Youssef el Harchaoui
Partner - Attorney at Law
Youssef el Harchaoui, attorney at law, specialises in advising clients on all areas of Dutch employment law. He has extensive experience advising on all-round employment law, with a particular focus on the employment law aspects of (international) M&A-deals and restructurings, works council processes, requalification risk assessments, dismissal of managing directors and other top management, and advising (international) companies that wish to set-up or expand their business to/in the Netherlands. Youssef is also often involved with the structuring of and advising about management and employee incentive schemes (e.g. Share Appreciation Rights).
Amsterdam
Dutch, English
Youssef has gained vast experience in both sensitive and high-profile employment cases. As a trusted advisor Youssef manages to engage clients on a long-term basis. Clients value Youssef for his ability to provide strategic advice, his attention for detail and his negotiation skills. His temporary engagement of almost two years with Loyens & Loeff’s M&A department allows him to adequately take into account the commercial angles of an M&A deal as well when providing his assistance from an employment law perspective.
Youssef is part of the editorial board of an employment law magazine, he regularly publishes articles on employment law subjects and he presents at seminars.
Work highlights
Contributions
Memberships
Dutch Bar Association, 2013
Dutch Employment Lawyers Association (VAAN)
Amsterdam Employment Lawyers Association
Qualifications
Grotius post-graduate specialisation course, 2020 (Cum Laude)
Dutch law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2013
Tax law, Universiteit van Amsterdam, 2013
Publications
El Harchaoui, Y. (2025), Rb. Midden-Nederland 26 February 2025, Jurisprudentie Arbeidrecht (JAR), 135 (annotation on requalification agreement director).
El Harchaoui, Y. (2025), Rb. Rotterdam 25 October 2024, Jurisprudentie Arbeidsrecht (JAR), 7 (annotation on participation scheme).
El Harchaoui, Y. (2024), Arbeidsrechtelijke aspecten van participatieregelingen bij ontslag, Tijdschrift voor Ontslagrecht (TvO), 1, p. 17-31.
El Harchaoui, Y. (2023), Het benoemingsbesluit en de bestuurder: de stand van zaken, Tijdschrift Arbeidsrechtpraktijk (TAP), 2 (49), p. 4-11.
El Harchaoui, Y. (2022), De plaats van de contractuele beëindigingsvergoeding bij de begroting van de billijke vergoeding
El Harchaoui, Y. (2020), Kanttekeningen bij het minimumuurtarief voor de zelfstandige, Tijdschrift Arbeidsrechtpraktijk, 8, p. 4-11.
El Harchaoui, Y. (2019), Hof Amsterdam 6 November 2018, Jurisprudentie in Nederland, 2 (annotation).
El Harchaoui, Y. (2014), Het benoemingsbesluit en de bestuurder: twee communicerende vaten, Tijdschrift Arbeidsrechtpraktijk, 5 (206).
Youssef el Harchaoui
Partner - Attorney at Law
youssef.el.harchaoui@loyensloeff.com
Amsterdam
Dutch, English
<p>Youssef el Harchaoui, attorney at law, specialises in advising clients on all areas of Dutch employment law. He has extensive experience advising on all-round employment law, with a particular focus on the employment law aspects of (international) M&A-deals and restructurings, works council processes, requalification risk assessments, dismissal of managing directors and other top management, and advising (international) companies that wish to set-up or expand their business to/in the Netherlands. Youssef is also often involved with the structuring of and advising about management and employee incentive schemes (e.g. Share Appreciation Rights).</p>
Youssef has gained vast experience in both sensitive and high-profile employment cases. As a trusted advisor Youssef manages to engage clients on a long-term basis. Clients value Youssef for his ability to provide strategic advice, his attention for detail and his negotiation skills. His temporary engagement of almost two years with Loyens & Loeff’s M&A department allows him to adequately take into account the commercial angles of an M&A deal as well when providing his assistance from an employment law perspective.
Youssef is part of the editorial board of an employment law magazine, he regularly publishes articles on employment law subjects and he presents at seminars.