UAE In-House Community eCongress 2021

Date/Time
Date(s) - 27 Sep 2021
3:00 pm - 5:10 pm

Categories

• In-House Congress

Concluded. Day 1: Monday, 20 September 2021 at 3.00-5.10pm UAE time.
Concluded. Day 2: Monday, 27 September 2021 at 3.00-5.10pm UAE time.
Day 3: Monday, 4 October 2021 at 3:00 pm-5.10pm UAE time.

Fees: FREE

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Day 3: Monday, 4 October 2021 at 3.00-4.10pm UAE time.

3:10pm: UAE – commercialising your intellectual property rights, including:

• Key content in agreements commercialising intellectual property,
• Intellectual property audits,
• Effective protection strategies in a global marketplace,
• Checklists for in-house legal departments.

Speakers:

Presented by: Victoria Woods – Partner, Head of Commercial, and James Dunne – Head of Trade Marks and Brand Protection at Hadef & Partners.

Note: Registration for the eCongress is not open to private practice lawyers and non-co-hosting due diligence companies and consultancies.

Sponsors:

Day 1: Monday, 20 September 2021 at 3.00-5.10pm UAE time.

3:10pm: Navigating Financial Distress. Including,

• Directors and management duties in the zone of insolvency
• Preparing for M&A process to divest assets.
• Preparing for financial resources, and
• Managing emotional health throughout this process.

Speakers:

Presented by Hardeep Plahe, and Aly Kassam, of Gibson Dunn Dubai

4:10pm: Trends in Employment Law in the UAE. Including,

• Updates on UAE employment law and common challenges for companies today
• Changes to the employment relationship due to Covid-19
• Managing difficult HR situations – workforce reduction,changing employment terms and conditions, compensation and benefits, terminations
• Enforcing non-compete restrictions

Speaker:

Presented by Jonathan Noble of AMERELLER.

Day 2: Monday, 27 September 2021 at 3.00-5.10pm UAE time.

3:10pm: What do you need to know? An overview of AML legislation and Dispute Resolution in the UAE today.

Speakers:

Presented by Mohammed Alsuwaidi, Suneer Kumar, Reda Hegazy, Robert Sliwinski, and Vida Grace of Alsuwaidi & Company.

4:10pm: Panel discussion: Diversity, Equality and Inclusion: Creating a diverse, equal and inclusive organisation and the role of the In-house legal department. Plus, ‘Mental Well-Being beyond the pandemic’. Speakers include:

• More speakers, TBC