Michael Eybers

Michael Eybers is a senior associate at BSA LAW, specialising in corporate, commercial and regulatory matters. He has more than eight years of cross-border experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions and regulatory compliance including supporting multinational and regional clients operating in the United Arab Emirates.

His practice covers market entry, corporate structuring, healthcare and life sciences regulation, product regulation, distribution frameworks and general regulatory matters across a range of sectors.

SERVICES

• Corporate & M&A
• Commercial
• Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
• Regulatory & Compliance
• Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT)

INDUSTRY

• Cyber Security & Data Protection
• Energy & Natural Resources
• Leisure, Hospitality and Food & Beverage
• Life Sciences & Healthcare
• Real Estate
• Retail & Luxury Brands

HUBS

• Start-Ups

• Acted as lead counsel on a multijurisdictional review of terms and conditions across the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain.
• Reviewed and amended a collaboration agreement with a global beauty retailer for a promotional brand animation.
• Advised on and drafted health and safety delegation frameworks for business units.
• Drafted a comprehensive UAE health and safety policy and advised on safety requirements across Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE.
• Advised on UAE legal frameworks applicable to engaging an intermediary for cybersecurity sales and business development activities, including analysis of the UAE Commercial Agencies Law.
• Advised on and drafted a joint‑venture agreement relating to the exploitation of Spanish football media rights in Iraq.
• Advised a global Chinese technology company on UAE consumer protection, Arabic‑language and labelling requirements, e‑commerce disclosures, invoicing rules, conformity marks, and Dubai promotional licensing.
• Advised on registration pathways for smartglasses as a medical device and on UAE compliance for launching smartglasses, wrist devices, smartwatches, and chargers, including packaging, labelling, warranty obligations, and post‑market/recall duties.
• Advised on UAE consumer protection, warranty, and competition‑law matters relating to product use, including required disclosures, tools, and consumer‑care processes to mitigate legal risk.
• Advised on product compliance, product liability, labelling and marking rules, warranty and spare‑parts requirements, and consumer‑protection duties.
• Led and advised on product recalls in the UAE, including communications with MOIAT and MOE.
• Advised a global Swiss biopharmaceutical manufacturer on UAE market access, establishment considerations, and the appointment of an exclusive master distributor, including Commercial Agencies Law implications.
• Reviewed and drafted amendments to a term sheet and a master distribution agreement for GCC deployment.
• Advised on establishment structures, medicine pricing, medical‑product advertising, and related regulatory requirements in the UAE.
• Advised global oncological pathologists on regulatory requirements related to the transport of biological samples for early cancer‑screening testing and revised UAE distribution arrangements.
• Advised on the classification, marketing, dispensing, and regulatory treatment of innovative health‑tech products across multiple form factors, including medical devices, optical products, and software‑as‑a‑medical‑device.
• Advised on the licensing and regulatory framework for a water and utilities project in Abu Dhabi, including whether the project company, service‑management company, or tenants required water procurement/distribution licensing under the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Law, potential exemptions, and preparation of a consents table summarising required approvals (industrial licences, DOE licences, environmental permits, and network NOCs).
• Acted as lead adviser on a regulatory mapping exercise covering tyre‑product requirements across six jurisdictions, including Kenya, Morocco, and Egypt.
• Advised on UAE regulatory, licensing, and approval requirements triggered by a defence sector transaction involving a change of control over a Target holding a 49% stake in a UAE joint venture.
• Advised on offset obligations, licensing duties under the Weapons Law, military/dual use import export controls, approval sequencing, and post completion compliance requirements.

• BA (Law), Stellenbosch University (2012)
• LLB, Stellenbosch University (2014)
• Certificate in Corporate Finance and Securities Law, University of Johannesburg (2016)