COMPETITION
Our firm has developed a well-recognised expertise in the development of conventional and renewable electricity generation projects on behalf of public and private operators as well as lenders..
COMPETITION
Merger control
FIGES MERNISSI assists Moroccan and international operators in the context of the merger control procedure before the Moroccan competition authority.
In this respect, our firm has carried out the first notifications to the Prime Minister’s office under the previous regulations as well as to the Competition Council under the new system in force since 2018.
Anticompetitive practices
In addition to merger control, our team has extensive knowledge of proceedings relating to anti-competitive practices (cartels, abuse of dominant position etc.) before the Competition Council.
Harbour :
Our firm has developed a specific expertise in the awarding of port concessions, in particular on the occasion of the development of the port of Tanger-Med I and II as well as with the National Agency of Ports for the granting of concessions of port terminals following the liberalisation of the sector.
Desalination and Water treatment :
Our firm has been involved in seawater desalination projects for drinking water supply and irrigation and in water treatment projects in the form of public procurements and public-private partnerships.
Environment and waste management :
Our firm assists operators on issues related to the legislative and regulatory framework concerning the environment as well as on waste management issues.
Urban public services :
Our firm assists public authorities as well as private operators in the delegation of urban public services, particularly in the fields of water and electricity distribution, urban transport and waste collection and treatment. The firm has a long experience in the implementation of the transfer of the management of public services by local authorities to the private sector and has participated in the first projects of this type, including the delegation of the distribution of water and electricity for the cities of Casablanca, Rabat, Tanger and Tetouan as well as the implementation of the first tramway project in Rabat.
Regulation :
Our firm assists operators in with the procedures and formalities with the regulators in the context of the development of their projects in Morocco, in particular in the port, energy and telecoms sectors.
- contact@figesmernissi.com
- 190, Boulevard d’Anfa 20050, Casablanca, Maroc
