About
Provided by Bassamat & Laraqui
Founded in 1989, Bassamat & Laraqui is one of the largest independent Moroccan business law firms with international vocation; it provides advisory work and litigation services to Moroccan as well as foreign institutions for a wide range of legal and structural issues in all sectors of through the entire Moroccan judicial court system. Bassamat & Laraqui has particular expertise in complex multi-party litigation in the corporate sectors with a competitive edge thanks to its advanced information system developed internally, allowing Bassamat & Laraqui to provides reports and updates to its clients in real time.
Chambers Review
Bassamat & Laraqui has a highly skilled litigation group which regularly appears before all levels of the Moroccan courts. The firm also advises on arbitration and is often singled out for its strength in banking litigation. It offers additional expertise in real estate and construction disputes, tax matters, restructuring and insolvency and debt recovery mandates.
Work Highlights
- Assisted Crédit Agricole with criminal lawsuits against two milling companies for financial statement discrepancies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We consider it to be the best dispute team in the country."
"I like the firm because of its ability to handle complex cases, the great quality of its legal memoranda, its reactivity and the expertise of the lawyers."
"We have been able to work with several lawyers in the firm who have demonstrated rigour and have not skimped on effort to provide our company with the best service."
"They have a good reputation for getting things done."
"We consider it to be the best dispute team in the country."
"I like the firm because of its ability to handle complex cases, the great quality of its legal memoranda, its reactivity and the expertise of the lawyers."
"We have been able to work with several lawyers in the firm who have demonstrated rigour and have not skimped on effort to provide our company with the best service."
"They have a good reputation for getting things done."
Notable Practitioners
Bassamat Fassi-Fihri maintains a remarkably broad litigation practice from her base in Casablanca, and regularly acts for clients in the banking and real estate sectors. She is also accomplished in arbitration, with further skills in insolvency and debt recovery cases, as well as intellectual property disputes.
"Bassamat is the best in her field in Morocco."
"We chose her for her great reputation in the market, high expertise and responsiveness."
"She is extremely involved and takes charge of the matter. She takes the reins."
"Bassamat is very responsive and gets personally involved."
Hanane Ait Addi makes her debut in the rankings with an increasingly visible dispute resolution practice. She is often involved in business litigation for clients operating in the transportation and real estate sectors, assisting with misuses of assets cases and liability actions. She has further experience in trade mark infringement matters.
"Hanane has a very technical approach to the cases and is rigorous."
"I appreciate the high quality of her memos, her great attention to detail and her availability."
Ranked Lawyers at
Bassamat & Laraqui
Morocco
Clients
Provided by Bassamat & Laraqui
ANCFCC
AXA ASSURANCE
BANQUE CENTRALE POPULAIRE
BMCI
BROOKSTONE PARTNERS
CAYTAS
CITIBANK MAGHREB
CLIFFORD CHANCE INTERNATIONAL
CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MAROC
ELITE HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT SA
FIVES FCB
INDEPENDANT PETROLEUM GROUP
JACOBS ENGINEERING SA
PARTENARIAT CAPITAL MAROC
ROYAL AIR MAROC
TOYOTA MAROC
VALYANS CONSULTING
Industries
Provided by Bassamat & Laraqui
Banking and Finance:
Business consulting
Collective insolvency proceedings
Debt recovery
Intellectual property, competition and trade
Legal advice and consulting
Litigation and arbitration
New technologies law
Real estate law