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The employment team at Osborne Clarke is very experienced in advising on non-contentious employment matters, often including cross-border elements. The group acts for Dutch and multinational entities in work involving the employment aspects of restructurings and M&A transactions, implementing employment policy designs and a wide spectrum of labour law issues. Jorgo Tsiris and Jim Margry co-head the practice.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Pragmatism, responsiveness.'

  • ‘Osborne Clarke doesn't just give the options, they talk it through, make sure they understand the business they're dealing with and gives their perspective to help guide the company to an effective resolution. ’

  • ‘Osborne Clarke's employment lawyers have consistently demonstrated exceptional skills in managing people-related matters.  Their deep understanding of employment law and dedication to client needs have made them invaluable assets to our team and to our company as a whole.’

  • ‘Jorgo Tsiris has consistently been a lawyer of high level, professionalism and dedication in helping us. His expertise and commitment to excellence have significantly impacted my team and projects for the better. Jim Margry is an excellent lawyer with great communication skills. My team really loves to work with him and his associate Luuk Molendijk. ’

  • ‘The two biggest standouts for Osborne Clarke's employment practice is their responsiveness and the way they think along with our business.'

  • ‘Jim Margry and Sabine van Baren are our main contacts. I highly appreciate their responsiveness, their ability to think with us with an "in-house" perspective. They have the right balance between the focus on substance and a certain amount of humour, that makes for a great working relationship.’

  • ‘Osborne Clarke's people have a high quality, hands-on mentality who are willing to resolve each matter in a quick and concise way.’

  • ‘Jim Margry's expertise on employment related issues is outstanding, which makes him of great value for our company. Not only is his legal expertise in contracts excellent, he is also eager to think solutions-wise in strategies and is not afraid to provide his opinion.'

Key clients

  • Bird
  • Bitpanda
  • Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP)
  • DHG Amsterdam B.V.
  • Diageo Great Britain Limited
  • Doordash, Inc.
  • I Squared Capital
  • Las Vegas Sands Corp.
  • Marel hf.
  • O-I Netherlands B.V.
  • Open Text Corporation
  • Synthomer
  • Twin Disc, Inc.

Work highlights

  • Assisted Owens-Illinois with the automatisation of certain personnel software that is being implemented within the O-I group.
  • Advised Bird on a restructuring and workforce reduction matter.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jorgo Tsiris, Jim Margry

Other key lawyers

Luuk Molendijk, Sabine van Baren