Dentons Rattagan Arocena — Morocco

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Christophe Simonnet

Christophe is a corporate lawyer with more than 18 years of experience, including 10 years of practice in Morocco where he has been established since 2008. From Casablanca, Christophe regularly advises local and international clients on acquisitions and corporate matters in North Africa and in French-speaking African countries. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate, commercial contracts, real estate and financing. · Mergers & Acquisitions

Mehdi Megzari

Mehdi Megzari is a Partner at Dentons Sayarh & Menjra. He focuses on mergers & acquisitions, capital market and competition law. Mehdi is regularly involved in domestic and cross-border acquisitions (listed and non-listed), mergers and restructurings, international joint-ventures, and more generally in various operations relating to corporate, banking and securities law. Mehdi has also developed specialized skills in the upstream oil & gas and mining activity in Morocco. · Corporate / M&A

Mohamed Ali Sayarh

Mohamed Ali Sayarh is a Founding Partner of Sayarh & Menjra (now Dentons Sayarh & Menjra). With over 40 years of experience, he has acquired a strong and recognized expertise in the business law sector and has advised and represented numerous private companies and governmental entities (including the Kingdom of Morocco) on complex transactions and litigation matters. His areas of expertise comprise banking law, real estate, administrative law and dispute resolution. · Banking & Finance

Mohamed Amine Menjra

Mohamed Amine is a Founding Partner of Sayarh & Menjra (now Dentons Sayarh & Menjra), who has developed a strong expertise in the business law sector and has represented numerous private companies and governmental entities before the Moroccan courts. His areas of expertise comprise commercial law, contract law and dispute resolution. · Commercial Law

Omar Sayarh

Omar Sayarh is the Managing Partner of Dentons Sayarh & Menjra. He focuses on mergers & acquisitions, capital market, real estate and, more generally, on domestic and foreign investments. Omar has extensive experience in all aspects of industrial projects and real estate developments, as well as public contracts, public-private partnerships and large-scale construction projects in Morocco. He has been involved in large-scale, high profile transactions and is regularly advising leading clients on their transactions and businesses in Morocco in particular and in Africa more generally. Omar has also developed a strong expertise in the labor law area and in Islamic Finance. · Mergers & Acquisitions