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Jones Day

Employment

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Jones Day

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Employment - Netherlands

Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Jones Day assists with contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including mass redundancies, reorganisations and restructurings, as well as works council consultations and pensions law. The lawyers also act for clients on the employment aspects of M&A operations and pension litigation proceedings. It offers additional skill in employee transfers, internal investigations and the negotiation of severance packages, most notably on behalf of employers.

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Work Highlights

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  • Jones Day represented International Flavors & Fragrances in Supreme Court appeal proceedings concerning its newly updated pension plan.

Strengths

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  • The lawyers were very responsive, took a practical and pragmatic approach to finding solutions and pre-empted potential issues that needed to be addressed.

    Employment respondentEurope

  • The team at Jones Day is very experienced and commercial, and provides an excellent and very responsive service.

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  • They know their job and do it in a humble and professional way.

    Employment respondentEurope

  • Jones Day's solutions were pragmatic and helped us avoid unnecessary costs and lengthy processes.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Irene H Vermeeren-Keijzers
    Irene H Vermeeren-Keijzers

    Irene H Vermeeren-Keijzers

    Irene Vermeeren-Keijzers is highly regarded for her pensions expertise. She is one of the leading figures in the Dutch pensions market and acts on a range of cases, including the restructuring and harmonisation of pension plans, as well as dismissals.

    • Irene Vermeeren-Keijzers is very responsive and provides an excellent service.

      Employment respondentEurope

    • Irene has plenty of experience in the sector and does her job very well.

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  • Kasper van Haaren
    Kasper van Haaren

    Kasper van Haaren

    Kasper van Haaren offers clients deep expertise across employment and pensions law, handling consultations with works councils and trade unions, pension transitions, employment contract terminations, internal investigations and the harmonisation of employment conditions. He additionally acts on contentious employment matters.

    • Kasper van Haaren communicates things in a very articulate and easy-to-understand manner. He is also responsive and speedy.

      Employment respondentEurope

    • Kasper van Haaren is very hands-on, straight to the point and practical. He never loses sight of the bigger picture.

      Employment respondentEurope

    • Kasper's deep knowledge of the Dutch system and past experience were clearly leveraged in helping us resolve our project.

      Employment respondentEurope

    • Kasper van Haaren is very knowledgeable and always available, supporting and assisting with every matter.

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