Naina is an Associate in the Disputes team based in Dubai.
She has experience advising on complex regulatory investigations, commercial arbitration, investment treaty arbitration, onshore UAE commercial litigation and construction-related disputes. She has experience in advising financial institutions and corporates. She has previously worked on secondment in London and spent a year and a half in-house at an international company based in Dubai.
Experience
Pro bono
Advised on contractual disputes through a pro bono legal advice clinic and employment law through a UK-based maternity charity. Assisted on a refugee support pro bono legal project.
Published Work
- Yacine Francis, David Berman, David Odejayi, Angus Ryan, Naina Pagarani, (2024), “Cross-Border White Collar Crime and Investigations Review”, Online: Allen & Overy Publications.
Qualifications
Admissions
England and Wales, 2023
New York State Bar, United States, 2021
Academic
LLM Commercial Legal Practice, BPP University, 2019
LLB, University of Nottingham, 2017
Dubai
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP (practicing in the Emirate of Dubai as “Allen & Overy RLLP” pending the registration completion of the new name with the relevant UAE local authorities) is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC306763.
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.