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Pieter de Ruiter:

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'Technology can interpret legal information, but it cannot assess what a situation truly requires. Employment law issues — whether they concern strategic decisions, negotiations or an employee participation process — require more than just a legal answer. Precisely at a time when AI is taking on more and more tasks, a lawyer’s personal contact and human judgement are becoming even more valuable. My added value lies not only in the legal interpretation of a situation, but in the discussion that follows: what does this mean for the organisation, what are the options, and how do you take the next step? Employment law must be legally sound and work in practice — for everyone who deals with it on a daily basis.'

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Pieter de Ruiter

Attorney-at-Law - Amsterdam

Pieter de Ruiter is an attorney at Pallas. He advises on and litigates all aspects of Dutch- and international employment law. His practice includes, among other things, individual and collective dismissals, employment contracts, changes to terms of employment, employee participation, and international employment law.

Pieter completed the Grotius Specialization Program in Dutch employment law cum laude in 2023. He teaches at Leiden University and leads various courses for the Institute for Labor Law.

Pieter is a member of:

  • the Dutch  Bar Association;
  • the Association of Labor Law Attorneys in the Netherlands (VAAN);
  • the Association of Rotterdam Labor Law Attorneys (VRAA); and
  • the Association of Young Labor Law Attorneys (VJAA).

Pieter de Ruiter is registered in the Dutch Bar Association’s practice area registry for labor law, with the following specializations:

  • collective redundancies;
  • international labor law; and
  • employee participation.

This registration requires him to earn ten continuing legal education credits each calendar year in each registered practice area, in accordance with the standards of the Dutch Bar Association.

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