Dentons is well-positioned to advise clients on pension law issues and litigate on pension cases. The firm also assists US-based clients on international working agreements and cross-border employment issues. Johanne Boelhouwer leads the team and handles a mix of pensions, employment and employment benefits law matters. Boelhouwer is well-versed in supporting clients with works council and union consultations and elsewhere advises on executive contracts, remuneration, pension plans and mandatary participation in pension funds. Eugenie Nunes left the firm in December 2024.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team is very friendly, takes the time to explain things accurately and is available.’
- ‘Johanne Boelhouwer is very knowledgeable about pensions, giving independent advice and fast responses when urgency is needed.’
- ‘Marije Ozinga is always very pragmatic and tries to find solutions for every problem we're facing regarding labour law.’
- ‘Marije Ozinga and Tjerk Bijlsma are very responsive, extremely professional and always to the point.’
- ‘Practical and to the point advice is what makes this practice unique.’
- ‘Very responsive. Johanne Boelhouwer has been very effective in understanding our business needs and supporting us in business-critical issues. ’
Key clients
- BP CBRE Fletcher Hotels Gymshark AXA Regus (IWG Plc) Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) Mott MacDonald (works council) Works council Microsoft Sonder Inc. Cushman & Wakefield Marel JBT Greenbrier Master Card Europastry Fonterra McArthurGlen Spectrum Brands Spencer Stuart European Space Agency Rackspace Trend Micro (EMEA) Ltd Comcast/Metrological EPS US LLC Arrowline (B&J Logistics) Pexip AS Kinaxis MCCAIN FOODS HOLLAND BV/Celavita Bitstamp Guardian Group Pleo Technologies (Pleo financial services A/S) Pathé Theatres Yanmar Village Farms Lighthouse Netherlands Woolrich Movendo Capital Syniti The Social Hub The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Repeats Group Marlink CaseWare Syniti Cardano Development Crown Agent Bank (CAB Europe BV)
Work highlights
Advised bp on the employment and, separately the pensions, aspects of its agreement to sell its mobility & convenience and bp pulse businesses in the Netherlands to Catom.
Advised Mcarthurglen on employee time registration requirements.
Advised both Metrological and Comcast on Dutch employment and pension law-related challenges on an ongoing basis.
Practice head
Johanne Boelhouwer
Other key lawyers
Marije Ozinga; Tjerk Bijlsma