Anouk focuses on corporate employment law (mergers, acquisitions and reorganisations and collective issues and disputes) and pension law. She also regularly advises on employee participation matters.

In addition, she regularly litigates on these two areas of law, either separately or when they converge, including in court and in arbitration cases. Anouk is involved in various major pension law proceedings on diverse issues, such as the interpretation of pension documents, indexation disputes, pension disputes based on a collective agreement, group transfer payments, disputes on administration agreements, pension scheme changes, employee participation issues and mandatory affiliation with sectoral pension funds.

  • Advised Authentic Brands Group LLC, together with Latham & Watkins, with the acquisition of a controlling ownership interest in substantially all of the intellectual property of Guess?,Inc..
  • Advises Oceanco, universally recognised for designing and constructing bespoke super-yachts, on the intended acquisition of Alewijnse, a highly renowned provider of tailored electrical and automation solutions.
  • Advised Ali M. Barwani Investment Co (BVI) on the sale and transfer of Oceanco, universally recognised for designing and constructing bespoke super-yachts that redefine the limits of naval architecture, to an American technology entrepreneur.
  • Pension Law programme (cum laude) (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • PALA (post-academic employment law programme) (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
  • The Law Firm School (cum laude)
  • LL.M. Private Law (Utrecht University)
  • LL.B. Utrecht Law College (Utrecht University)
  • Admitted to the Bar in the Netherlands in 2012

Expertises

Employment & Pensions
We provide strategic and decisive guidance to businesses on all employment law challenges with deep expertise and a sharp focus on results.
Pension challenges
With our multidisciplinary approach, we combine in-depth pension expertise with broad legal knowledge – delivering future-proof solutions to the pension challenges of today and tomorrow.
Employment & Pensions
We provide strategic and decisive guidance to businesses on all employment law challenges with deep expertise and a sharp focus on results.
Pension challenges
With our multidisciplinary approach, we combine in-depth pension expertise with broad legal knowledge – delivering future-proof solutions to the pension challenges of today and tomorrow.

"Anouk Boutens is a very pragmatic and experienced lawyer who is able to clarify legally complex matters very efficiently. She knows what the client needs and provides quick and effective responses. It is always a pleasure to work with Anouk."

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Employment (2025 Edition)

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Publications

2 October 2024
2 October 2024
Anticiperen op collectieve acties in de pensioensector. PensioenMagazine.
19 February 2024
19 February 2024
Geschillenbeslechtiging onder de Wtp. Tijdschrift voor Pensioenvraagstukken.
8 February 2022
8 February 2022
De verjaring van achterstallige premievorderingen bij verplichtgestelde bedrijfstakpensioenfondsen: de (pensioen)draad kwijt. Tijdschrift voor Pensioenvraagstukken.
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