Employment
Europe Guide 2024 : Netherlands
Band 1
Email address
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+31 20 577 1771Chambers Review
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek remains a superb choice to handle highly sensitive employment litigation mandates, with market-leading experience in proceedings brought before the Supreme Court. The firm has wide-ranging expertise encompassing individual and collective dismissals, restructuring-related employment issues and employment status agreements. The team is also adept at handling contractual negotiations and collective agreements with trade unions, as well as assisting with co-determination agreements. It offers comprehensive support on all HR aspects of domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, working in collaboration with the firm's top-notch corporate team.
Work Highlights
- De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek assisted Booking.com with Iranian employees' contract terminations in connection with US sanctions laws.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The law firm has excellent capabilities for handling complex and sophisticated matters. The response time is excellent."
"De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, in my view, is the number one employment firm. The team are quick, friendly and to the point."
"De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek offers a team of highly specialised lawyers."
"De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek's depth and breadth of team is unmatched."
"The law firm has excellent capabilities for handling complex and sophisticated matters. The response time is excellent."
"De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, in my view, is the number one employment firm. The team are quick, friendly and to the point."
"De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek offers a team of highly specialised lawyers."
"De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek's depth and breadth of team is unmatched."
Notable Practitioners
Stefan Sagel advises a wealth of prominent clients on sensitive and high-stakes employment disputes, including those relating to pension funds, discrimination and sexual misconduct.
"The level of Stefan Sagel's legal knowledge and expertise is nothing short of impressive."
"He is the number one employment lawyer in the Netherlands."
"Stefan Sagel is very responsive and is always able to give quick and practical advice."
"Stefan Sagel has impressive knowledge and he is the best."
Barbara Kloppert advises multinational clients on a variety of matters, including providing support on the HR aspects of M&A as well as issues relating to sexual misconduct.
"Barbara is a fantastic lawyer who is always able to come up with innovative solutions."
"Barbara Kloppert is the grande dame of Dutch employment space who drives hard bargains, but always in a pleasant manner."
"Barbara Kloppert understands the business space and she is also very pragmatic. She looks for solutions and isn't shy to call a spade a spade."