Sorensen Lawyers Team
Yvonne read law at Leiden University and spent eight years in the employment law practice of NautaDutilh, followed by two years at Loyens & Loeff in its wage tax and employment law group. In 2005 she founded her own firm.
She completed the Dutch postgraduate programme in employment law (PALA) and PALA-plus, and qualified as a mediator in 2017. Since then she has worked as an MfN-registered mediator alongside her legal practice.
Yvonne specialises in dismissal law, including the dismissal of statutory directors, in international employment relationships, and in employment law advice on reorganisations, mergers and acquisitions. She acts for regional and national hospitality groups as well as internationally listed companies, hospitals, housing corporations and SMEs, and advises CEOs, CFOs, COOs, statutory directors, managers and employees. She has extensive experience mediating disputes about working together and about parting ways.
She is a member of the specialist associations VAAN and VRAA, and regularly publishes columns and case annotations on employment law. Yvonne serves on the boards of Vrienden van het CHIO and the Rotterdam Mediators Association.
Karlijn studied at Erasmus University Rotterdam, where she earned a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Employment Law alongside a Bachelor of Economics and Business Economics.
She joined Sørensen in September 2014 as a legal assistant and went on to qualify as an attorney with the firm. In 2019 she completed the Dutch postgraduate programme in employment law (PALA) cum laude.
Karlijn is a member of the specialist associations VAAN and VRAA.
Martina studied at Erasmus University Rotterdam. After her Bachelor of Laws she completed the selective Master of Employment Law, cum laude, as well as a Master of Corporate Law.
During her studies she built up substantial practical experience at law firms large and small, including international employment law practices. She joined the team at Sørensen in 2023.
Camillia graduated in 2025 in private law, with a focus on employment law. She joined the employment law practice at Sørensen full-time in September 2025, and qualified as an attorney in April 2026.
Camillia advises on a broad range of employment law matters, including employment contracts and terms of employment, dismissal and settlement agreements, illness and reintegration, and non-compete and non-solicitation clauses.