Employment Law
Soubai - Hadj Sidi & Associates provides counsel and assistance to Mauritanian and foreign companies, as well as ministerial departments, on matters pertaining to employment and social security.
The firm has consistently engaged in legislative initiatives pertaining to labour and employment law. Consequently, the firm has collaborated with the Ministry of Justice to align labour legislation and regulations in Mauritania.
Intellectual property Law
Soubai - Hadj Sidi & Associates represents a diverse clientele, including companies, public institutions, and individuals, in matters pertaining to intellectual property and literary and artistic property. The firm provides counsel and litigates on behalf of its clients at both the national and international levels.
Soubai - Hadj Sidi & Associates is frequently engaged in litigation before the African Intellectual Property Organisation.
Maître Mohamed Ahmed is a lecturer in intellectual property law at the University of Nouakchott, where he teaches as part of the Master 2 in International Business Law. Furthermore, he has delivered lectures on intellectual property law at the University of Gaston Berger (Senegal) and conducted seminars on intellectual property and technology transfer at the University of Oujda (Morocco).
Business Criminal Law and Arbitration
Soubai - Hadj Sidi & Associates provides counsel to domestic and international clients on matters of domestic and cross-border litigation and arbitration. The firm is frequently engaged in litigation and arbitration proceedings pertaining to commercial disputes across a multitude of economic sectors, including energy, construction, banking and finance, insurance, shipping and transport.
Our legal professionals possess a comprehensive understanding of the intricacies of legal systems across various jurisdictions, coupled with an acute awareness of the interrelationship between these systems and the regulations that govern them. Consequently, they apply their expertise to develop litigation and pre-litigation strategies that best represent our clients in the disputes they face.
Furthermore, Maître Mohamed Ahmed is responsible for instructing students in the field of criminal business law as part of the Master 2 in International Business Law at the University of Nouakchott.
Business Law
Soubai - Hadj Sidi & Associates provides ongoing assistance to a number of prominent economic sector operators, both public and private, in a variety of strategic operational phases. These include public and private mergers and acquisitions, divestments and dissolutions, financing and restructuring.
Soubai - Hadj Sidi & Associates has been engaged in the drafting of Mauritanian legislation, particularly in the areas of commercial procedure and competition law.
In 2006, the firm was responsible for the drafting and harmonisation of the Code of Civil, Commercial and Administrative Procedure for the Ministry of Justice. In 2023, the firm also drafted the bill on freedom to price and competition and its twelve implementing decrees for the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Crafts and Tourism.Moreover,, Soubai - Hadj Sidi & Associates is frequently consulted by a number of ministries, including the Ministry of Economy and Finance, for its expertise and legal assistance in improving the business climate in Mauritania.
Correspondingly, the firm was engaged by the Ministry of Maritime Economy to assist in the drafting of new regulations governing investment in the fisheries sector.
Furthermore, the firm has been invited by the African Regional Sub-Commission on Pelagic Fisheries to contribute to a study of the legal and institutional aspects of the fisheries sector in North West Africa.
Banking Law
Soubai - Hadj Sidi & Associés played a pivotal role in the formulation of the legislation on rights in rem that is currently in force in Mauritanie .
The firm has been instrumental in the establishment of several Mauritanian banks.
Tax Law
Soubai - Hadj Sidi & Associates provided assistance in the preparation of tax documentation. Moreover, the firm participated on behalf of the Ministry of Finance in the harmonisation of the General Tax Code in 2008. In addition to its assistance to the Ministry of Oil, Mines and Energy in implementing mining legislation, the firm also examined the tax aspects of the aforementioned legislation.
The lawyers at our firm represent a number of prominent domestic and international clients in their routine and exceptional tax matters.They are frequently engaged to represent their clients in tax audits and disputes.
Soubai - Hadj Sidi & Associates has an extensive network of correspondents abroad, enabling it to engage in the resolution of a wide range of local and cross-border tax issues and to assist its clients in the establishment of operations in Mauritania or abroad.
Real Estate Law
The Soubai - Hadj Sidi & Associates law firm can be considered the origin of the legislation on rights in rem in force in Mauritania.
Our lawyers are engaged in the entirety of the real estate life cycle, encompassing the initial acquisition, subsequent development, construction, leasing, restructuring, and financing.
The firm provides assistance to a diverse range of clients and industry stakeholders, including construction companies, local authorities, and banking and financial institutions, in all aspects of real estate transactions.
Environmental Law
Soubai - Hadj Sidi & Associates provides counsel and litigation services to major private-sector entities and public bodies on matters pertaining to environmental concerns that arise from the implementation of increasingly stringent national and international regulations.
In this regard, the firm provides regular assistance to mining companies in the preparation of environmental impact studies, with the objective of enabling them to meet the conditions for the issuance of operating permits.
Furthermore, the firm assists financial institutions in meeting the environmental compliance requirements set by lenders as part of a project to obtain lines of credit.
Maritime and Transport Law
Soubai - Hadj Sidi & Associates has considerable experience in the Mauritanian market, which is situated in close proximity to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Greater Maghreb. The firm has developed a substantial expertise in the field of transport and maritime law.
Our lawyers frequently counsel a number of significant actors in the transportation sector, including shipowners, charterers, and maritime clubs, as well as financial institutions, such as banks and insurance companies.
They provide guidance on the management of liability and insurance risks, which are becoming increasingly complex due to the evolving regulatory landscape in a promising sector of the Mauritanian economy.
Mining Law
Soubai - Hadj Sidi & Associates was commissioned by the Ministry of Oil, Mines and Energy to prepare the legal and regulatory framework of Mauritanian mining and tax legislation. This constituted a component of a broader programme of assistance provided by the firm to the Ministry.
In 2021, the firm provided assistance to the Ministry of Petroleum, Mines and Energy in the renegotiation of the amicable resolution of the dispute between the Mauritanian State and the international mining company Kinross.
The firm offers its expertise to clients in the mining sector, including industrialists and investors, as well as operators, whether public or private. It provides assistance and guidance on market developments and the regulations that are currently in force.