Epke Spijkerman

Epke Spijkerman

Epke Spijkerman, partner and lawyer at BUREN, specializes in employment and employee participation law aspects of (international) mergers and acquisitions, business transfers and reorganisations. He also has substantial knowledge of collective and individual dismissal proceedings. Epke has extensive experience in advising and litigating for national and international companies, including listed multinationals.

Epke graduated in Dutch law from Leiden University. He also successfully completed the specialization course Post-Academic Course Employment Law at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Epke regularly gives lectures, publishes in professional journals and teaches at various training institutes.

Epke is a member of the European Employment Lawyer Association, the Amsterdam Employment Lawyers Association, the Dutch Employment Lawyers Association, the Employment Law Association, the Association for Sport and Law and the People Committee of AmCham.

Legal expert guides such as Chambers & Partners and Legal500 describe Epke as "calm, open and very accessible" and "a clear communicator, who is flexible and provides pragmatic advice." He is also praised for his "in-depth knowledge of labour law".

Ranking | Chambers Europe Guide 2022 
Epke Spijkerman of Buren N.V. advises clients on the employment aspects of cross-border corporate transactions and collective labour agreements. Clients appreciate that he "gives good, pragmatic advice and responds very quickly." | Band 5

Publications:

• "Geen ontslag", Nieuwsblad Transport, March 2019 (Dutch only)
• Co-author, "The Dutch Balanced Employment Market Act and other developments in Dutch Employment Law", Dutch Employment Law Alert, February 2019 (Dentons Boekel)
• "Duurt te lang", Nieuwsblad Transport, February 2019  (Dutch only)
• "Ontslag om dreig-apps", Nieuwsblad Transport, November 2018 (Dutch only)
• "Verwijtbare chauffeur", Nieuwsblad Transport, October 2018 (Dutch only)
• Co-author, "State Budget 2019 - Social Affairs and Employment", Dutch Employment Law Alert, September 2018 (Dentons Boekel)
• "Minder werken mag", Nieuwsblad Transport, June 2018 (Dutch only)
• "Ontslag om drugsbezit", Nieuwsblad Transport, February 2018 (Dutch only)
• Co-author, "The Dutch Coalition agreement and implications for Dutch employment law", Dutch Employment Law Alert, October 2017 (Dentons Boekel) 
• "Ontslag na vakantie", Nieuwsblad Transport, October 2017 (Dutch only)
• Co-author, "Amendments to Working Conditions Act in the Netherlands", Dutch Employment Law Alert, September 2017 (Dentons Boekel) 
• "Let op: vervaltermijn", Nieuwsblad Transport, July 2017
• Co-author, "The European General Data Protecion Regulation in the Dutch workplace", Dutch Employment Law alert,  June 2017 (Dentons Boekel) 
• "Vier op een rij", Nieuwsblad Transport, April 2017 (Dutch only)
• "Zzp'er of niet?", Nieuwsblad Transport, March 2017 (Dutch only)
• "Geen ontslag", Nieuwsblad Transport, January 2017 (Dutch only)