Alliott Global Alliance expands legal membership to Morocco by appointing El Khatib Law Firm

El Khatib Law Firm was founded in 1966 by Mr Fayçal Elkhatib, a former Chairman of the Bar Association of Tangier. The full-service, Top 25 law firm offers professionals with vast experience of providing legal assistance to local and foreign investors in implementing their investment projects and developing their business activities in Morocco.

With expertise in company commercial law, dispute resolution, real estate and IT law services, the firm’s clients include international corporations such as Siemens, Continental, Valeo, and AXA Credit. The firm is consistently highly recommended in litigation and arbitration and has been voted among the best law firms in North Africa every year since 2017 by Leaders League. Staff at the firm conduct business in the Arabic, French, English, and Spanish languages.

Mr Hatim Elkhatib, Managing Partner, comments:

“We have many locally based clients with business interests in Europe and the US and through our alliance with this prestigious global group, our goal is to provide additional and exceptional assistance to them via our members in these jurisdictions. Likewise, we have extensive knowledge of the Moroccan market and so can readily assist the clients of our members with business interests in the country. We look forward to the collaborative opportunities that may arise from the synergies we share with our like-minded colleagues in the region and across 80 countries.”

Alliott Global Alliance CEO, Giles Brake adds:

“With a favourable geographic location between Africa and Europe, abundant natural resources and an improved business environment, Morocco has been firmly on our radar for further expansion. The country offers exciting opportunities to locally owned and managed, but internationally connected law firms, such as El Khatib Law Firm, that can advise their clients at home and internationally. Therefore, we are delighted to welcome El Khatib Law Firm to the Alliance and to put our global resources behind their strong brand name in Morocco’s legal services marketplace.”

El Khatib Law Firm’s appointment gives the alliance dual representation in Morocco, with AKONSEIL providing accounting services. In just two years, the Alliance has expanded from one law firm in a single country to 11 law firms in 10 countries: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. An integrated alliance of accounting firms in 8 African countries ensures further efficiencies and strategic opportunities for member firms and clients. AGA is also the headline sponsor of this year’s African Legal Awards, the continent’s most high-profile awards event for the legal profession.

About El Khatib Law Firm:

The firm was founded in 1966 by Mr Fayçal Elkhatib, a Former Chairman of the Bar Association of Tangier. As a full-service, top 25 law firm El Khatib has vast experience providing legal assistance to local and foreign investors in implementing their investment projects and developing their business activities in Morocco. Their clients include international corporations such as Siemens, Continental, Valeo and AXA Credit. The firm has been voted highly recommended in litigation and arbitration every year since 2017 in Leaders League.

About Alliott Global Alliance:

Founded in 1979, and with 195 member firms in 80 countries Alliott Global Alliance is an award-winning alliance of independent, law, accounting, and specialist advisory firms, working across the world Together as One. Each of our members share a common goal: to learn and share knowledge, resources, and opportunities to make the world smaller and their businesses stronger.

We work with a spirit of generosity and openness — so that together, we can continue to fulfil our ambitions, gain greater experience, and drive mutual success.
Alliott Global Alliance is expanding fast, and the alliance has its sights set firmly on growing its legal and accounting membership to 100 countries. Opportunities are available to independent professional firms in specific countries in Africa, but also in Europe, China, the ASEAN region, Australasia, the Middle East, Central and South America and in North America. For information about membership in Africa, contact Sophia Rook-Blackstone (sophia@alliottglobal.com) Membership Development Executive.