At A&O Shearman, the employment and incentives practice has an excellent reputation for representing financial institutions and large corporate entities in a wide range of matters. Recent areas of instruction for the group include advising on trade union matters and compensation issues; renumeration work is prominent in the team's workload. Practice head Arnold Keizer advises on boardroom conflicts and executive compensation matters. Elsewhere, the department handles pension litigation and transactional cases. Hanneke Bennaars has extensive expertise in advising on dismissals, restructurings and co-determination law. Chelsea Gunning left for Squire Patton Boggs in January 2025.
Testimonials
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‘The team has extensive knowledge and excellent cooperation. The team is very pleasant to work with and always available if necessary. Really feels like a partner to work with. Very reliable.’
‘I have worked with Arnold Keijzer. He has profound knowledge of employment law but also of the field my company operates in. He really contributes ideas towards the matter at hand and shows extensive experience. His advice is clear, practical and useful. The service level is amazing. Also, he is a very pleasant person to work with. ’
Key clients
- KPN
- Saxo
Work highlights
- Represented KPN in a dispute with its works council.
- Advised several global corporations on CEO departures and hires.