Marieke Koster

Marieke is Office Location Head (OLH) of the Dutch (Amsterdam and Rotterdam) Employment, Labor and Pensions practice group.

Marieke is a highly regarded employment law specialist with over 20 years of experience of sensitive and complex matters on a national and international basis. She is praised for her employment law expertise, pleasant client approach and high responsiveness.

Working at international law firms for the vast majority of her career, she is well acquainted to advise national and international clients on a wide variety of employment law. She especially focuses on European labour law, whistle blower protection across the EU and pay transparency, flexible employment, (cross-border) reorganisations and restructurings including (collective) dismissal proceedings, in- and outsourcing, TUPE matters, termination of high level employees including managing directors, sick employees and employment litigation. In often highly complex matters with both a pensions and employment law angle Marieke works closely together with the pensions team.

She also regularly shares her knowledge for example via podcasts, publications and providing training on Dutch Employment Law for HRM advisors and legal counsels at both domestic as well as international fora. She is regarded as a prominent figure in holiday legislation in the Netherlands. Marieke is an active member of the Eversheds Sutherland ESG Group.