Baker & McKenzie Maroc is best known for advising on complex corporate deals and disputes in Morocco, and across the West African and MENA regions. The tax practice, led by managing partner Kamal Nasrollah, has developed to support the firm’s domestic and cross border deals, drawing a strong client list including Apple, JP Morgan, and Bytedance. The firm works on a variety of tax matters which arises from its corporate and M&A deals, such as acquisitions and joint ventures. Besides Nasrollah, Keltoum Boudribila is an important figure to note.

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Key clients

  • Airbnb
  • ONHYM
  • Apple
  • CBRE
  • JP Morgan
  • Minimax
  • Netflix
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Varian
  • Gitlab
  • Suez
  • Uber
  • Bytedance
  • Abbott
  • AJA Group

Work highlights

  • Advising Atos, a French IT group, listed on the Paris stock exchange, to assist them with its spin-off in two different entities, in the 78 countries where the group has a corporate presence.
  • Advising ONHYM in connection with various issues regarding their activities, including petroleum agreements, tax matters, and corporate governance.
  • Gave advice to Amazon on financial regulatory issues in Morocco in connection with the expansion of their activities in Morocco, particularly in regard to the tax treatment of their employee profit-sharing scheme.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kamal Nasrollah

Other key lawyers

Keltoum Boudribila