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Jan Trap

In the course of his career Jan has represented a great many managing directors, supervisory directors and shareholders of listed and unlisted companies. As an employers’ lawyer he has broad experience with the employment law aspect of reorganisations, mergers and acquisitions, as well as in the field of dismissal law. However, he also frequently represents individual employees. As a Registered Mediator he has a broad experience in facilitating the solution of all kinds of disputes in which professional organisations as well as individual managers and other employees are involved. In that capacity he has contributed over the years to the solution of a wide range of disputes involving the management of commercial and non-profit employers, (groups of) their employees and their works-councils. Jan is also a former Deputy Justice at the Court of Appeal of The Hague and a former member of the Disciplinary Board of the Bar of Amsterdam. He is a member of the Supervisory board of B.A.S.F. Netherlands B.V. and he regularly lectures and writes about developments in labour law. · Vestius

NetherlandsEmployment / Labour, MediationDutch, English, Russian
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About

Experienced Dutch employment lawyer and registered mediator, of counsel at Vestius, who represents managing directors, supervisory directors, shareholders and individual employees and advises on employment aspects of reorganisations and mergers & acquisitions. Former Deputy Justice at the Court of Appeal of The Hague and former member of the Disciplinary Board of the Bar of Amsterdam; member of the Supervisory Board of B.A.S.F. Netherlands B.V., and regularly lectures and writes on labour law.

Practice areas

Employment / LabourMediationDispute ResolutionCorporate / M&ALitigation

Office

Netherlands

Vestius · In the course of his career Jan has represented a great many managing directors, supervisory directors and shareholders of listed and unlisted companies. As an employers’ lawyer he has broad experience with the employment law aspect of reorganisations, mergers and acquisitions, as well as in the field of dismissal law. However, he also frequently represents individual employees. As a Registered Mediator he has a broad experience in facilitating the solution of all kinds of disputes in which professional organisations as well as individual managers and other employees are involved. In that capacity he has contributed over the years to the solution of a wide range of disputes involving the management of commercial and non-profit employers, (groups of) their employees and their works-councils. Jan is also a former Deputy Justice at the Court of Appeal of The Hague and a former member of the Disciplinary Board of the Bar of Amsterdam. He is a member of the Supervisory board of B.A.S.F. Netherlands B.V. and he regularly lectures and writes about developments in labour law.

Netherlands

Expertise

Employment aspects of reorganisations and M&ADismissal / termination lawExecutive and board-level employment mattersWorks councils and collective labour relationsMediation and alternative dispute resolution

Education

  • LLB, University of Utrecht (graduated 1971)
  • Mediation, A.D.R. institute, University of Amsterdam

Admissions

  • Attorney (since 1977)
  • Registered Mediator

Languages

DutchEnglishRussian