Corporate law — Law 17-95 / Law 5-96

    Corporate lawyer in Marrakech

    Formation, daily management, restructuring or partner disputes: the firm supports executives, founders and investors throughout the company's legal life, from articles filing at the commercial registry to dissolution.

    Corporate lawyer in Marrakech

    Expertise serving your company's life

    Moroccan corporate law is governed by Law 17-95 (joint-stock companies) and Law 5-96 (other commercial company forms). Each corporate act — formation, transfer, capital increase, transformation — engages the company, its associates and managers. Poor articles drafting or improper procedure can compromise the operation's legal security.

    The firm drafts articles, secures shareholder agreements, frames capital operations and defends executives' or associates' interests in case of conflict before the Marrakech Commercial Court.

    Areas of intervention

    Formation

    Legal form choice, custom articles drafting, CRI formalities, registration with the Marrakech Trade Register.

    Capital increase and decrease

    Cash, in-kind, reserve incorporation contributions. Procedure before the EGM and legal publicity.

    Share transfer

    Prior audit, asset and liability warranty, partner approval, tax formalities.

    Shareholders' agreement

    Pre-emption, drag-along, tag-along, governance, dilution caps, right of first refusal.

    Partner disputes

    Summary measures, management expertise, majority or minority abuse, partner exclusion.

    Restructuring and dissolution

    Merger, demerger, transformation, amicable dissolution, liquidation and removal from RC.

    Company formation or operation in Marrakech?

    The firm pilots all formalities with CRI, OMPIC and the Trade Register. Audit, articles, formalities, follow-up.

    Questions fréquentes

    Since the 2017 reform (Law 24-10), LLC capital is freely set by associates. It can be 1 dirham. For joint-stock companies however, minimum capital is 300,000 MAD (3 million MAD if public offering) under Law 17-95.