Mr Edward de Bock > Houthoff > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
Houthoff Offices

GUSTAV MAHLERPLEIN 50
1082 MA AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
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Mr Edward de Bock

Position
Edward was appointed to Houthoff’s Board of Directors on 1 January 2016, and since 1 April 2017 has been managing partner. Edward specialises in employment law and pensions law, in particular in the employment law and pensions law aspects of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. He advises on and litigates matters relating to employee participation law, the law on individual and collective pensions, and employment law, including the law on individual and collective employment termination. Edward is one of the Netherlands’ leading specialists on executive remuneration and the dismissal of board members and directors.
Edward is head of Houthoff’s Employment & Pensions Team. Edward is a member of the Amsterdam and Rotterdam Associations of Employment Lawyers and the International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association. He regularly publishes and teaches on employment and pensions law at different institutes, universities, and for the professional training programme of the Netherlands Bar Association.
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Employment
(Leading individuals)Houthoff is well regarded for its specialist experience in strategic issues, boardroom counselling and litigation. Advising both domestic and international companies, the firm has recently been involved in a number of large international reorganisations and acts for both employers and employees. The practice stands out for its pensions expertise and it also handles high profile dismissals and remuneration issues. Edward de Bock heads the team and has considerable experience in advising on the pension aspects of M&A and joint ventures. Rixt de Vries left for Tshukudu Advocatuur.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Capital markets: equity
- Construction
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Employment
- Environment and planning
- Insurance
- Investment funds
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Commercial, corporate and M&a
- Energy: regulatory
- Energy: transactional
- EU and competition
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: Information technology
- Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights
- Private equity
- Banking and finance: Financial services regulatory
- Capital markets: debt
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: telecoms
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Project finance and PFI
- Industry focus: Media and entertainment