Buren advises domestic and foreign corporates, with a specific focus on clients from China, on the employment law aspects of corporate transactions. Suzan van de Kam co-leads the team and handles a mix of transactional employment issues and litigation. Fellow co-head Epke Spijkerman assists clients with employee participation law and employment law issues, including advising on collective labour agreements, dismissal proceedings and M&A-related issues.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘It offers business-centric solutions. The team of course helps to understand the legal side of things, but also recognises that sometimes you need to look at it from a business perspective taking into consideration the relation you have with the employee, supplier or partner.’
  • ‘Suzan van de Kam is very pragmatic and solution-oriented. She is great at helping us navigate through challenges, providing business-centric solutions and an understanding of the law and problems that appear.’
  • ‘Buren is an accessible, highly experienced practice, accurate, cooperative, committed and competent. Never before have we been supported so well!’
  • ‘The individuals were we work with stand out due to their exceptional expertise, personalised approach, and strong commitment to support us. What differentiates them from competitors is their ability to combine deep legal knowledge with genuine collaboration, ensuring solutions are practical.’
  • ‘They offer great support that combines deep legal expertise with a strong focus on partnering closely with HR managers to deliver practical, tailored solutions. It is collaborative approach.’
  • ‘Knowledgeable and involved team, at all levels. Strong collaboration thanks to strong business acumen.’

Key clients

  • Planon Group Superp SAI MedPartners We Are Era SBS Holdings Inc Zeeman textielSupers DPI Animation House Steris Applied Sterilization Technologies (AST) Shaw Industries Inc Batavia Biosciences

Work highlights

Advised Planon Group on the sale of a majority of its shares to Schneider Electric.
Advised SAI MedPartners (SAI) on its acquisition of Idea Pharma.
Advised Superp Holdco B.V. on its add-on’s, the acquisitions of Interdobs B.V., Powerdobs B.V., Blueberry ICT B.V. and Syngroup B.V.
Practice head

Suzan van de Kam; Epke Spijkerman