All lawyers of HDK Advocaten have registered Employment law as principle legal practice in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal areas. Based on this registration, they are required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principle legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.
Juliette Huyzer is a partner and founder of HDK. She studied law at the University of Utrecht and was sworn in as a lawyer in 1996. Juliette has expertise in a wide range of employment law related matters, such as collective dismissals, international mergers and reorganisations, harmonization of employee benefits and transfer of undertakings. Juliette is known for her skills in negotiating with (or on behalf of) trade unions, works councils and managing directors. For many years prior to founding of HDK, Juliette was affiliated with leading international law firms, first at NautaDutilh and later at Loyens & Loeff.
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Michiel Koole is a partner of HDK. He studied law at the University of Groningen and was sworn in as a lawyer in 2003. Michiel is a pragmatic and very experienced, all round employment lawyer with special focus on areas such as non compete matters, employees’ participation and issues relating to (statutory) directors and managers. Besides his work as an attorney, Michiel annotates legal decisions, contributes to employment law handbooks and is a frequent speaker at seminars.
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Jeroen Dijkman is partner at HDK. He studied at the University of Leiden and Washington D.C. Jeroen is able to think proactively with clients and arrive at appropriate solutions. In complex matters he is eager to grasp the point. He represents the interests of large (international) companies and senior management. Jeroen is a real “team player”, thinks in terms of solutions, and is results and solutions-oriented. His expertise and professional knowledge, as well as his years of experience and outgoing personality, have made him a successful professional.
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Employment Law Course Grotius Arbeidsrecht (2005)
Mediation Course (2008)
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Freek Snippers is a partner at HDK. He studied at Maastricht University, specializing in employment and employee participation law, insolvency law and corporate law. Since the end of 2001, Freek has been advising and litigating in employment law and employee participation law. Freek assists employers, statutory directors and employees, but also advises trade unions and works councils. In addition to employment and employee participation law, Freek has been appointed as a trustee more than 60 times during the crisis years (2007 to 2015). This has ensured that Freek is pre-eminently familiar with recovery issues and does not only look at these issues from an employment law perspective. Freek likes to advise and think along pragmatically as an entrepreneur. Prior to joining HDK, Freek spent 18 years at a medium-sized law firm in Amsterdam, the last 7 years as a partner.
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Dutch civil law, Maastricht University (2001)
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Association of Employment Lawyers Amsterdam and others (VAAA)
Emma Harlaar is lawyer and has worked at HDK since November 2015. She studied Dutch law at the University of Amsterdam and the Vrije Univerisiteit and graduated with honor. Before she entered the employment of HDK she worked as legal advisor at Van der Steenhoven Advocaten.
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Julia Groen is lawyer and has worked at HDK since August 2019. She studied law at the University Leiden. Before she entered into the employment of HDK, she worked as legal and employment advisor at Juristen Arbeidsrecht Nederland.
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Law (2014)
Master Labor Law(2017)
Master Civil Law (2017)
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Milou Bosma is lawyer and has worked at HDK since September 2022. She studied law at the Vrij Universiteit Amsterdam. Before she entered into the employment of HDK, she worked as an employment and contract lawyer at Alpha Advocaten.
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Law (2012)
Master Private Law (2014)
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Roy is associated with HDK as of counsel. Roy is specialized in withholding taxes (wage tax, national insurance premiums, employee insurance premiums and income-related healthcare insurance contributions). Roy is responsible for various publications (including Praktijkblad Salarisadministratie, Loon, Aanspraak and FD). He is also member of the editorial team of the ‘Personeel en fiscus’ handbook.
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Petra has worked at HDK as a legal secretary/office manager since HDK was founded. Before she joined HDK, Petra worked many years for the founders of HDK, most recently at Loyens & Loeff.
Hanna joined HDK in April 2018 as a legal secretary/office manager. Before she joined HDK she worked many years for law firms with civil law practice; in Hilversum at Oostwaard Advocaten and in Arnhem at Hekkelman Advocaten.
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