Garrigues is to open a second office in Morocco, with a launch in Tangiers planned for the beginning of next year.

The Spanish giant looks likely to become the first foreign law firm with two offices in the North African country when it launches the base in January.

The office will be staffed with three fee earners, with two relocating from Casablanca and one from Seville. Casablanca managing partner Jose Ignacio Garcia Munioz-guren will become head of the Moroccan practice, overseeing both bases.

He said: "Garrigues will be the only law firm with more than one office in the country, which is a tangible proof of our commitment to the market."

The Tangiers office will advise local and international clients, as well as the Moroccan Government.

Garrigues first entered in Morocco at the end of 2005. Across the two offices it will have 18 fee earners.