Stephenson Harwood Middle East LLP

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Laura Anderson

Laura Anderson

Laura is a managing associate in the employment team and has experience advising on all aspects of employment law, from HR support and strategic advice, to high profile court and tribunal claims. Clients value Laura’s direct, commercial approach as she works closely with them to effectively manage employee issues and disputes.Laura advises clients across all sectors including retail, luxury goods, financial services, sport and life sciences, on employment law and HR strategy – from tailoring contracts and policies to advising on redundancies, misconduct, performance issues, negotiated exits, absence management, discrimination and board level appointments.  She also has experience advising on, and running, sensitive internal disciplinary and grievance investigations.Laura has recently been involved in managing various high profile disputes, including acting for a group of executives in a multi-million dollar bonus claim and defending well-known brands in complex employment tribunal cases.Laura has assisted financial services clients on the implementation of the regulatory regimes in the UK and DIFC by drafting contract and policy updates, and advising on related issues involving disciplinary action, internal investigations and regulatory references. She also works closely with our data protection and employee incentives experts to advise clients on these specialist areas.Laura advises on the employee aspects of asset and share sale transactions, and on the TUPE implications of multi-jurisdictional business sales and service outsourcing.Laura delivers bespoke training to senior managers and HR teams, and hosts events for HR professionals to educate and share experiences.Laura qualified in Scotland in 2014.
Ron Nobbs

Ron Nobbs

Ron Nobbs leads the Middle East Construction, Engineering, and Infrastructure Disputes team, offering over three decades of experience to developers and contractors worldwide. His expertise spans various sectors including infrastructure, oil and gas, rail, airports, roads, ports, sports and leisure, utilities, process plants, waste and mixed use developments. Clients appreciate his ability to "assimilate technical issues quickly" and "provide practical and commercially focused advice". It is for this reason he is renowned for being "outstanding" and providing "impeccable" client service.Ron provides comprehensive support across all major procurement forms, including EPC, EPIC, and PPP, and is adept with all of the principle contract forms including FIDIC, NEC, ICE and IChemE. His practice covers real-time project management and dispute avoidance and resolution, including ADR, arbitration and litigation, ensuring clients are well-prepared for any challenge. His strategic approach and commitment to client success make him a sought-after advisor in the industry.Clients commend Ron for being a "brilliant strategist and fantastic manager of the team who is always approachable and down-to-earth.". His work on major projects throughout the world, demonstrates the trust clients continuously place in him to deliver results that align with both their legal and commercial objectives.
Michael Savva

Michael Savva

Michael is a structured finance (conventional and Islamic) lawyer specialising in numerous sectors including sport, projects/infrastructure and transportation.Michael acts as trusted adviser to clients in the sports, renewable energy and power, transportation, and luxury asset (including art) sectors.He advises banks, private credit funds, developers, lessors, owners and operators on domestic and cross-border structured finance, debt and equity finance, leasing and capital markets transactions, both conventional and Islamic, as well as restructurings and workouts.He has worked in sports finance for over 15 years, often introducing the sector and its financing structures to clients and firms, and advising on loan and receivables financings, infrastructure financings, secondary debt trades, and regulatory advice.In renewable energy and project-related financings, he specialises in structured portfolio financings within the distributed solar and C&I segments across the GCC, with strong relationships with developers and funders, and transactions spanning the UAE, Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia.Michael is considered an Islamic finance specialist, advising on transactions including Murabaha, Ijara and Sukuk structures across trade finance, leasing, project/PPP and capital markets transactions, including financings with both conventional and Islamic tranches. Islamic structuring also forms a key part of his practice and advisory services to clients.In transportation, he advises shipping companies, airlines, financiers and lessors on non-contentious commercial matters, sales, novations, financing and leasing structures and restructurings.