(GIDE AFRICA) – Gide advised FIFA on the installation of an African branch in the territory of the Kingdom of Morocco. Gide’s intervention covered the different aspects of the project, namely legal due diligence, structuring, negotiation and drafting of a “headquarters agreement” concluded with the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Royal Moroccan Federation of Football, as well as assistance for the creation and establishment of the Moroccan entity of FIFA.
The signing of the Headquarters Agreement took place on December 16, 2024 in Marrakech (Kingdom of Morocco) on the sidelines of the award ceremony of CAF Awards 2024.
The Gide team was led by Wacef Bentaibiassociated, assisted by Julien Nouchicollaborator, for tax law aspects; Omar Fatemiexternal consultant, for labor law aspects; And This Ngassi Saqoutcollaborator, for public law aspects.
About Gide
Gide is a French business law firm with an international dimension. Founded in Paris in 1920, the firm now has 11 offices around the world. It brings together 500 lawyers, of 35 different nationalities, recognized among the best specialists in each branch of national and international business law.
For more than 50 years, Gide has been one of the most active international firms in Africa. Made up of 90 lawyers dedicated to the continent, the Gide Africa team supports a wide range of clients and offers high-level legal assistance adapted to each sector, country and areas of law.
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