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Bart is Co-Head of our Employment, Pensions and Mobility team in the Netherlands. He has over a decade of experience supporting Dutch and overseas companies with employment issues including litigation. Clients appreciate his energetic attitude and commitment. Bart regularly works with North American and European businesses and entrepreneurs as they set up in the Netherlands. He is a member of the American Bar Association.

Bart's clients go to him for advice on contentious and non-contentious employment issues relating to restructurings and redundancies, insourcing and outsourcing, transfer of undertakings, and employee benefit issues arising out of transactions. He regularly supports overseas companies as they enter the Dutch market, including on immigration work. Bart will ensure you start with a strong foundation to launch your business and grow in the Netherlands.

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Since 2019 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2019 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2010 - 2015 Lawyer, Deterink Attorneys and Notaries, The Netherlands
2006 - 2010 Lawyer, Holland Van Gijzen Attorneys and Notaries, The Netherlands
2010 Grotius Specialisation training Employment law, Radboud University Nijmegen
2006 Degree in Dutch law, Maastricht University

Career

Since 2019 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2019 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2010 - 2015 Lawyer, Deterink Attorneys and Notaries, The Netherlands
2006 - 2010 Lawyer, Holland Van Gijzen Attorneys and Notaries, The Netherlands

Education

2010 Grotius Specialisation training Employment law, Radboud University Nijmegen
2006 Degree in Dutch law, Maastricht University

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European Employment Lawyers Association
Dutch Association for Employment Law Lawyers
Dutch Academic Bureau of Taylor Wessing
Dutch organisation for Employment Law (Vereniging voor Arbeidsrecht)
American Bar Association

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Providing regulatory advice to REWE Group relating to their cross border acquisition of Lekkerland Group

REWE Group on provision of cross border regulatory advice relating to the acquisition of Lekkerland, a multinational wholesale and distributor business. The team advised on all regulatory issues including permits, EHS, dangerous goods and product related requirements such as the Tobacco Directive. The team also provided an in depth analysis of all affected jurisdictions (Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland).

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Apotex's EUR74m sale of subsidiaries to Aurobindo

Apotex on the sale of six European subsidiaries in Belgium, Poland, the Netherlands, Czech Republic and Spain, to Aurobindo for EUR74 million. This highly complex transaction involved the share transfer of subsidiaries in multiple jurisdictions being co-ordinated and managed by our UK team. We simultaneously advised on a multitude of business separation, ongoing product supply agreements and IP licences for the European business to continue operating after being removed from the Apotex group.

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Inflexion Private Equity on the management buyout of Calco Group

Inflexion Private Equity on the management buyout of leading Dutch IT outsourcing training business Calco Group BV.

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US technology businesses (numerous)

Several US technology businesses on setting up their business in the Netherlands, including their immigration needs.

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A US headquartered tech business

A US headquartered tech business on conducting legal proceedings on a worldwide commission scheme.

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A leading European company in the transport sector

A leading European company in the transport sector on a collective dismissal and negotiating a social plan with Trade Unions.

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Ensuring Compliance when hiring contingent talent in Europe with Employer of Record Solutions

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