Experience

Advising the board of a large secondary school in various matters, including the Wet normering topinkomens (WNT), the (Standards for Remuneration) Act.

Advising and assisting a large construction company on new contracts and working relations with independent contractors (so-called zzp’ers).

Representing and assisting a multinational chemical company during collective actions and strikes initiated on behalf of the trade unions, during the negotiation for a new collective labour agreement.

Successfully assisting an IT-company against several claims related to non-compete.

Advising and assisting a large retail group on the dismissal of a board member, including the settlement of claims based on a shareholders’ plan.

Assisting a stevedoring and warehousing company on various matters related to its alcohol and drugs policy, including summary dismissal.

Assisting a large IT-company on various company acquisitions and related matters such as pensions, collective labour agreements and independent contracts.

Advising and assisting an international employment agency on international employment matters related to employment agency sector and coordinating various international employment projects.

Advising and assisting an international employment agency on international employment matters related to employment agency sector and coordinating various international employment projects.

Acting for The Coatinc Company, Het oudste familiebedrijf van Duitsland | The Coatinc Company,  active in a.o. surface technologies of hot-dip galvanisation and coating processes in replacing management of certain of its opco’s, and assisting in implementing a strategic re-orientation of Dutch parts of the group.

Succesfully represented an industry-level pension fund in a dispute about the obligatory membership of its pension fund.

Successfully commenced summary proceedings on behalf of a large engineered heavy lifting and transport company before the district court, as a consequence of violations of agreements concerning the protection of (sensitive) business data and non-compete.

Assisting a heavy lifting and transport company on cases related to maritime employment law and gross misconduct (criminal offences).

Successfully defending an international trading company against several employee’s claims, and advising on Covid-19 related issues and claims based on sexual intimidation and misconduct.

Advising and assisting a large printing company on a transfer of undertaking and transfer of employees (TUPE).

Assisting an international fintech company, which provides the largest local payments network, on various international employment matters.

Successfully represented a large housing association against claims based on discrimination.

Advising a major industrial equipment supplier in products and solutions preventing explosions of hazardous substances and heat-tracing, in claw back litigation vis-a-vis a former MT member.

Advised ARS Traffic & Transport Technology, specialist in traffic and transport technology solutions for private and public organisations, implementing a collective reorganization.

Advising the board of an industry-level pension fund in a dispute with its former pension implementing authority.

Advised a global, US-based speciality chemical company, regarding employment law questions – both in anticipation of the Chapter 11 and signing of the RSA – regarding cross-border restructuring, transfer of undertaking and reorganisation.

Advised a major Dutch defence, shipbuilding and engineering conglomerate, in a management crisis. 

Successfully represented an academic health science centre at the Enterprise Chamber of the Court of Amsterdam against the works council’s appeal.

Advising Pensioenfonds voor de Houtverwerkende Industrie en Jachtbouw, a sectoral pension fund, in a dispute with one of its categorical members regarding compliance with the collective arrangements.

Advised a Dutch retail operator, servicing global clothing brand Levi-Strauss on an integral change of management.

Advised a large nursing and social care provider on various collective claims and successfully represented them in various dismissal cases.

Advised AMST-Aviation B.V., the aviation services company, on employment issues subsequent to the bankruptcy and subsequent acquisition of a competitor company.

Advised merchant bank DVB Bank, on employment and employee participation aspects on relocating its headquarters.

Advised and acted on behalf of Dylan Steel Solutions, a worldwide distributor of steel pipes, fittings, flanges and solid steel bars regarding Dutch labour law requirements for an international closedown.

Advised the board of a Dutch retail organisation, comprising 700 employees, undergoing a reorganisation and collective lay-off.

Advised the board of Flynth, an accounting and services firm employing 1300 people (in excess of 60 establishments) in The Netherlands, on employee participation and employment law aspects. This covered a wide-scale, post-merger harmonisation of employment conditions (Flynth).

Advised BNP Paribas joint venture’s board (Economy Bank) on dealing with employee participation rights and employment law re the winding down and collective dismissal of an Amsterdam based establishment.

Assisted Concordia de Keizer, a certified insurance broker, in redressing some unlawful ‘poaching’ of customers and staff as well as violation of portfolio rights by a competitor.

Assisted GEA, a German mid-cap, on designing centralised employee (1500) participation, lay-offs and a transformation of the Dutch group of companies.

Acted for Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (Q8) on the disposal of a refinery, on employee participation and employment law related aspects of a pre-transaction reorganisation.

Assisted Excent, a chain of dental laboratories, on employment issues.

Assisted Odfjell, a global sea transport and tank terminal group listed in Oslo, in dealing with trade unions and a strike, in addition to a contentious reorganisation and employee lay-off of the Dutch activities following a safety shutdown.