Employment
1 Ranked Lawyer
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Workx advocaten
Europe 2026
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1
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15
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2011
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Overview
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Workx Advocaten is one of the largest employment law boutiques in the Netherlands. Founded in 2011, fifteen specialist lawyers including five partners, all trained at top international firms. Core strengths: corporate employment law, M&A transactions, reorganisations, works council law, executive matters, and litigation. Go-to employment law partner for several Chambers-ranked corporate firms. Clients include Accenture, Tesla, RWE, Booking.com, Tetra Pak, and Pathé Theatres.
Industry sectors (9)
- Energy
- Consultancy
- Media
- Transportation
- Medical
- IT
- Food
- Financial
- Fashion
Capabilities (9)
- Employment law
- Corporate employment law
- Reorganisations
- Litigation
- Transactions
- Mediation
- Co-determination
- Whistleblowing
- Compliance
Clients (12)
- Booking.com
- Tesla
- Accenture
- RWE Generation
- Picnic
- Eye Wish Opticiens
- Pathé Theatres
- Dura Vermeer
- Brenntag
- ERIKS
- Foresco
- Stichting Arkin
Key people
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Bas den Ridder
Partner
Maaike de Jong
Partner
Juliette Niersman
Partner
Jochem de Roos
Partner
Marnix Ritmeester
Partner
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Work & experience
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Workx excels at the intersection of employment and corporate law, regularly advising on M&A transactions, cross-border restructurings, and works council proceedings. Recent highlights include guiding a global commodities trader through two major reorganisations, representing a works council in landmark governance proceedings, and securing a high-value settlement for a wrongfully terminated bank director. Pragmatic, responsive, and strategically sharp.
Notable work
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Booking.com
2025CompletedAmsterdam
We assist Booking regarding various day to day employment matters.
Tesla
2025CompletedAmsterdam
We represent Tesla Netherlands in relation to day-to-day business.
Accenture
2025CompletedAmsterdam
We assist Accenture regarding works council advice, internal employment matters and individual employment matters
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Netherlands
Marnix Ritmeester
Employment
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Top figures
1
Offices
15
Company Size
2011
Established Year
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