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Kennedy Van der Laan Offices
MOLENWERF 16
1014 BG
P.O. Box 58188, 1040HD
Netherlands
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Ms Soo-Ja Schijf
Work Department
Labour & Employment Group
Position
Partner
Career
Soo-Ja Schijf is Partner in the Labour and Employment practice group, where she heads the Employment team.
Soo-Ja has many years of experience in advising multinational companies on a wide range of employment and employee participation matters. Her expertise includes reorganisations, collective and individual dismissals, outsourcing, transfer of undertaking, negotiations with works councils and trade unions, and (cross-border) secondments.
She also advises regularly on (sensitive) matters, such as the appointment and termination of board directors, non-competition disputes, and the role of ESG in the employment relationship, for example in relation to diversity and inclusion.
Soo-Ja has an international track record and regularly speaks at international conferences. She also gives trainings on new employment law developments to in-house counsels, HR teams and attorneys.
Languages
Dutch, English
Memberships
Member of the Diversity and Equality Law Committee
Member of the Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA)
Member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA)
Member of the Dutch Association for Employment Law (VvA)
Education
Soo-Ja studied law at the University of Victoria in British Colombia (Canada) and at Utrecht University.
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Employment
(Leading individuals)Kennedy Van der Laan takes a sector-focused approach to its employment practice, specialising in the technology, financial, and healthcare sectors, aiding employers and international clients with a slew of employment issues. The firm frequently advises on hybrid working arrangements and diversity and inclusion compliance, and is known for its expertise in co-governance law as well as restructuring and reorganisation projects. Chris Nekeman, Soo-Ja Schijf, and Ester Damen lead the practice together. Nekeman is a specialist in employee participation law, Schijf largely represents multinational companies in reorganisations and dismissals, and Damen acts for both employers and works councils, as well as being the go-to for assisting clients in unethical behaviour matters.
Lawyer Rankings
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