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Squire Patton Boggs

Employment

Global Guide 2026 : United Arab Emirates

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Squire Patton Boggs

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Employment - United Arab Emirates

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Squire Patton Boggs fields a notable employment team in its Dubai office. The group represents major clients hailing from a diverse range of industries and is highly experienced regarding employment-related issues arising in the DIFC. The team is accomplished in developing and reviewing employment contracts as well as providing advice on immigration and employee benefits. It also offers considerable know-how in employer data protection obligations.

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Work Highlights

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  • Squire Patton Boggs advised Bausch Health Companies on data protection compliance regarding employee and patient data.

Strengths

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  • Squire Patton Boggs is always proactive in its approach and very informative in terms of being on top of legal developments.

    Employment respondentGlobal

  • Squire Patton Boggs has a broad range of expertise and up-to-date knowledge of the law.

    Employment respondentGlobal

  • Squire Patton Boggs is reliable, available and offers deep expertise and great customer-centric support.

    Employment respondentGlobal

  • The team at Squire Patton Boggs is responsive, pragmatic and commercial in its advice.

    Employment respondentGlobal

  • Squire Patton Boggs is fast, responsive and always able to call on its network to provide support in other jurisdictions.

    Employment respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Sarah Lawrence
    Sarah Lawrence

    Sarah Lawrence

    Sarah Lawrence has experience in assisting clients with internal investigations as well as providing workplace training on issues such as bullying and harassment. She has an equally high level of experience in assisting with the drafting and review of employment contracts. In recent years, her wider work has included advice on cross-border market entry and DIFC employee data protection issues. Based in Dubai, she is also noted for her regular handling of employment matters in Saudi Arabia.

    • Sarah Lawrence is thoughtful and provides excellent advice.

      Employment respondentGlobal

    • I consider Sarah Lawrence to be a very strong partner.

      Employment respondentGlobal

    • Sarah is where knowledge, experience, reliability, responsiveness and efficiency all meet in one place.

      Employment respondentGlobal
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  • Habib Saeed
    Habib Saeed

    Habib Saeed

    Habib Saeed frequently advises clients on issues arising at the intersection of employment and data privacy laws. He is well known and highly respected by sources in the market.

    • Habib Saeed is an excellent lawyer for us.

      Employment respondentGlobal

    • Habib is fantastic, responsive, thorough and helpful. He's always happy to help.

      Employment respondentGlobal

    • Habib Saeed is a wonderful person to work with.

      Employment respondentGlobal

    • Habib is friendly, approachable and a safe pair of hands. You always get good, sound advice.

      Employment respondentGlobal

    • Habib is a pleasure to work with. He's smart, practical and responsible, which is exactly what we look for in our external counsel.

      Employment respondentGlobal
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United Arab Emirates

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