Ms Surabhi Singhi > Bird & Bird > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile
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LEVEL 14, BURJ DAMAN
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE
PO BOX 507110
United Arab Emirates
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Ms Surabhi Singhi
Work Department
Corporate and Employment
Position
Surabhi is a senior associate in our Corporate Group (including Employment), based in the UAE, where she work as a lead counsel in M&A transactions. She also specialises in provision of employment law solutions to our clients.
Career
Having qualified as a lawyer in 2009, Surabhi has worked with clients in sectors including aviation, retail and consumer, energy, infrastructure, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications and technology. She advises on regional and cross-border M&As, joint ventures, spin-offs, restructurings, IPOs, business establishment, as well as regulatory matters.
She also has experience in dealing with the day-to-day HR and employment issues that companies face, including in relation to employment visas and permits and termination of employment in the UAE. She works closely with our preferred network coordinating advice on a multi-jurisdictional basis for companies with multinational operations in the Middle Eastern region.
Clients that she acts for include governmental organisations, institutional investors and global and regional corporates based in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. She has managed multiple high-profile transactions.
Languages
English, Hindi
Memberships
- Bar Council of India and the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Bar Association, India
Education
- National Law University, India, Bachelor’s Degree, Law and Management
Lawyer Rankings
United Arab Emirates > Employment
(Rising stars)Praised for its ‘specialised knowledge of labour law matters across several jurisdictions’, Bird & Bird handles employment contracts, investigations, exits and transfers. Johannes Eisser oversees the team, his recent caseload featuring a number of employee terminations, while Surabhi Singhi is knowledgeable of post-termination restrictions and obligations.
United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Rising stars)Bird & Bird is regularly entrusted by public and private bodies and government entities on some of the largest developments and projects in the region, utilising formidable commercial capabilities to act on a range of contractual, regulatory, compliance and technological instructions – among others. On the corporate side, the firm has a strong track record in M&A, corporate restructuring, and joint ventures. The practice is jointly led by Anders Nilsson, who handles the corporate side, and Melissa Murray, who oversees commercial matters. Both partners have considerable market experience and act for a range of premium domestic and international clients. Senior associate Surabhi Singhi is another figure of note, and supported on a range of departmental mandates.
Lawyer Rankings
- Rising stars United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Rising stars United Arab Emirates > Employment
- Commercial, corporate and M&A United Arab Emirates
- Employment United Arab Emirates