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Sustainable Horizons: The Saudi Arabian Vision
We are excited to share the latest edition of the Law Update, beautifully and appropriately titled “Sustainable Horizons: The Saudi Arabian Vision.” Giving special honor to the Kingdom’s 2030 vision, this update focuses on a collection of both informative and inspiring articles.
For those in construction, you can learn about how the tendering environment impacts risk-pricing for contractors, the updates on the legal framework of the construction industry and how contractors can protect themselves against financial difficulties.
There is good news too from the kingdom’s banking sector, from which the practice of “Open Banking” is being pushed for! But what is open banking? We’re answering that too.
Also . . . Are there any women trail blazers in Saudi Arabia you can name? We’ll help you with that. We cover how the Middle East has been making strides in empowering women in the entrepreneurial space,most notably in STEM fields.
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Alina Ponomarova
Associate
Biography
Alina is an associate in the Employment & Incentives practice in Abu Dhabi. She is also a member of the Education Sector Group and Russia & CIS Desk.
Alina advises both foreign and local clients on a wide range of employment matters, including compliance with applicable laws and regulations, recruitment process and immigration formalities, employment contracts, secondment arrangements, company policies and handbooks, terminations, pension and end of service gratuity, settlement agreements, employment litigation and dispute resolution. She advises on the Federal Labour Law, Federal Civil Service Law, Abu Dhabi Human Resources Law and Abu Dhabi Global Market Employment Regulations.
Recent Experience
- Advising the largest Russian bank on setting up in the ADGM and localizing its template employment contract and handbook.
- Optimising a major energy sector employer’s disciplinary and grievance policies and procedures.
- Advising a federal authority on termination of a UAE National employee in accordance with the Federal Civil Service Law.
- Advising a regional media conglomerate on international assignments, reviewing and amending the secondment agreement template.
- Assisting an American management consultancy on enforcement of restrictive covenants in the DIFC and mainland.
Language(s)
- English
- Ukrainian
- Russian
Education
2015 – Master of Laws, National University “Odesa Law Academy”
2014 – Bachelor of Laws, National University “Odesa Law Academy
Admission
2019 – Ukraine
Practice(s)
Country Group(s)
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