Saarah Badr
Based in Dubai, Saarah leads Bird & Bird's media practice for the UAE.
Bird & Bird
United Arab Emirates
Lawyers
Rafal Dziedzic
Rafał is Co-Managing Partner at Bird & Bird Poland’s office. He also co-heads our Corporate and M&A team in Warsaw.
Johannes Eisser
Johannes heads the Employment practice in the UAE and is a partner in the Corporate Group in our Abu Dhabi office.
Kimia Kalantarian
Kimia is an Associate in the firm’s Litigation department and advises clients in both local and international disputes, under various jurisdictions and governing laws. Kimia also assists the firm’s Corporate and Commercial Department, having completed a six-month seat with them during her Training Contract.
Alicia Ma
Melissa Murray
Melissa is the Head of Country for the UAE, the Head of Intellectual Property for the Middle East, and the global co-head of Franchising for Bird & Bird.
Anders Nilsson
Anders is the managing partner for the UAE and head of our corporate and aviation practices in the Middle East.
Nick O'Connell
Nick is a partner working in Tech & Comms and Privacy & Data Protection. He has been based in the Middle East for almost 20 years, assisting local and international clients by providing specialist legal support on diverse matters in the broader technology, media and telecommunications space.
Simon Shooter
Simon is the Head of Country for Saudi Arabia, the Head of TMT for the Middle East, and he established the international cyber-security team back in 2010.
Surabhi Singhi
Surabhi is a partner in our Corporate Group (including Employment), based in the UAE, where she works as a lead counsel in M&A transactions. She also specialises in provision of employment law solutions to our clients.
Bill Smith
Bill heads Bird & Bird's Middle East dispute resolution practice, representing clients engaged in complex project disputes with a focus on international arbitration in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
Sahar Tarhini
Sahar is an associate based in the UAE offices. She is part of the Intellectual Property team and has extensive experience in all aspects of brand protection and portfolio management in the UAE, MENA region and internationally.