Iain Skinner

Iain is the principal advisor to many international companies on all strategic employment matters covering issues such as employment litigation, diversity, whistleblowing, executive terminations, contract change, global mobility and secondments.  From his role in the UAE, Iain leads a number of the employment group's key client relationships and their international employment law requirements.  Jurisdictions covered include Africa, the US, mainland Europe, South America and Asia Pacific.

Iain has advised:

• Financial services clients in relation to the enforcement of restrictive covenants and the misuse of confidential information including obtaining remedies in the courts in the UAE.
• A global commercial insurance and reinsurance broker with operations in the DIFC, as principal employment law advisor.
• International payments and fintech company on management restructure and the associated exit of C-Suite Executives in the UAE.
• One of the world’s largest fintech companies with operations in the UAE. Advice covered all strategic employment matters covering issues such as employment litigation, diversity, whistleblowing, executive terminations, contract change, global mobility and secondments, in addition to supporting the transition of the workforce from mainland UAE to the DIFC.
• A global technology company on day-to-day employment matters across Africa.
• Various US headquartered technology companies on their Middle East employment law requirements.
• International client on all aspects of significant investigation relating to workplace issues, business and ethics conduct in the UAE.
• International client on all day-to-day employment matters in the UAE and KSA.
• Well known global luxury brands on day to day employment matters across the Middle East including criminal complaints filed against ex-employees for the misuse of confidential information.
• An international oil and gas company on the implementation of redundancy procedures and handling employee relations in connection with the closure of the workplace in the UAE.
• A well-known international company on the implementation of new terms and conditions of employment including termination and re-engagement in the UAE.
• An international aviation company on the dismissal of a senior employee in the UAE following investigation into inappropriate workplace conduct including breach of post termination restrictions and the misuse of confidential information.
• A global pharmaceutical company on all its day-to-day employment matters across the Middle East.
• A global pharmaceutical company on employee litigations from the Court of First Instance to Court of Cassation in the UAE.
• A global pharmaceutical company on senior employee exits in the UAE and implementing changes to terms and conditions of employees, including changes to several of the company's standard operating procedure models.