OUR FIRM
Good, transparent employment and labour law in a company creates peace of mind and trust among employees, allowing them to thrive and the organization to do business and develop competitive advantages.
At Doorn & Keizer, we understand the interest at stake in a diverse international workforce. We support companies and employees in realizing their human capital.
With our full-service team of employment law professionals from selected backgrounds, each bringing their own talents, experience and knowledge, we are able to provide tailored practical and results oriented employment and labour law solutions in every situation. We combine a hard-nosed legal approach with a human one, working closely with you to make you feel like you have your own in-house lawyers.
The founders, Wietje de Muinck Keizer, Martine Hoogendoorn and Matthijs Roest Crollius, established Doorn & Keizer in 2014 because their experience showed that the best results were achieved with a diverse, highly committed, flexible and accessible employment and labour law team. This is what they work on every day.

Employment contract or assignment? Cheat Sheet: how to assess the legal situation in nine steps.
Whether someone works for you on the basis of an employment contract or an independent contractor agreement, legally speaking, is not a matter of the title of the contract. It revolves around the practical execution of the agreements, and that often makes it difficult to assess in practice, as we have noticed at Doorn & Keizer.
Course on Dutch employment and labour law: Gain a clear understanding to operate effectively.
Organised by the training organisation BondSolon, partner Wietje de Muinck Keizer gave again an English-language online course on Dutch labour law on 3 March 2025.
A conversation between partner Matthijs Roest Crollius and Barry Stanton, managing partner of Boyes Turner
Partner Matthijs Roest Crollius was invited to talk to Barry Stanton, managing partner of Boyes Turner, with whom Matthijs has collaborated on various projects in recent years.
Draft bill modernization of the non-compete clause
On 4 March 2024, a draft bill “modernization of the non-compete clause” went into internet consultation. This draft bill aims to limit (the improper use of) the non-compete clause and set additional conditions for the applicability of the non-compete clause to strengthen the legal status of the employee.