Africa

A&O Shearman’s Africa-focused expert lawyers from across our network of offices in key hubs across Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and the Americas means we can offer services across all product and sector lines. We advise international organisations, investors, banks and African corporates on their business activities throughout the continent.

We combine deep sector knowledge with broad cross-border experience, advising on banking, corporate, litigation, arbitration, and regulatory matters. Our expertise covers financial services, energy, transport, infrastructure, natural resources, mining, telecoms, and technology. Our experts can quickly identify obstacles or risks to a deal and provide innovative commercial solutions. In addition, our team has been involved in many complex “market first” transactions, underlining our extensive strength, depth and reputation for getting deals done in Africa. 

We have cultivated long-standing relationships with leading national law firms across Africa allowing us to provide high-quality local advice as part of an integrated pan-African service. Our Global Experts and Markets (GEM) network, including over 100 referral firms and strategic partnerships, ensures agile, on-the-ground support wherever our clients operate.

The foundation of our presence in Africa is rooted in Morocco. Our significant experience in the assistance of foreign investors there and in the surrounding region provides our clients with the highest quality of legal services, delivered in an effective, proactive and cost-efficient manner. We have been involved in most large-scale industrial projects and high-profile transactions undertaken in Morocco since 2000.