Gide Loyrette Nouel‘s ’competent and structured team’ is highly skilled at handling cross-border and local tax transactions including designing tax strategies and managing operational changes. The firm offers support concerning tax audit procedures and administrative matters, as well as capital withdrawals and transfer pricing. Simon Auquier leads the team and specialises in M&A, corporate law, and all tax-related matters. Chloé Joachim De Larivière and Julien Nouchi are also experienced in M&A, private equity, and corporate taxation.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘It has a competent and structured team in order to provide good customer service, despite the difficulties and inefficiencies of the administration in Morocco.’

  • ‘They are very capable professionals who know the standard in-depth and try to bring it closer to the reality of the country, which is complicated.’

Key clients

  • L’Oréal
  • Stellantis NV
  • Thyssen Krupp Elevators
  • SQM
  • Bofill Arquitectura SL
  • International Finance Corporation
  • Lesieur Cristal
  • Bukhatir Group
  • Bamesa Group
  • Zahid Group
  • Gatestone
  • Pestana Hotel Group

Work highlights

  • Assisting L’Oréal—the world’s leading beauty company—with legal, tax, and regulatory matters in the implementation of the client’s employee share plan in Morocco.
  • Advising the global manufacturer of elevators, Thyssen Krupp Elevators, on the tax and legal aspects of the liquidation of the Moroccan subsidiary.
  • Assisting SQM—a global mining company in northern Chile—with a tax strategy to structure funds injected in Morocco.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Simon Auquier, Chloé Joachim-de Larivière

Other key lawyers

Julien Nouchi