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Marc van Gelder

Marc van Gelder

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Marc van Gelder is a member of the Global Board, Managing Partner for the Netherlands and Belgium, and head of our Employment, Pensions & Mobility team in the Netherlands.

He advises national and internal companies in aspects of employment law with an emphasis on reorganisations and employee benefits. He is highly specialised in union negotiation, salary arbitration, employee benefits, dismissal and restructuring.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Employment, pensions & mobility
Immigration & mobility
Employment
Pensions
Sanctions
Japan group

Sectors

Logistics & transport
Private wealth

CV

Since 2015 Managing partner, Global Board and head of Employment, Pensions & Mobility, Taylor Wessing, Netherlands and Belgium
2010 - 2015 Managing partner and head of Employment, Deterink Attorneys and Notaries
2006 - 2010 Partner and head of Employment, Holland van Gijzen Attorneys and Notaries
2002 - 2010 Partner, Holland van Gijzen Attorneys and Notaries
2000 - 2002 Lawyer, Holland van Gijzen Attorneys and Notaries
1994 - 2000 Lawyer, Banning Van Kemenade Holland
2019 Leading professional service firms, Harvard Business School, USA
2002 Orchestrating Winning Preformance, IMD
1993 Dutch Law, Utrecht University

Career

Since 2015 Managing partner, Global Board and head of Employment, Pensions & Mobility, Taylor Wessing, Netherlands and Belgium
2010 - 2015 Managing partner and head of Employment, Deterink Attorneys and Notaries
2006 - 2010 Partner and head of Employment, Holland van Gijzen Attorneys and Notaries
2002 - 2010 Partner, Holland van Gijzen Attorneys and Notaries
2000 - 2002 Lawyer, Holland van Gijzen Attorneys and Notaries
1994 - 2000 Lawyer, Banning Van Kemenade Holland

Education

2019 Leading professional service firms, Harvard Business School, USA
2002 Orchestrating Winning Preformance, IMD
1993 Dutch Law, Utrecht University

Memberships & Associations

Board Member Stichting RedBlueJay

Additional languages

English Dutch

Experience

Directors of listed companies and their professionals

Directors of listed companies and their professionals on governance, employee disputes and strategic dispute resolution.

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A company in the automotive industry

A company in the automotive industry on litigation regarding aspects of the collective labor agreement.

Marc van Gelder

An international retailer

An international retailer on issues of redundancy, implementation of social plans.

Marc van Gelder

A leading professional services firm

A leading professional services firm on an employee consultation, collective redundancies and employment tribunals.

Sean Nesbitt
Marc van Gelder

An international consumer goods company

An international consumer goods company on international hiring and terminations, restrictive covenants and business protection litigation.

Sean Nesbitt
Marc van Gelder

An international conglomerate of companies in the automotive industry

An international conglomerate of companies in the automotive industry on employment strategy, collective labor agreements and negotiations with unions.

Marc van Gelder

Marc's news & insights

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Netherlands

Taylor Wessing expands with Corporate Crime & Compliance team led by Charlotte Posthuma

3 June 2024

by Marc van Gelder

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Taylor Wessing to expand Corporate / M&A team in Amsterdam

3 July 2023

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Huub Stroom joins Taylor Wessing board in Belgium and the Netherlands

12 January 2021

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