Theresa Abrefa

Experience

EMPLOYMENT

• Strategic legal advice to management and HR on employee relations and contentious and non-contentious employment law issues predominantly based on UAE labour law (for both UAE nationals and expatriate employees).

• Managing redundancies, corporate restructuring, termination of employment, Employer/Employee disputes.

• Advising generally on UAE labour law issues on employee/consultancy terms and conditions, staff handbooks, company policies and procedures acting for both individuals and companies.

• Drafting employment regulations, advising on employee related issues acting for both individuals and companies.

• organizing and presenting legal workshops on use of templates, contracts, and training (confidentiality /use of social media) for employees.

• Managing internal legal newsletters with relevant developments in the law and market.

CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL

• Managing the legal aspects on a tender for the provision of emergency response and managed services for an oil provider in the UAE valued at AED 4 billion.

• Managing the legal aspects on contract for the provision of emergency response and managed services for an Oil Industry Zone in the UAE valued at AED 200 million.

• Managing the legal aspects on a contract with a Federal entity for the provision of mandatory firefighting training in Abu Dhabi valued at AED 105 million.

• Managing the legal aspects on a contract for the provision of emergency response and equipment for a nuclear power entity in the UAE valued at AED 20 million.

• Managing the legal aspects on a contract for a UAE airport for providing training and building facility for mockup of aircraft wing – Contract value AED 12.5 million.

• Managing the legal aspects on contracts for the provision for the manufacture and assembly of aerospace structures for an aerospace company in the UAE valued at AED 11 million.

• Managing the legal aspects on a contract for an industrial park for the provision of emergency response and training services in the UAE valued at AED 10 million.