Clifford Chance Casablanca celebrates its new office
5 December 2019
Clifford Chance Casablanca celebrates its new office
Clifford Chance Casablanca is celebrating the move to its new offices with an evening client event to be attended by board level executives, general counsel, and various friends and colleagues from across the global Clifford Chance network on December 5, 2019.
Clifford Chance Casablanca's new location is at the CFC Tower, the landmark building recognised for its distinctive style and ecological credentials (certified as "LEED Silver" by the World Green Building Council) and located in the newly-created Casablanca Finance City (CFC). The CFC is designed to attract foreign investors to the area and support Morocco's position as a regional financial hub for accessing business in North, West and Central Africa.
The celebration event which will take place in the historical Villa Roosevelt will be hosted by Global Managing Partner Matthew Layton, Global Senior Partner Jeroen Ouwehand, Africa Regional Managing Partner Anthony Giustini, and Co-Head of Africa Practice and Casablanca Office Managing Partner Mustapha Mourahib.
Matthew Layton, Global Managing Partner – "Our Casablanca office sits at the heart of the Firm's Africa strategy and serves as a strategic platform for our work alongside clients in North Africa and in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa. We are committed to investing in our capabilities in the region, helping our clients and the wider region to achieve successful growth and prosperity."
Anthony Giustini, Regional Managing Partner for Africa – "Clifford Chance has been active in Africa for over 40 years. As a firm, we continue to have a strong presence in the African continent, knowing that Africa is not only important for today, but it's going to be important for tomorrow. Africa will continue to be a growth area and African companies, banks, financial investors and governments are going to need more world-class legal services in order to meet the demands of growth in their economies. Our continued investment in the region, including our office in Casablanca which serves as a regional hub, has strongly positioned us to respond to our clients' needs in the African continent."
Mustapha Mourahib, Co-Head of Clifford Chance's Africa Practice and Managing Partner for the Casablanca Office – "Clifford Chance has a long standing commitment to Morocco and Africa, which has given the firm a deep understanding of the African market and unparalleled expertise in relation to cross border transactions in the market. The cornerstone of our Africa Practice, Clifford Chance Casablanca is proud to continue delivering a world-class service with local expertise. From our 'nerve-centre' in Casablanca, we will continue to improve and push cross-collaboration, creating new and stronger synergies between our offices within the global network to continue exceeding client expectations."