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Real Estate & Construction and Hotels & Leisure
Real estate, construction, and hospitality are at the forefront of transformation across the Middle East – reshaping cities, driving investment, and demanding increasingly sophisticated legal frameworks.
In the June edition of Law Update, we take a closer look at the legal shifts influencing the sector – from Dubai’s new Real Estate Investment Funds Law and major reforms in Qatar, to Bahrain’s push toward digitalisation in property and timeshare regulation. We also explore practical issues around strata, zoning, joint ventures, and hotel management agreements that are critical to navigating today’s market.
As the landscape becomes more complex, understanding the legal dynamics behind these developments is key to making informed, strategic decisions.
2025 is set to be a game-changer for the MENA region, with legal and regulatory shifts from 2024 continuing to reshape its economic landscape. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, and Bahrain are all implementing groundbreaking reforms in sustainable financing, investment laws, labor regulations, and dispute resolution. As the region positions itself for deeper global integration, businesses must adapt to a rapidly evolving legal environment.
Our Eyes on 2025 publication provides essential insights and practical guidance on the key legal updates shaping the year ahead—equipping you with the knowledge to stay ahead in this dynamic market.
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Omar Zizi
Partner, Head of Office – Casablanca
Biography
Omar is a partner of Al Tamimi & Company’s office in Casablanca, Morocco. He advises foreign investors, global private equity firms, and major industrial and real estate organizations.
His primary focus is on business law, foreign investments in Morocco, and contract law. Omar is a member of the Casablanca Bar and a former member of the Paris Bar. He is fluent in French, English, and Arabic.
Recent Experience
- CDG Invest, the investment branch of the Moroccan Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion, in its investments in Morocco, Europe, and North America
- Mutandis, a company listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange, in acquiring 100% of the shares of Euro-Africaine des Eaux (the company that owns the Ain Ifrane mineral water brand) from Société Boissons du Maroc
- Talan, a French multinational, in the acquisition of 100% of the shares of GCL EMEA, a Moroccan consulting firm specialized in logistics advisory
- Royale Marocaine d’Assurance (RMA), a major insurance company, in its investments in Moroccan and foreign investment funds
- Prevas, an insurance brokerage firm, in connection with its M&A operations in Morocco and abroad
- Fuchs Petrolub, a publicly-traded German company, in acquiring a Moroccan industrial company
- Certain shareholders of the pharmaceutical company Stéripharma in connection with the sale of their shares to Dislog
- Breega France, a leading European venture capital fund specialized in digital technologies, in its planned acquisition of a stake in a Moroccan tech startup
- Royal Morrocan Football Federation, in connection with the bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup
- Bosch on the multinational carve-out of the entire product business of Bosch Building Technologies to investor Triton
- Bridgestone, an international industrial group, regarding legal and regulatory compliance for the export of its products to Morocco
- Tencent Cloud, the cloud computing division of Chinese tech giant Tencent, in connection with regulatory compliance for offering its digital services in Morocco
- Greiner Bio-One, a multinational operating in biotechnology and medical devices, on legal regulatory compliance
- Boeing, in connection with the ongoing legal support for it’s Moroccan branch
- Sumilon Eco Pet in a litigation against Euler Hermes
- Société Chérifienne des Engrais Immobilier (SCE) in drafting and negotiating a hotel management contract with Onomo, a pan-African hotel group
Language(s)
- English
- French
- Arabic
Education
2008 – Double Major Law and Economics, Sorbonne University Paris I
2009 – Master’s degree Business Law, Sorbonne University Paris I
2012 – Master’s Degree Law and Economics, Assas University Paris II
Admission
- Admitted to the Casablanca Bar, 2022
- Admitted to the Paris Bar, 2014
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