West Africa
Law firms in Mauritania
4 law firms in Mauritania, listed A to Z with their offices, practice areas and contacts – plus who admits lawyers in Mauritania and how to check one.
The list
Law firms in Mauritania, A to Z
Practice areas are shown as each firm describes them on its own website. Before you instruct a firm, check that the lawyer handling your matter is admitted in Mauritania – how to check.
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Aliou Sall & Associés (MAA)
Avenue El Hadj Oumar Tall, BP 1015, Nouakchott, Mauritania
Languages: French, English, Arabic
Lawyers named on its website: Aliou Sall, Aicha Samaké
Cabinet d'Avocat Maître Oumar Mohamed Moctar
Villa 0014 ZRB, Ilot B, Tevragh Zeina (opposite the new Moroccan Embassy), Nouakchott, Mauritania
Languages: French, English, Arabic
Lawyers named on its website: Oumar Mohamed Moctar
MOB Law Firm
468, ZRF ND, Avenue Cheikh Malainine Robert, Nouakchott, Mauritania
Languages: French, English, Arabic · Founded 2008
Étude Abdel Hamid & Co
Socogim, Tevragh Zeina, Nouakchott, Mauritania
Languages: French, English
Checked October 2026 on each firm’s own website. Free listings are shown alphabetically. How we list · Update or remove a listing
Doing business in Mauritania
Currency: Mauritanian ouguiya (MRU)
New York Convention: Party – in force since 1997
Apostille: Not a party – documents usually need legalization
Company registry, tax, investment agency, permits and central bank – with links to official websites.
Before you instruct a firm
Lawyers and the law in Mauritania
Checking a lawyer in Mauritania
Who admits lawyers: Ordre National des Avocats de Mauritanie (ONA, Hay'at al-Muhamin)
Professional title: Avocat (Muhami)
Official roll: onamauritanie.mr
Check the lawyer's name on the main roll of lawyers ('Liste des avocats') published on the ONA Mauritanie website.
We could not confirm every detail from official sources, so use this as a starting point.
Sources: onamauritanie.mr. Checked October 2026. Not legal advice.
The law in Mauritania
Legal system: Islamic law + civil law
Official languages: Arabic
General description, not legal advice. Legal systems of Africa
Questions
Lawyers in Mauritania: questions
How many law firms are listed in Mauritania?
4 firms, each checked on its own website in October 2026 – with offices in Nouakchott.
Who admits lawyers in Mauritania?
Ordre National des Avocats de Mauritanie (ONA, Hay'at al-Muhamin). Check the lawyer's name on the main roll of lawyers ('Liste des avocats') published on the ONA Mauritanie website.
What legal system does Mauritania have?
Islamic law + civil law.
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