Casablanca · Paris · Montreal
Abdelatif Laamrani
Lawyer at the Casablanca, Paris and Montreal bars — law, finance, Fintech and the great questions of our time
Abdelatif Laamrani is a lawyer admitted to the Casablanca, Paris and Montreal bars. He is the founder of the Cabinet Maître Abdelatif Laamrani (Laamrani Law Firm) in Casablanca.
He holds a doctorate in law from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and degrees from ESSEC, ISCAE and Université de Montréal. He also holds a certificate in Legal English from McGill University and a postgraduate degree (DESS) in insurance law from the Faculty of Law of Casablanca, and was licensed in insurance by Quebec’s Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF).
He has worked in the legal professions since 1998 and heads the law firm he founded in 2012. A former banker and insurer, he has served as general counsel of several multinationals and multi-sector groups.
He teaches banking and financial law at universities and business schools, and serves as a contractual expert to the World Bank.
He is the author of Droit bancaire marocain (LexisNexis, 2023) and Le rôle du gouverneur au Maroc (L’Harmattan, 2016). His treatise Droit des Fintechs au Maroc is forthcoming from LexisNexis.
With a group of lawyers, he founded the association “Droits et Citoyenneté” (Rights and Citizenship), dedicated to human rights, civil liberties, civic education and equality between women and men in Morocco.
Biography
Milestones
- 1998Enters the legal professions, with the certificate of aptitude to practise law (CAPA).
- 2000 – 2007Montreal: Université de Montréal and McGill University; insurance licence from Quebec’s AMF; career in insurance, then as a bank manager.
- 2007Returns to Morocco: general counsel of several multinationals and multi-sector groups (Alliance Développement Immobilier, Groupe Almada, Veolia Transport).
- 2012Founds the Cabinet Maître Abdelatif Laamrani (Laamrani Law Firm) in Casablanca.
- 2015Doctorate in law, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, highest honours with the jury’s congratulations.
- 2016Le rôle du gouverneur au Maroc, L’Harmattan.
- 2023Droit bancaire marocain, LexisNexis.
- ForthcomingDroit des Fintechs au Maroc — Réalités, opportunités et perspectives, LexisNexis.
