Employment
Europe Guide 2024 : Netherlands
Band 3
Contact number
+31 20 7119 000Chambers Review
Clifford Chance has a strong employment team in the Netherlands advising a number of financial institutions on remuneration policies, redundancies and European employment regulations. It also acts alongside the firm's well-regarded corporate department on the employment aspects of M&A transactions. Clients benefit from the firm's strong international presence in its assistance with cross-border mandates. Members of the team have further experience in pension planning and litigation.
Work Highlights
- Clifford Chance assisted Mollie with strategic employment issues, including remuneration matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I value Clifford Chance's international network and consistency in approach. They find pragmatic solutions."
"Clifford Chance handles very complex matters. They have a team of super smart and very nice partners."
"I value Clifford Chance's international network and consistency in approach. They find pragmatic solutions."
"Clifford Chance handles very complex matters. They have a team of super smart and very nice partners."
Notable Practitioners
Wijnanda Rutten has extensive pensions law expertise, regularly advising clients on pensions litigation relating to mandatory industry-wide pensions and pension planning issues. She also assists with pension aspects of global restructurings.
"Wijnanda Rutten is very responsive, experienced and has a great international network."
Floris van de Bult assists clients with a broad range of employment law mandates, including remuneration issues, incentive programmes and corporate reorganisations.
"Floris van de Bult is really great. He is smart, a fast thinker and a good listener."
"Floris is always there when you need him. He is great at empowering his team."
Sanne Blankestijn assists with employment aspects of global restructuring. Also, she advises on collective labour agreement aspects and individuals and executive terminations.
"Sanne Blankestijn is a pragmatic, hard-working and smart lawyer. It is a joy working with her."