Amy Guest

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Amy is a Senior Associate in the Middle East Employment team, based in our Dubai office. Amy has over 12 years experience advising on employment law, including over 6 years working as in-house employment counsel for two large global organisations.   

Amy advises clients across the Middle East and Africa region (including UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman), on a full range of employment and immigration issues. She advises clients both onshore and within the regions free zones, including the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

Amy advises on all issues arising across the employment circle, from market entry, employee relations, to termination and disputes. This includes undertaking workplace investigations, advising on restrictive covenants and protecting confidential information, and managing employment litigation. She is also experienced in advising on the employment aspects of corporate transactions (such as business sales, employee transfers and restructures) and advising on multi jurisdictional projects. 

Experience

• Assisting a client in relation to an intra group transfer of employees in the UAE, including drafting a tripartite agreement between the old employer, new employer and each employee recording the terms of the arrangement.
• Advising a client on a dual contract arrangement across two jurisdictions for a senior executive and drafting the contractual documentation required.  
• Advising a manufacturing company on the immigration and employment aspects of its expansion into the UAE. 
• Advising a client on pension and end of service gratuity entitlements and the documentation required to protect the company.