Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Employment - United Arab Emirates
What the Team is Known For
Al Tamimi is a leading regional law firm that has one of the best employment practices in the UAE, with an impressive bench of vastly experienced lawyers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The firm is active on behalf of a diverse set of clients, including both public and private sector organisations. It also has the ability to represent clients in employment disputes at all levels of the local courts, as well as the courts of the DIFC and ADGM. The firm is recognised for its work on behalf of leading names from the IT, retail and financial services sectors and is additionally noteworthy for its expertise in employee benefits work.
Strengths
Al Tamimi is always supportive, responsive and able to ensure we have a holistic picture of the risks involved in any decision.
They are absolutely top-notch in terms of the commercial slant they take in their employment advice.
They are the top employment law team in the UAE.
They are extremely practical, with an expert knowledge of local laws.
They have always provided pragmatic advice in addition to offering guidance on how to achieve objectives within the parameters of the law.
Work Highlights
Al Tamimi & Company advised Cisco Systems on the employment aspects of its acquisition of Accedian, including with regard to the alignment of benefits and compensation policies and potential employee exits.
Notable practitioners
Leading lawyer Gordon Barr is well known among his peers for his deep knowledge concerning a range of employment matters, including post-M&A workforce integrations and labour law implementation, as well as his frequent advice on employee benefits and executive compensation-related issues. He has particular expertise in the financial services sector.
Gordon has a good and pragmatic approach to matters.
Gordon is unfailingly professional and helpful. His advice is practical and easily digestible. He is responsive and shows commercial awareness.
Gordon excels in DIFC matters.
Gordon is smart, practical and experienced.
Gordon is outstanding. He is very responsive and very experienced. He has been engaged in every aspect of employment law in the UAE since the DIFC started. I rate him as outstanding.
Samir Kantaria is a pre-eminent lawyer who provides clients with strong technical advice on compliance matters in addition to a range of other employment issues, such as employee transfers. He works on both contentious and non-contentious mandates, acting for a number of multinationals.
Samir is the most experienced employment lawyer in the UAE. He knows the regulations, laws and approaches like the back of his hand. He is also very responsive.
Samir Kantaria is responsive, commercial and confident in his advice.
Abu Dhabi-based Ivor McGettigan has particular experience in employment policy advice and regulatory employment matters, often representing governmental clients. He is well known among fellow lawyers for his strengths in ADGM matters.
Ivor is a leading expert in his area of practice.
Ivor is an exceptional lawyer who goes above and beyond for all clients. Ivor is practical, always responsive and finds a solution to all problems.