Mr Sophie Wierenga-Heintz > Wijn & Stael Advocaten N.V. > Utrecht, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Mr Sophie Wierenga-Heintz

s.wierenga@wijnenstael.nl

Work Department

Employment

Position

Senior attorney

Career

Sophie Wierenga-Heintz has been a practicing attorney since 2004 and joined Wijn & Stael in 2017. She concentrates her practice on labor and employment law and the labor and employment branch of privacy law. She assists clients with reorganizations, co-determination, individual and collective termination law, human resource management and labor and employment law privacy issues, among others.​

Ethical and Personal Commitment
Sophie is a dedicated attorney with strong analytical skills, a hands-on approach to cases, and an open mind. She listens carefully to her client’s wishes, learns about the client’s business, then pursues the best solution. She not only looks at what is legally possible, but also at what is practically feasible and desirable for the client. “Entrepreneurs don’t want to waste time on long proceedings. That’s why I look for ways to reduce the hassle for them and pursue creative solutions.”

Proactive Sparring Partner
Sophie scores high in the Legal 500 of 2020. In it, clients describe her as: ‘out of the box thinker, pro-active, knowledgeable, responds quickly to questions’ and ‘unique mixture of warm personal skills combined with hard result-driven solutions, a pleasant sparring partner.’

Memberships

• Member, VAAN – Association of Employment Lawyers of the Netherlands
• Member, VAAMN – Association of Employment Lawyers of Central Netherlands

Education

• Employment Law, postgraduate, 2009, Erasmus University Rotterdam
• Dutch Law, 2001, Utrecht University