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Erik Deur, Partner, Bronsgeest Deur, Netherlands

Erik Deur is the co-founding partner of Bronsgeest Deur Advocaten and has over 22 years experience advising on all aspects of employment law. He earned a law degree at the University of Leiden in 1989 and joined the Amsterdam based law firm Ekelmans Den Hollander. In 2003, together with Henriëtte Bronsgeest, he founded the specialist employment law firm, Bronsgeest Deur Advocaten. Erik advises Dutch and international companies on employment law issues with a particular focus on corporate restructuring and negotiations with trade unions and works councils. He is a member of the Association for Employment Lawyers in Amsterdam (VAAA), the Association for Employment Lawyers in the Netherlands (VAAN) and the European Employment Law Association (EELA).

Bronsgeest Deur Advocaten advises corporate clients on all aspects of Dutch employment law including: individual and collective redundancies, co-determination rights, negotiations with trade unions, reviewing remuneration systems, advising on the employment law issues resulting from mergers and acquisitions, transfer of undertakings, in- and outsourcing of personnel, drafting of employment agreements and enforcement of non-compete clauses. Bronsgeest Deur Advocaten is one of the only niche employment law firms in The Netherlands. The firm was founded in 2003 by Henriëtte Bronsgeest and Erik Deur. It is the Dutch member of Ius Laboris which offers access to 1,300 of the best local HR lawyers in one global team.