Nanouk is a versatile lawyer specializing in labor law. In her advisory and litigation practice, she works for SMEs and larger (inter)national companies. Her clients come from various sectors, including financial services, ICT, FMCG, construction, and science. She advises works councils and represents employees in management positions, statutory directors, and expatriates.
Nanouk has over 20 years of experience as a lawyer. For the past ten years, she has been a partner at Avocare Arbeidsrecht.
Nanouk knows the business world from the inside. She proactively engages with her clients.
Her clients appreciate the direct communication and her personal, analytical, and supportive approach.
Nanouk completed the mediation training at Kyden in Bussum and is a registered mediator with the MfN.
As a mediator, she facilitates participants in business and employment disputes. She provides a professional and trusted setting where work can be done confidentially towards an acceptable solution for all parties involved.
Social plan: dilemma counselor and complaints committees
Nanouk supports various companies in their reorganization processes, as a lawyer or in the role of dilemma counselor. In this capacity, she acts as an independent legal advisor and meets individually with redundant employees to discuss questions and dilemmas related to the social plan. She also has experience as chairperson of social plan committees.
Nanouk is a registered intervision supervisor with the Netherlands Bar Association (NOVA) and the Association of Employment Law Attorneys in the Netherlands (VAAN).
In her free time, Nanouk enjoys movies, reading, tennis, mahjong, Asian cooking, and traveling. She lives in Haarlem with her husband, two daughters and dog.
Current Legal Knowledge
Membership in the Association of Labor Law Attorneys Amsterdam (VAAA) and the Association of Labor Law Attorneys Netherlands (VAAN) keeps her legal knowledge up to date.
In addition to her practical work, Nanouk is a core editor for the digital product Sdu Opmaat Arbeidsrecht +.
Nanouk Cancian has registered the following areas of law in the registry of the Dutch Bar Association:
Labor Law (Collective Dismissal, International Labor Law, Works Councils Law).
This registration obliges her to earn ten educational credits each calendar year according to the standards set by the Dutch Bar Association in each registered area of law.
