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Antonio Michaelides

Antonio Michaelides advises clients in heavily regulated sectors on a broad range of cross-border regulatory and compliance matters, with a particular focus on Europe and the Middle East. He has particular expertise in helping clients navigate international HR-legal compliance issues—including labor laws, international equity compliance and immigration matters—and frequently helps multinationals find solutions to their most complex global employment and benefits challenges.

Antonio is a member of our Global Workforce Solutions team, which brings together various practice areas to provide the employment, employee benefits, tax, immigration and other advice required in these complex situations, and advises clients across a range of industries on both larger strategic projects arising out of company restructures and global mobility arrangements, and day-to-day HR-legal matters.

Antonio has extensive experience with government affairs and regulatory matters in the Middle East—advising government entities, as well as private companies, on a variety of regulatory infrastructure and compliance issues. He previously advised free zone authorities in the Emirate of Dubai on employment and immigration matters, including amendments to the DIFC Employment Law and the application of the DMCC Employment Regulations, and is currently advising on the development of legal and regulatory infrastructure for a number of government-led projects in Saudi Arabia.

Given his EU law expertise, particularly in the areas of free movement of people and establishment, Antonio is a member of the firm’s Brexit Taskforce which is advising a range of clients on the impact and implications of Brexit.

Clients appreciate his responsiveness and business-focused advice, and benefit from his cultural awareness and extensive language skills in the context of managing international projects.

In addition, Antonio has presented, and provided training, to clients and external organizations on the challenges of international assignment management and other common global mobility issues.

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On June 26, 2025, the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs published a draft report (“Draft Report”) recommending that the Commission initiate the legislative process for an EU Directive on algorithmic management in the workplace.  The Draft Report defines algorithmic management as the use of automated systems—including those involving artificial intelligence—to monitor, assess, or make decisions affecting workers and solo self-employed persons.

This Draft Report follows a Commission study published in March 2025 (“Commission Study”), which found that while existing EU legislation, such as the GDPR, addresses some risks to workers from algorithmic management, others remain.  The Commission Study also recognizes that the AI Act does not establish specific rights for workers in the context of AI use, which is noted as a concern.

The Draft Report encloses the proposed text for a new Directive on algorithmic management in the workplace (“Proposed Directive”).  The Draft Report has not yet been endorsed by the European Parliament.Continue Reading European Parliament Committee Recommends Commission to Propose EU Directive on Algorithmic Management