Clifford Chance Casablanca

Clifford Chance's Casablanca office is the Magic Circle firm's first and flagship office in Africa, established under the leadership of partner Mustapha Mourahib. Located in the Nearshore Park business complex within the Casablanca Finance City (CFC) ecosystem, the office serves as a strategic hub for banking and finance, private equity, project finance, and M&A transactions across Morocco, Francophone West Africa, and the broader MENA region. Clifford Chance Casablanca has been instrumental in landmark transactions including sovereign sukuk issuances, major PPP infrastructure projects, renewable energy concessions under Morocco's Plan Solaire Noor, and cross-border M&A involving Moroccan corporates expanding into Sub-Saharan Africa. The firm's lawyers work on mandates governed by Moroccan law, French law, and English law simultaneously, providing seamless cross-jurisdictional advice. The office is registered with the Barreau de Casablanca and maintains close working relationships with Bank Al-Maghrib, the AMMC, and the Conseil de la Concurrence. Clifford Chance offers Magic Circle-standard training programmes, global mobility opportunities, and competitive compensation benchmarked to international standards. Working languages are French, English, and Arabic.