Patrick de Looff

My enthusiasm for employment law was raised during my law studies at Utrecht University, where I graduated in European Employment Law. After my studies, I qualified as a solicitor and completed the Grotius Academy post-graduate employment law program.

After having worked with a mid-size firm in Utrecht for six years and then for another five years in the international employment law practice of one of the bigger firms in the Netherlands, I founded Crux Legal together with my partners Karen and Nanouck. Running my own business enables me to cooperate with clients in a more flexible, accessible and personal manner.

I am a member of various employment law associations, including the Association of Specialist Employment Lawyers (VAAN), the Employment Law Association (VvA), the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA) and the International Bar Association (IBA). In addition, I regularly teach courses and seminars on various employment law topics, such as transfer of undertaking and employee participation in corporate restructurings and mergers. I also write explanatory notes on Dutch Employment law in English for Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law.

Dutch and international clients engage me in a wide range of issues in the field of employment law and employee participation. I have extensive experience in representing multinationals and foreign clients, who I provide guidance from their own (foreign) perspective on the often-complicated Dutch employment law.

Clients appreciate my practical approach, my clear advice, and my sense of humor.