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K&L Gates Offices
CURRENCY HOUSE, LEVEL 4
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CENTRE, P.O. BOX 506826
DUBAI
United Arab Emirates
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Nazanin Aleyaseen
Work Department
Dispute Resolution; Employment
Position
Nazanin Aleyaseen is a partner in the arbitration team and has served as counsel or arbitrator in complex commercial proceedings before the ICC, LCIA, DIFC, DIAC, and ADCCAC and as an advocate in the DIFC Courts. Nazanin is the founding member of the internal investigations and employment practice in the Middle East and has conducted internal investigations into allegations of fraud and misconduct. She has advised multinational corporations with operations in the MENA region for over a decade in a wide range of industries including entertainment, oil and gas, construction, health care, and manufacturing and she has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the UAE by Chambers Global and The Legal 500.
Nazanin is a member of the prestigious American Employment Law Counsel (AELC) making her one of the few AELC members to practice law outside the United States.
Nazanin joined K&L Gates in 2012 and sits on the firm’s global associate development committee, Women in the Profession Committee, the diversity committee and the pro bono committee.
Lawyer Rankings
United Arab Emirates > Employment
(Leading partners)Praised for its ‘deep understanding of the intricacies of business’, K&L Gates is knowledgeable of employment contracts, dismissals, and end-of-service gratuity payment issues. Nazanin Aleyaseen leads the team and is praised as a ‘superb strategist, personable, and commercially aware.’
United Arab Emirates > Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation
K&L Gates combines extensive local knowledge and disputes expertise to represent clients in complex construction and commercial litigation and arbitration. Team head Jonathan Sutcliffe is a ‘truly outstanding lawyer‘ who is recognised for his strength in arbitration and experience in multiple international centres. Nazanin Aleyaseen ‘excels in cross-border disputes’, and Jennifer Paterson is active in a range of cases including commercial contracts and employment issues.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners United Arab Emirates > Employment
- Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation United Arab Emirates
- Employment United Arab Emirates