Afrique Advisors

Managing Partner: Laila Slassi

Number of Partners: 2

Number of Other Fee-Earners: 9

International Offices: Exclusive correspondent office for Mayer Brown LLP in Casablanca, Morocco

Afrique Advisors is a Casablanca-based business law firm founded in 2015. The firm is widely recognised for its strategic insight and high-calibre legal advice, particularly in matters intersecting corporate law, tax, regulatory frameworks, and institutional relations. As the exclusive correspondent of global law firm Mayer Brown LLP in Morocco, Afrique Advisors operates at the crossroads of international legal standards and in-depth local expertise. The team is known for delivering integrated legal solutions tailored to both domestic and cross-border challenges, notably in high-stakes transactional, regulatory, and policy-driven environments.

General Corporate & M&A

Afrique Advisors advises on all aspects of corporate structuring, governance, and transactions. The firm acts for multinational corporations, private equity firms, and Moroccan industrial groups in acquisitions, joint ventures, and restructurings. The team recently advised Comaner, a key player in the agro-industrial sector, on its strategic investment in Biomag to accelerate regional growth and strengthen its market position.

Tax Advisory & Planning

The firm provides strategic tax advice on local and international structuring, with a strong focus on cross-border investments and optimised deal structuring. Afrique Advisors regularly advises international clients on a wide range of complex tax matters, both in advisory and contentious contexts.

Venture Capital & Startups

Afrique Advisors has developed a niche expertise in venture capital, assisting funds and tech entrepreneurs with regulatory structuring, fundraising rounds, and governance matters. The firm is particularly active in advising on “flip” operations for African startups seeking international growth. Today, Afrique Advisors is widely recognised as a leading firm in this sector, advising nearly all venture capital funds active in the region.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

The team represents clients in both domestic and international arbitration, with particular focus on commercial and investment disputes. Afrique Advisors is currently advising on high-value disputes involving public-private infrastructure contracts. Notably, the firm acted on behalf of the Kingdom of Morocco in the ICSID arbitration initiated by Scholz and secured a full victory, including an award of costs.

Regulatory Affairs & Public Law

The firm provides strategic legal support in sectors heavily influenced by regulatory constraints such as energy, finance, and infrastructure. Recent mandates include assisting the government in drafting the framework law on the social and solidarity economy, and advising an international engineering firm (client confidential – Schlumberger) on regulatory aspects of a major gas infrastructure project.

Afrique Advisors regularly advises international clients on cross-border investments, regulatory compliance, and multi-jurisdictional transactions. The firm has significant experience assisting multinational corporations, development finance institutions, investment funds, and international NGOs in navigating the legal and institutional landscape across North and Sub-Saharan Africa. This includes structuring regional projects, supporting international partnerships, and advising on market entry strategies in heavily regulated sectors such as energy, fintech, and infrastructure.

The firm regularly coordinates with legal teams across Africa, Europe, and North America to structure complex transactions and navigate compliance across jurisdictions.

Practice Areas:

• General Corporate
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Venture Capital
• Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
• Regulatory Affairs & Compliance
• Labour & Employment
• Intellectual Property
• Tax Advisory & Planning
• Public Law & Government Relations
• Data Privacy & Protection
• Project Development & PPP

Casablanca Finance City

Angle Main Street & Walili Street

8^thFloor, #25 - Casablanca Finance City (CFC)

Casablanca, Maroc

Phone: +212 (0) 522 36 94 62

Email: [email protected]