Rym Loucif

Rym Loucif is our exclusively recommended Business Law expert in Algeria on the Advisory Excellence website. If you need assistance in this area, please contact Rym directly using the contact details listed above.

Rym Loucif founded her own practice, Loucif + Co, after having practised with respected US law firms in Paris (Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher) as well as with renowned French law firms in Algiers (Gide and LPA-CGR Avocats).

Based in Algeria for the past ten years, Rym focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions and the establishment of joint ventures.

In energy-related matters, she has assisted leading international groups.

Rym Loucif has developed particular expertise in the field of energy (Oil & Gas in particular) and works on both the transactional and regulatory aspects of a broad range of energy projects (M&A, financing).

Her deep knowledge of the Algerian business environment, combined with her international vision, allow her to provide clients with tailor-made advice adapted to the reality on the ground.

Rym attended the prestigious Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris II and King’s College in London before being admitted to the Paris Bar in 2006.

She also contributes as an expert to the OECD in the context of the EU-OECD Programme on Promoting Investment in the Mediterranean, aiming to strengthen, in qualitative and quantitative terms, investments into and within the Mediterranean region.

Rym Loucif is an esteemed lawyer who focuses on transactional and commercial contract matters, often assisting clients with the establishment of joint ventures. She is further well versed in the oil and gas sector and advises on a number of energy projects.

Her key strength isher flawless, great knowledge of Algerian and international law, as well as her organisation and rigorous work ethic.

Rym Loucif is absolutely excellent. She gives us practical, commercially focused advice and is always on point.

Chambers and Partners 2024 and 2023 – Corporate/Commercial – Algeria

Leaders in Law 2025 and 2024 – Business Law – Algeria

Firm Overview

Independent boutique specialised in business law

An independent boutique based in Algiers (Algeria) specialised in business law. Loucif + Co offers its clients sophisticated legal services that combine a fine knowledge of the Algerian market with recognised expertise of an international standard.

This dual culture provides the firm with a perfect understanding of the business environment and allows it to respond effectively to the specific issues of each situation and to offer comprehensive risk mitigation.

Loucif + Co has also developed strong expertise, most significantly within the highly regulated and core sectors of Algeria’s economy, such as energy (Oil & Gas in particular), pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and transport.

International know-how combined with a fine knowledge of the Algerian market

As part of the recent trend of African firms created by lawyers from the Continent, Loucif + Co was founded in 2021 by Rym Loucif, a very knowledgeable and esteemed French-Algerian lawyer, who returned to her native Algeria more than ten years ago, after having acquired her expertise in leading international law firms in Paris and Algiers.