About Christiana O’Connell-Schizas

Christiana O’Connell-Schizas is an English-qualified solicitor. She joined Baker McKenzie Law Firm in 2014 and leads the Saudi employment & compensation practice. She actively advises Saudi and foreign clients on strategic employment law matters including: onboarding, internal policies, secondments, holding disciplinary meetings and issuing disciplinary penalties, terminations, Saudization and nationalisation requirements; preparing compensation plans, such as stock options; and leading employment transactions, in the context of reorganisations, acquisitions, spin-offs, mergers, outsourcing, etc. Christiana has worked at Baker McKenzie’s Bahrain and London offices, and is ranked by Chambers and Partners (Global Guide) for employment in Saudi Arabia.