About the firm
An independent firm, built for work that crosses borders.
Sanad was founded in Casablanca in 2009 by lawyers who had spent their careers on deals between Europe and North Africa. Today we have offices in Casablanca, Paris and Dubai.
Sanad means support, and also the chain of authority behind a text. Both meanings describe what we try to be for clients: a firm that stands behind its advice and can show its working.
We started with three lawyers and one client, a European manufacturer opening its first plant in Tangier. That client is still with us. So are most of the ones who followed, because we stayed small enough for partners to do the work themselves.
We opened in Paris in 2015 to be closer to the investors we were already advising, and in Dubai in 2022 when Gulf capital became the largest source of new work. Each office works on the same matters, in the same systems, with the same partners.
What we believe
Four rules we hold ourselves to.
01
Say it plainly
Advice in short sentences, in the language the client works in.
02
Price it upfront
A written estimate before work starts, and early warning if it moves.
03
Partners do the work
The partner you meet is the partner who drafts and negotiates.
04
Stay independent
No referral deals, no network fees. We recommend who is best.
2009
Founded in Casablanca
26
Lawyers, 9 of them partners
14
Nationalities in the team
70%
Of work comes from returning clients