Dr Johannes Eisser > Bird & Bird > Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile
Bird & Bird Offices
LEVEL 8, AL MAQAM TOWER
ABU DHABI GLOBAL MARKET SQUARE, AL MARYAH ISLAND
PO BOX 144991, ABU DHABI
United Arab Emirates
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Dr Johannes Eisser
Work Department
Employment and Commercial, corporate and M&A
Position
Johannes heads the Employment practice in the UAE and is a partner in the Corporate Group in our Abu Dhabi office.
Career
Johannes works closely with clients on their mergers & acquisitions, joint venture and foreign direct investment work. His experience includes advising international and domestic clients (including family-owned businesses) on mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate advisory work (including set-ups with all related regulatory and licensing requirements), corporate restructuring, and commercial and employment issues. He acts for clients hailing from a broad range of sectors, including education, energy, defence, healthcare, manufacturing, telecommunications, and the public sector.
He has a strong understanding of the UAE market, having lived and worked here since 2005. Prior to joining Bird & Bird, I worked for another international law firm in Abu Dhabi for over ten years.
Languages
English, German
Memberships
- German Bar Association in 2005
- Solicitors Regulation Authority in 2011
Education
- College of Law, United Kingdom, Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT)
- University of Hagen, Germany, doctor of laws (Dr. jur.)
- University of Canterbury, Christchurch (New Zealand), LL.M. (First Class Honours)
- Legal traineeship (Referendariat) in Düsseldorf (Germany)
- Legal studies at the universities of Düsseldorf, Hagen, Greifswald, Dresden and Bayreuth (all Germany)
Lawyer Rankings
United Arab Emirates > Employment
Praised for its ‘specialised knowledge of labour law matters across several jurisdictions’, Bird & Bird handles employment contracts, investigations, exits and transfers. Johannes Eisser oversees the team, his recent caseload featuring a number of employee terminations, while Surabhi Singhi is knowledgeable of post-termination restrictions and obligations.