SPEAKERS
ALAA MOMTAZ
SENIOR COUNSEL, EMPLOYMENT & INCENTIVES
AL TAMIMI & COMPANY
Alaa Momtaz is Senior Counsel in the Employment & Incentives team and advises on contentious and non-contentious matters. He is also advises on UAE immigration and visa status issues.
Alaa has extensive knowledge of the UAE courts, rules and procedures, as well as the relevant proceedings and regulations at the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation. He also has broad experience in drafting court memos, pleadings, settlement agreements and notices. He been involved in representing and defending some of the firm’s most notable and high profile multinational clients on employment litigation issues.
Alaa holds a Bachelor of Law Degree from Ain Shams University, English section, Cairo, and is a member of the Egyptian Bar Association.
MELISSA HARTLEY
ASSOCIATE, EMPLOYMENT & INCENTIVES
AL TAMIMI & COMPANY
Melissa is a qualified Solicitor of England and Wales. She is an associate within the Employment & Incentives practice which comprises the largest team of specialist employment lawyers in the Middle East.
Melissa acts on a wide range of employment matters from hiring through to termination across the UAE including its multiple free zones. She reguralry assists clients with on all aspects of local law including but not limited to employment contracts, company policies and procedures, corporate restructures, internal investigations, terminations including end of service benefits and pension related matters.
Melissa holds a Graduate Diploma in Law and completed a Legal Practice Course from BPP University.