L&A Advocaten B.V.

Boutique employment firm L&A Advocaten centres its practice on advising large Dutch and international companies. It is known for its all-round skills in both contentious and non-contentious employment and pension issues.

Cases involving transgressive behaviour have become an increased area of focus for the firm. Clients also seek out the employment practice for its experience in collective and individual dismissals, restructurings, workplace privacy issues, and collective employment arrangements.

The pension practice provides in depth advice and assistance in a wide area of pension matters inter alia regarding the implementation or amendment of pension schemes, for instance in relation to the Dutch Future of Pensions Act (Wet Toekomst Pensioenen), the applicability of mandatory industry-wide pension funds and the implications for pension schemes and the implementation in the context of mergers and acquisitions.

Employment specialists Arlette Putker - Blees and Irene van der Ven co-lead the employment practice, whereas Frank Doornik leads the pension practice.