice area
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Boulalf & Mekkaoui
3 practice areas
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EAR & Co
2 practice areas
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El Amari & Associés
4 practice areas
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Garrigues
2 practice areas
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Grant Thornton Legal
3 practice areas
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Hajji & Associés
2 practice areas
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Hamzi Law Firm
2 practice areas
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Westfield Morocco
1 practice area
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Zarhouni & Elhassani Law Firm
6 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 2
12 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Gide Loyrette Nouel
5 practice areas
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Naciri & Associés A&O Shearman
5 practice areas
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Tier 2

ASAFO & Co
4 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
5 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADNA
5 practice areas
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Dentons Morocco
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bakouchi & Habachi-HB Law Firm
4 practice areas
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Notable

Al Tamimi & Company
4 practice areas
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El Amari & Associés
4 practice areas
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Kettani Law Firm
5 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
6 practice areas
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Zarhouni & Elhassani Law Firm
6 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Clifford Chance is the Moroccan presence of the international law firm of the same name. The office is led by managing partner Mustapha Mourahib and is based in Casablanca. Clifford Chance is an international law firm established through a merger in the 1980s. The firm is led by global managing partner Matthew Layton and has offices in Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. 

  

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm has a strong practice in financial and corporate work where it has achieved top tier status in Morocco. The firm is also active in project development work. 

  

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include OCP, Africa50, MASEN, Attijariwafa Bank, Banque Centrale Populaire, BMCE Bank of Africa, Maghreb Titrisation, Heidelberg Cement, Helios Investment Partners, Nareva Holding and Enel Green Power. 

 

Client Feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Bank lending: Sponsor side 

"Reactive, Professional, Knowledgeable, Available." 

  

Banking 

"Excellent legal knowledge, strong negotiation and drafting skills, responsive." 

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Africa50 - M&A
2022-10-05
Clifford Chance
Morocco
M&A
Frederic Giancarli, Hasnaa Bennani
Africa50
Buyer
Vantage Capital - M&A
2023-05-04
Clifford Chance
Morocco
M&A
Frederic Giancarli, Youssef Tork
Vantage Capital
Buyer
Individual investor(s) - M&A
2022-11-14
Clifford Chance
Morocco
M&A
Frederic Giancarli
Individual investor(s)
Buyer
Wilmar International Ltd. - M&A
2023-12-01
Clifford Chance
Morocco
M&A
Cindy Massala Gouaka, Gilles Lebreton, Hasnaa Bennani, Jennifer Storey, Mustapha Mourahib, Nhi Nguyen
Wilmar International Ltd.
Seller
Corporate partner Aline Cardin and counsel Alexander Tollast discuss winning the instruction, road-testing the EU Pilot Regime and turning a first-of-its-kind transaction into know-how
Gibson Dunn has hired a seven-lawyer investment funds team from Clifford Chance in Paris, led by partner Xavier Comaills, as the firm continues its European expansion
Clifford Chance, Bowmans and Udo Udoma & Belo Osagie were among the top winning firms at the awards dinner held in Cape Town on March 17  
M&A
Corporate M&A and PE lawyer Alexandra Wilde has been appointed as managing partner to ‘lead the next phase of growth across the US region’
New hires were made across the PE, M&A, real estate, antitrust, finance and capital markets practices in the UK and the US
M&A
New hires were made across the corporate, PE, regulatory and finance practices in Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Sydney, Rome, London and the Cayman Islands
Lawyers at Clifford Chance and Skadden examine how the regulation has driven legal demand at their firms and transformed advisory strategies
A revamped rulebook has given a boost to London IPO activity that looks set to continue in the fourth quarter and into 2026, lawyers tell IFLR
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