Press release
AMSTERDAM, 1 May 2009 - Kennedy Van der Laan has strengthened
its employment law group with the arrival of three new colleagues.
Johan Pel (46), specialist in the field of collective and
individual employment law and mediation has joined Kennedy Van der
Laan as partner. Diane Donath (35) and Alexandra van Zanten-Baris
(30) will also join Kennedy Van der Laan, respectively as attorney
and professional support lawyer.
"Kennedy Van der Laan has always had an extensive and
high-quality practice in the field of employment and co-governance
law. These new colleagues will make put us in an even better
equipped position to assist our clients in employment law matters",
says Joost Linnemann, managing partner of Kennedy Van der Laan. Pel
joins Kennedy Van der Laan on 1 May 2009, Donath and Van
Zanten-Baris will follow in mid-May.
Pel has a long track record as an employment law specialist. He
worked at Boekel De Nerée since 1988, where he became partner in
1997 and was head of the employment law group for many years. He
was also member of the Executive Board of Boekel De Nerée.
Pel acts on behalf of employers and employees. He is also a
prominent mediator, both in employment law matters and in other
disputes. In the leading Chambers Europe guide Pel is described as
an "individual dismissal cases expert" and an "astute mediator".
Pel is also a substitute judge of the District Court of Haarlem,
editor of Tijdschrift voor de Arbeidsrechtpraktijk (TAP)
and author of various publications in the field of employment law
and mediation, including the book Arbeidsrecht en
mediation (Employment Law and Mediation). He is a lecturer and
trainer with various educational institutions.
Pel is pleased: "The switch to Kennedy Van der Laan enables me
to serve my clients in a high-quality manner and to concentrate on
what I like most: the substantive aspects of the law and mediation
profession", says Pel.
Diane Donath also switches to Kennedy Van der Laan. She joined
Boekel De Nerée in 2007 to work with Pel. Before that, she worked
as in-house counsel with Heineken for eight years. Alexandra van
Zanten-Baris obtained her doctorate two months ago at the
University of Amsterdam on the topical issue 'The Grounds for
Severance Payment' (De grondslagen van de
ontslagvergoeding). She is the editor-in-chief of the
ArbeidsRecht magazine.
With the arrival of these three new colleagues, the employment
law group of Kennedy Van der Laan has now consists of 19 attorneys,
including partners Chris Nekeman and Johan Pel and associate
partners Inge de Laat and Eva Knipschild. The employment law group
acts for large and small national and international businesses,
works councils, members of management boards and employees.
End of press release
Publication date
:
01 May 2009
About Kennedy Van der Laan:
Kennedy Van der Laan, founded in 1992, is one of
the top 20 law firms in the Netherlands. The firm defends the legal
interests of multinationals, businesses operating nationally,
starting companies and government and semi-government bodies. The
mission of Kennedy Van der Laan is to provide the best legal
services and expertise to our clients while living our commitment
to personal and social responsibility.
For more information, please contact:
Joost Linnemann
managing partner
Tel: +31 20 5506 636
E-mail:
joost.linnemann@kvdl.nl