Ms Surabhi Singhi > Bird & Bird > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile
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Ms Surabhi Singhi
Work Department
Corporate and Employment
Position
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.
Career
Having qualified as a lawyer in 2009, Surabhi has worked with clients in sectors including aviation, retail and consumer, energy, infrastructure, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications and technology. She advises on regional and cross-border M&As, joint ventures, spin-offs, restructurings, IPOs, business establishment, as well as regulatory matters.
She also has experience in dealing with the day-to-day HR and employment issues that companies face, including in relation to employment visas and permits and termination of employment in the UAE. She works closely with our preferred network coordinating advice on a multi-jurisdictional basis for companies with multinational operations in the Middle Eastern region.
Clients that she acts for include governmental organisations, institutional investors and global and regional corporates based in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. She has managed multiple high-profile transactions.
Languages
English, Hindi
Memberships
- Bar Council of India and the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Bar Association, India
Education
- National Law University, India, Bachelor’s Degree, Law and Management
Lawyer Rankings
United Arab Emirates > Employment
(Next Generation Partners)Bird & Bird’s broad employment caseload encompasses contracts, disputes, as well as exists and transfers. Johannes Eisser leads the practice and is knowledgeable of employee statutory rights and terminations. Surabhi Singhi is another key team member.
United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Next Generation Partners)Bird & Bird continues to expand its UAE corporate and commercial practice, bolstered by the relocation of seasoned practitioner Simon Shooter from its London office in 2024 and the addition of Raya AlKhatib from an in-house role at American Express in 2023. Alongside a steady flow of complex M&A mandates, the firm is recognised for its comprehensive commercial expertise, advising marquee public and private sector clients across the Gulf on a wide range of commercial contracts. Leading the practice alongside Shooter is Anders Nilsson, who focuses on domestic and cross-border M&A, and Melissa Murray, whose far-reaching commercial practice is particularly specialised in franchising, distribution and supply agreements. Surabhi Singhi provides additional support on Gulf-wide M&A and joint venture transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Next Generation Partners United Arab Emirates > Employment
- Commercial, corporate and M&A United Arab Emirates
- Employment United Arab Emirates