IFLR 1000
The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms

	CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre Ghellal & Mekerba Gide Loyrette Nouel
	Aidoud Law Firm Law Office of Yamina Kebir Lefèvre Pelletier & Associés
	Bouchaib Law Firm Cabinet Hadj-Hamou et Djouadi Chemloul & Associés Goussanem & Aloui Law Firm
	Cabinet d'Avocats Samir Hamouda Cabinet Mustapha Hamdane Cabinet Sator Hamza Law Office SCP Boudiaf & Boudiaf Thompson & Knight

LPA has a team of eight French and Algerian lawyers led by Vincent Lunel and Fatima-Zohra Bouchemla in Algiers, with the support of an Algeria desk (Alliance Algérie) with a number of partners based in Paris.Key Paris/Casablanca based partner Alain Gauvin also plays a role in managing transactions in Algeria for LPA.... [more]

LPA has a team of eight French and Algerian lawyers led by Vincent Lunel and Fatima-Zohra Bouchemla in Algiers, with the support of an Algeria desk (Alliance Algérie) with a number of partners based in Paris.

Key Paris/Casablanca based partner Alain Gauvin also plays a role in managing transactions in Algeria for LPA.

The firm is best known for tax related work but the team handles all manner of corporate and financing work in Algeria for foreign and local clients, including banks, public entities, and clients in the pharmaceutical, energy and infrastructure sectors.

Deals
Vincent Lunel leads on the major deals. The firm advised on a number of corporate matters for global infrastructure company, and investment fund and a pharmaceutical client in matters from establishing a joint venture to general corporate support and litigation.

In one highlight deal, Lunel and team acted for Saint-Gobain in relation to the contribution of a plant from Saint-Gobain Placo to EDP Ouled Djellal.

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	Naciri & Associés – Allen & Overy
	Gide Loyrette Nouel Kettani Law Firm Lefèvre Pelletier & Associés Norton Rose UGGC
	Clifford Chance CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre Morocco Garrigues Maroc Sarl Hajji & Associés Mernissi-Figes
	Bennani & Associés Benzakour Law Firm Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira CWA – Eversheds
	August & Debouzy Baker & McKenzie El Amari & Associés Fraikech Associés JeantetAssociés

Lefèvre Pelletier & Associés (LPA) is led by the well-known Alain Gauvin and has strong up and comers in Kawtar Raji, who has been active in financings, and recently recruited Lina Fassi-Fihri.The recruitment of Fassi-Fihri is interesting as she joins from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, so in the run up to the Africa Cup of Nations of 2015 LPA will be the only firm that can boast niche expertise in this field.... [more]

Lefèvre Pelletier & Associés (LPA) is led by the well-known Alain Gauvin and has strong up and comers in Kawtar Raji, who has been active in financings, and recently recruited Lina Fassi-Fihri.

The recruitment of Fassi-Fihri is interesting as she joins from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, so in the run up to the Africa Cup of Nations of 2015 LPA will be the only firm that can boast niche expertise in this field.

The team works in French, English and Arabic and has a strong franchise in capital markets and finance transactions, as well as in corporate matters. The team also has an office in Algeria and long standing expertise of Algerian issues.

Deals
Alain Gauvin and Kawtar Rji advised an international financial institution (IFI) on a large financing in the transport sector to a domestic entity and represented another IFI on financing related matters connected to the Moroccan small to medium enterprise (SME) sector.

Another deal saw the pair advise a global commercial bank on a large loan facility in the renewable energy space, while on a capital markets mandate they assisted Wafa Gestion on the creation of tracker fund to be listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange.

Acting for Attijariwafa Bank, the pair worked on the corporate, tax, banking and regulatory aspects of the acquisition of CBIP and also provided advice in relation to the structuring of refinancing instruments, while on the other side of the table the firm appeared for CDAG subsidiary Jaida on a €30 million loan from the bank to refinance its SME finance activities.

A final interesting transaction saw the firm advise French bank Natixis on the refinancing of Moroccan financial institution Fipar through a €30 million stock lending agreement on the shares held by Fipar in Vivendi.

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