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Program Description
When two companies merge -- or when one company acquires another – numerous labor and employment law issues are triggered. This webinar will provide an overview of the key issues facing employers in the Middle East and North Africa following a cross-border merger or asset acquisition. Our speakers, who hail from throughout this region, will provide practical insight on:
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Conducting the necessary due diligence to identify critical labor and employment law issues
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Stock vs. asset purchase – how this affects local labor and employment laws
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Legal issues impacting the buyer and seller when the transaction results in redundancies or employee transfers
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The rights and obligations triggered when a trade union represents employees affected by the transaction
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How local immigration law impacts the merger or acquisition
Speakers
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Sonal Sejpal, Moderator, Anjarwalla & Khanna, Nairobi, Kenya
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Pnina Broder, Naschitz Brandes, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Thomas Donovan, Iraq Law Alliance, PLLC, Baghdad, Iraq
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Emma Higham, Clyde & Co., Doha, Qatar
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Sara Khoja, Clyde & Co., Dubai, UAE
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Abdulla Luqman, Luqman Legal, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen
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Mohamed Oulkhouir, CW Associes, Tangiers and Casablanca, Morocco