Kennedy Van der Laan has appointed Ester Damen (1984) partner in the employment and employee participation practice group. Ester began as a trainee attorney at the Amsterdam law firm in 2008 and specializes, among other things, in employee participation and privacy in the workplace.
Ester's practice covers all aspects of employment law. She specializes in employment-law problems concerning privacy. Ester also advises both employers and works councils about the Dutch Works Councils Act and guides advice and consent procedures, and she litigates about employee participation cases before the Enterprise Section of the Court of Appeal.
Tenth Female Partner
Chris Nekeman, head of the employment and employee participation practice group, says: "I am extremely happy with this appointment of Ester and it fills me with pride that she, as a home-grown attorney, has made it to this position. This is a compliment to Ester, but certainly also to our practice group. Her appointment as partner reflects her experience and impressive track record."
Kennedy Van der Laan CEO Joost Linnemann adds: "With Ester we welcome the tenth female partner within our firm. She was already among our top experts in the field of employment and employee participation law, and as a partner she can now help this practice group to grow."
Ester graduated from Utrecht University. She is a member of the Association of Employee Participation Professionals, the Association of Employment Law Attorneys Amsterdam (VAAA) and the Employment Law Association (VvA), She is also a member of the Employee Participation Law working group of VvA and the Employee Participation focus group of the Social and Economic Council (SER). Besides, Ester is a regular guest lecturer at the master's in Employment Law at Groningen University. She regularly contributes to professional journals OR Rendement and OR Magazine.
About Kennedy Van der Laan
Kennedy Van der Laan is an independent Dutch law firm with 100 attorneys. Since 1992 the associates of the firm have been serving prominent market leaders with their specialist legal knowledge in many fields, including IT, IP, privacy law and insurance law. From our offices in Amsterdam we serve a broad range of clients around the world, from start-ups to mwultinationals. The people of Kennedy Van der Laan have a pragmatic and committed mindset and are close to the dynamic work field of their clients.
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