Baker McKenzie LLP

Employment

Aqsa Khan-Sadiq is a senior associate in the Dubai office of Baker McKenzie. Aqsa advises on employment law and immigration matters for clients based in the UAE and all free zones, including the DIFC.

Aqsa advises clients on a full range of contentious and non-contentious employment law issues, including various contract drafting, providing strategic advice on disciplinary matters, workplace investigations, termination and non-competition. She has worked with multinational companies in bringing their procedures, contracts and company policies in line with the UAE Labour Law and the DIFC Employment Law. She has assisted with the transfer of employees and due diligence during M&A transactions. Aqsa has worked with both regional and international clients within the UAE and the wider Middle East region and across a variety of industry areas, including technology, healthcare, real estate, finance and construction.

Before joining the Firm, Aqsa spent three years as an employment law professional at an international law firm, based in Dubai. Aqsa was admitted as a Solicitor of England and Wales in 2013 and has been practicing in the UAE for over 8 years.

English, Urdu

Law Society of England and Wales - Member

BPP Law School, London (2008) Queen Mary, University of London (Bachelor of Laws - LLB) (2007)