Kennedy Van der Laan Strengthens Employment Law Group with Two New Partners
AMSTERDAM, January 10, 2011 – On 1 January 2011, Kennedy
Van der Laan appointed Eva Knipschild and Inge de Laat as partners.
The two attorneys work in the Employment Law group. Their
appointment gives Knipschild and De Laat (both from 1977) the
privilege of being the youngest partners in the Amsterdam law
firm.
“This is good news for our Employment Law group, good news for
Kennedy Van der Laan as a firm, and perhaps even good news for the
Dutch legal profession in general”, says Joost Linnemann, managing
partner of Kennedy Van der Laan and president of the diversity
committee of the Dutch Bar Association. “Both attorneys were
already associate partners and have excellent track records in
their fields. Besides, there are not enough female partners in the
legal profession, including in our firm. I am therefore very
pleased with the appointment of these ladies, who moreover have
become partners of Kennedy Van der Laan at such an early stage in
their careers.”
Eva Knipschild engages in all aspects of employment law,
including flexible employment arrangements and
outsourcing/transfers of undertaking and (collective) redundancies
law. She also advises both employers and works councils on aspects
of employee co-governance law. Besides her work as an attorney,
Knipschild is editor of the leading employment law journal in the
Netherlands and the journal for works councils, and regularly
publishes in various professional journals. She also often delivers
courses and lectures at seminars. She joined Kennedy Van der Laan
in 2005.
The practice of Inge de Laat also covers all aspects of
employment law, including employment agreements, collective and
individual dismissals and outsourcing projects/transfers of
undertaking. In addition, De Laat is a specialist in the field of
privacy, protection of personal information and health care. Her
clients are national and international businesses and health care
institutions, but she also assists private individuals in
employment law and disciplinary proceedings. She regularly
publishes and teaches in her areas of expertise. De Laat has been
with Kennedy Van der Laan since her graduation in 2001.
Logical Step for Employment Law Group
Chris Nekeman, head of the Employment Law group, calls the
appointments a logical step in the further expansion of the
practice. “Considering the size of our group and the importance of
the clients whom we advise, our two new partners have received an
enthusiastic welcome. Including Johan Pel, the group now has four
partners who contribute not only their experience in the broad
field of employment law, but also their specialist knowledge. This
makes us a strong team”, says Nekeman.
With its 17 staff members, the Employment Law group is one of
the largest groups within Kennedy Van der Laan. Our attorneys deal
with the employment-law consequences of all forms of corporate
transactions, including (international) mergers and acquisitions,
outsourcing and business restructuring. Our clients are national
and international businesses, works councils, members of management
boards, employees’ associations and individual employees.
Publication date
:
10 January 2011
Eva KnipschildTel: +31 20 5506 840
E-mail:
eva.knipschild@kvdl.nl
Inge de LaatTel: +31 20 5506 839
E-mail:
inge.de.laat@kvdl.nl
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, start-up companies
and government and semi-government bodies. The mission of Kennedy
Van der Laan is to provide the best possible legal services and
expertise to our clients while living our commitment to personal
and social responsibility.
For more information, please contact:
Kennedy Van der Laan
Joost Linnemann
Managing partner
Telephone: +31 20 5506 636
E-mail:
joost.linnemann@kvdl.nl