Our expertise
A single partner for your challenges in the Middle East and North Africa
Our legal & compliance services
AFIR & CO supports you across all your legal and compliance projects throughout the MENA region (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). We combine sectoral expertise with a practical approach to provide tailored solutions aligned with your business objectives. Our bilingual team (French/English) ensures clear communication and tangible results.
Business-oriented legal advice: Practice first!
Your business success guides our legal expertise
Business leaders face complex legal challenges daily that require much more than simple theoretical analyses. At AFIR & CO, we turn law into a strategic lever through:
Actionable advice rooted in practical realities and international standards
A 360° approach aligned with your business objectives
Clear language that transcends legal jargon
Our expertise in legal advisory and practice includes in particular :
- Support in project execution by providing legal and strategic assistance (project management, advisory, and document drafting)
- Memos on various legislations and answers to practical questions in compliance with the law
- Corporate governance, shareholders’ agreements, corporate acts, legal secretariat, and formalities
- Employee/employer relations and administrative responsibilities of the company (labor law)
- Review and drafting of contracts, strategy preparation, and negotiation, particularly in distribution or manufacturing projects, partnership agreements, or service provider selection
- Labor law advice, especially in restructuring or reorganization projects
- Mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring or reorganization operations
Risk, Ethics & Compliance
Legal compliance matters (Risk, Ethics & Compliance) represent a significant part of the firm’s activities. We provide our expertise to companies seeking to launch and implement compliance management programs within their organization. A topic that cannot be improvised and requires expertise and experience:
1. Ethics and compliance (Ethics & Compliance) :
- Outsourced compliance management (Compliance Officer)
- Compliance audit and health check
- Implementation of your compliance program and policy, in line with ISO standards and international best practices
- Drafting of manuals and codes of conduct, anti-corruption code, or conflict of interest policy
- Implementation of internal templates and procedures such as contract management
- Due diligence and preliminary checks on the reputation and existence of prospective partners
2. Personal data protection (Data Privacy) :
- Assessment of your internal performance in data privacy and protection
- Development of internal rules and procedures
- Training teams on the handling and use of personal information
- Management of formalities and submission of files to government data protection authorities
Digitalization and process automation
Digitalization and process automation
Digitalizing a legal, financial, or administrative department involves identifying and optimizing time-consuming and routine tasks, allowing more time to focus on activities that provide real added value.
We can support you in the key steps to successfully implement your digitalization, providing project management assistance and offering digital solutions up to full integration and internal mastery (including training).
Possible digital solutions
- Contract management and automation
- Board of directors and general meeting management
- Litigation management
- Company document management
Outsourcing of legal and compliance functions (Legal & Compliance as a Service)
A flexible and cost-effective solution to secure your operations
AFIR & CO offers a full outsourcing of your legal and compliance functions, tailored to the needs of both SMEs and multinational companies. Our customized solutions allow you to :
- Outsourced legal support for SMEs and multinational companies
- Provision of external resources (onsite or remote)
- Legal management of subsidiaries and branches
- Implementation of automated legal processes
Turning legal challenges into operational advantages
Legal training should be an essential element of executive development programs, transforming them into better leaders.
We develop and deliver high-quality and engaging standard (or customized) legal training for your team, based on practical scenarios and exercises.
Some of our training programs :
The basics of corporate compliance
ISO 37001 & 37301 (Compliance, ethics, and anti-corruption)
Code of conduct, anti-corruption & personal data protection
Labor law