Stibbe‘s employment, pensions and incentives practice is a go-to for complex disputes, advisory matters and transactions. Core areas of expertise include mass litigation, co-determination and remuneration issues, and the full spectrum of pensions matters. Practice head Astrid Helstone excels in remuneration and board-level matters, combining her expertise in financial regulatory issues and employment law. Co-head Jaap van Slooten is a litigation expert with a wealth of experience handling cases related to the platform economy, including class actions. Paul Vestering also co-chairs the team and handles a mix of employment, works council and pensions matters. Diederik Kok left the firm in May 2025.
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- ‘Stibbe is a top tier practice providing timely, commercial and top class legal advice. ’
- ‘Astrid Helstone and Phinney Disseldorp are experts in their field, delightful to work with and always responsive. ’
Key clients
- Sabic
- Netflix
- Uber
- G-Star Raw
- Ayvens
- Dutch Railways (NS)
- Albert Heijn, part of Ahold Delhaize
- International Business Machines Corporation
- KLM
- Prijsvrij
- Picnic
- a.s.r.
Work highlights
Advised Uber on strategic issues and represent them in proceedings issued by FNV, which is representing the drivers who use the Uber app.
Represented G-Star RAW in litigation against the industry wide pension fund for the fashion industry to have the scope of their mandatory pension plan adjusted.
Represented NS (Dutch Railways) in several court cases against the trade unions about the correct application of the NS collective labour agreement in case of restructuring and redundancy dismissals.
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Practice head
Jaap van Slooten; Paul Vestering; Astrid Helstone
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Phinney Disseldorp