Leveraging support from the firm’s offices across the Middle East, Baker McKenzie LLP's UAE presence has a strong record before free zone authorities, tribunals as well as various UAE courts. Praised for its ‘expertise of the local market’, the practice is also geared to handle employment mandates pertaining to transactions. Joanna Matthews-Taylor leads the team and is proficient in compliance as well as workplace investigations. Aqsa Khan-Sadiq, Mark Tedeschi, and Sami Nasr are further key team members.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Expertise of the local market and an understanding of the nuances of immigration rules and requirements which ties in very closely with labour law.’
- ‘Joanna Matthews Taylor has expertise of specific freezones, and her knowledge of Emiratization has been crucial.’
Key clients
- AbbVie
- Taaleem Holdings PSC
Work highlights
- Advised Taaleem Holdings on the acquisition of Jebel AliSchool.
- Assisted AbbVie on the development and roll out of a program to support the career development of young lawyers from disadvantaged background across MEA and APAC.
- Advised Emerson on the sale of a client's majority stake in its Climate Technologies business to private equity funds managed by Blackstone.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Joanna Matthews-Taylor