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Gorvinder Pannu is a Partner in our Middle East employment practice, based in Muscat. She is an experienced employment lawyer with more than 25 years of practice, including 18 years in the Middle East. She was awarded the Employment Lawyer of the Year Award by LexisNexis Women In Law Awards 2023. Gorvinder is a member of the global Employment Lawyers Alliance.
Quoted in Chambers Global 2024 and ranked as a Band 3 lawyer: "Gorvinder understands our business and therefore applies a level of commercial awareness to our issues which is greatly appreciated. Furthermore, she is able to offer various solutions, allowing us to choose the best possible one".
Gorvinder specialises in contentious and non-contentious employment matters in Oman, the UAE, KSA and Qatar. She has also advised on employment issues throughout the broader Middle East including Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt.
Gorvinder regularly advises multinational companies, blue chip companies and local companies across all sectors, in particular oil and gas, power and water, transportation, telecoms, education, and financial institutions . She also delivers training sessions and workshops to clients on various employment topics. Gorvinder has particular expertise on union legislation and industrial action.
- Experience
Gorvinder's recent experience includes:
- advising employers on legislative changes, including the new Oman Labour, Personal Data Privacy Law and Social Protection Law and drafting variations to contract terms and HR policies
- advising a US company on steps following a data security breach to employees' data in Oman
- conducting an independent investigation into sexual harassment allegations filed against a senior executive of an international petrochemicals company and subsequently advising on disciplinary action under Oman Labour Law
- advising a national telecoms company on the employee aspects of a potential acquisition of a mobile telecoms company, including undertaking employment due diligence
- advising a power company on the statutory transfer of employees following termination of an O&M contract, including statutory notifications to the Ministry of Labour.
- Testimonials
"Gorvinder understands our business and therefore applies a level of commercial awareness to our issues which is greatly appreciated. Furthermore, she is able to offer various solutions, allowing us to choose the best possible one." Chambers Global 2024
"Gorvinder Pannu is an employment lawyer who is well regarded both within Oman and across the region. She is experienced in representing multinational clients in labour claims, with skill advising on the employment aspects of transactions." Ranked as a Band 3 lawyer Chambers Global 2022
Gorvinder Pannu is well regarded for her practice in employment law, both within Oman and across the region. She is experienced in representing multinational clients in labour claims, with skill advising on the employment aspects of transactions. Clients say: "Her advice and ongoing support have been completely fantastic. She's been able and excellent." Chambers Global 2021
Quoted in as receiving "enthusiastic praise from clients for her concise and articulate advice," clients also note "she is responsive and always ensures that everyone is up to speed as events unfold." Chambers Global
You can contact Gorvinder in our GCC offices:
- +971 4350 6437 (Dubai)
- +968 2495 0705 (Oman)
- +974 4019 0300 (Qatar)
