UAE Labour Law:

ALI AL ASSAAD

LEGAL MANAGER,
DENTONS

Ali is a legal manager in Dentons’ Dubai office. He is a member of the Corporate, Employment and Dispute Resolution practice groups and has more than 12 years of legal experience.

Ali’s primary focus is in relation to employment advisory but specialises in advising on employment disputes before the local courts, conducting negotiations and reaching amicable settlements.

His practice includes advising corporates on employment contracts, policies and various employment disputes. He also advises on real estate disputes, debts default, breach of contracts and abuse of rights.

Ali has participated in drafting the DIFC Presidential Directive No. 4 of 2020 in respect of COVID-19 emergency employment measures, and the DMCC Employment Guidelines during the COVID-19 Precautionary Measures Period.

Ali is trilingual (English, Arabic and French) and is therefore able to provide advice to a wide range of clients, based on his first-hand litigation before the local courts.

ANNA TERRIZZI

SENIOR ASSOCIATE,
DENTONS

Anna is a senior associate in the Corporate and Commercial department of Dentons’ Dubai office. She has over 15 years of experience advising on a wide variety of employment law matters including employers' obligations under the UAE Labour Law, employee entitlements, employee terminations and redundancies.

Anna also has extensive experience advising on corporate and commercial matters including company establishments, restructurings, director duties, agency and distribution arrangements, joint ventures, employment matters and financial services.

Furthermore, she has assisted with raising the group's profile by delivering external seminars on UAE employment developments.