Concetta Allegra - Advocaat - CPL

Concetta Allegra

Lawyer – CPL

Network

Concetta is a Member of the Dutch Association of Employment Lawyers (de Vereniging Arbeidsrecht Advocaten Nederland, VAAN) and the Dutch Association of Pension lawyers (Vereniging van Pensioenjuristen, VvPJ).

She is also a Member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA).

Languages

Dutch and English

Expertise

Concetta advises and litigates on behalf of national and international companies with respect to Dutch labour and pension law issues, including:

  • (international) posting
  • transfer of undertakings (TUPE)
  • employee consultation and co-determination matters
  • employment agreements, employee manuals, Codes of Conduct
  • collective bargaining agreements
  • service agreements (including management agreements)
  • (harmonizing) employment conditions
  • redundancies and individual terminations
  • special clauses (including non-compete and confidentiality clauses)
  • equal treatment, diversity and inclusion
  • misconduct
  • illness (process) of employees
  • (amending) pension schemes
  • Etc.

Experience

Concetta completed her degree in Dutch Law at the University of Utrecht. Concetta started working as an attorney in 2004. Since 2005 she is specialized in employment law. Before working for Doorn en Keizer, she previously worked for the law firms de Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, VMW Taxand, Benvalor and Van Benthem & Keulen.

During 2016-2018 she was a teacher at the University of Utrecht: she lectured at the law faculty the subjects Dutch Employment Law, European Law (in English) and International & European Labour Law (in English),  Capita Transfer of Undertakings and Platform Work. In 2018 she became an attorney again.

In June 2011 she passed (cum laude) the specialization course Grotius Employment Law. In November 2020 she passed (cum laude) the master of Dutch Pension Law (Leergang pensioenrecht) at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Since then she is a Certified Pension Lawyer (CPL).

Network

Concetta is a Member of the Dutch Association of Employment Lawyers (de Vereniging Arbeidsrecht Advocaten Nederland, VAAN) and the Dutch Association of Pension lawyers (Vereniging van Pensioenjuristen, VvPJ).

She is also a Member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA).

Other activities and Publications

Concetta also regularly gives presentations, in-house training and speaks at seminars about employment and pension law related items. She also lectures and publishes on a frequent basis.

Registration

Concetta Allegra has registered the following principal (and secondary) legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister): employment law.

Based on this registration, she is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.

Based in Amsterdam, our working area is the world.

Wietje de Muinck Keizer

Wietje de Muinck Keizer

Partner
Martine Hoogendoorn

Martine Hoogendoorn

Partner
Matthijs Roest Crollius

Matthijs Roest Crollius

Partner
Concetta Allegra

Concetta Allegra

Lawyer – CPL
Jeroen Meersma

Jeroen Meersma

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Hajar Marcouch

Hajar Marcouch

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