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David McDonald

David leads the firm’s Middle East employment practice and has been based in Dubai for a decade. David advises on all aspects of the employment relationship and he is an expert in managing employee risk with a particular focus on the United Arab Emirates and Qatar markets. He has a deep background in employment disputes, workplace investigations and disciplinary matters and he regularly guides clients through these complex and sensitive situations. However, David also has considerable experience with advising clients on non-contentious work such as employment contract and handbook/policy drafting, executive level appointments and terminations. · Simmons & Simmons Middle East LLP

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About

David McDonald leads the firm's Middle East employment practice, based in Dubai. He advises on all aspects of the employment relationship, managing employee risk with a focus on the United Arab Emirates and Qatar markets. His expertise includes employment disputes, workplace investigations, disciplinary matters, as well as non-contentious work such as employment contract and handbook/policy drafting, executive level appointments and terminations.

Practice area

Employment

Office

Expertise

Employment DisputesWorkplace InvestigationsDisciplinary MattersEmployment ContractsPolicy DraftingExecutive AppointmentsTerminations

Languages

EnglishArabicFrenchGermanItalianPortugueseRussianSpanishChinese