Clyde & Co has the largest presence and is one of most experienced international law firms in the Middle East with over 45 partners and 400 staff, based full time in Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the UAE, Doha in Qatar, Muscat* in Oman and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, providing a full-service commercial offering of local specialists in commercial, corporate, dispute resolution, employment, intellectual property, international arbitration, finance & banking, insurance, projects & construction, real estate, regulatory & investigations, and technology.
The Clyde & Co employment team is considered the most prominent employment practice in the Middle East. Our specialists assist clients with the full range of issues which arise in the workplace on a day-to-day basis, including:
- Recruitment issues and complying with workforce nationalisation requirements
- Immigration requirements
- Employment documentation
- Entitlements under local labour laws
- Employee Relations Issues
- Termination of employment and handling disciplinary issues
- Post-termination issues such as enforcing restrictive covenants and protecting confidential information
- Disputes and labour court litigation
- Workforce and regulatory investigations
- Training on applicable local labour laws
- Employment issues arising out of corporate restructurings, outsourcings and mergers and acquisitions
*Office of Fatma Al Mamari Advocacy and Legal Consultancy Firm, in association with Clyde & Co