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• Successfully represented Stromma in proceedings against the attempt by the Municipality of Amsterdam to revoke and redistribute canal cruise permits.
  
• Advising the Municipality of West Betuwe in a rare court case against the Dutch government’s plans for a NATO radar station, challenging a national law barring municipalities from litigation.
  
• Assisting Uniper with environmental permitting and in proceedings related to its energy transition in the Netherlands.
  

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• Advising RDW and the Dutch Police on the development of the 138 ha, €500m national Mobility & Infrastructure Test Centre – a state-of-the-art smart-mobility hub near Marknesse, Noordoostpolder.
  
• Advising Stadion Feijenoord and – on its co-tail – the City of Rotterdam on updating the stadium’s complex environmental permit and closing the Netherlands’ first trade in “environmental-noise space”.
  

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• Advised Municipality of Zuidplas on the zoning plan with an extended scope for transforming an agricultural area into a new village with 8,000 homes and represented the municipality in the proceedings before the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State.
  
• Representing the State in the procedure on the limitation of the number of aircraft movements at Schiphol International Airport.
  
• Advising the Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment on the new ViA15 motorway, including a trial procedure regarding the method of calculating nitrogen deposition, which is important for all spatial developments in the Netherlands.
  

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• Advising Nobian on permit and court proceedings for their critical new salt extraction site, which involves navigating sensitive political dynamics involving multiple government layers and representing Nobian in appeals filed by the province and residents concerned about potential soil subsidence.
  
• Advising Heineken in an interesting and innovative case that explores the boundaries of current EU legislation.
  
• Advising Smurfit Westrock on administrative law enforcement, permit amendments, and environmental permit revisions for the Parenco paper factory in Renkum, Netherlands.
  

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• Representing DCMR, an environmental agency acting on behalf of the Province of South Holland regarding the six-hectare EMK site.
  
• Advising the Municipality of Wassenaar on the redevelopment of the ANWB Headquarters into 565 apartments, including commercial and social facilities, and in the appeal proceedings against the zoning plan at the Council of State (Raad van State).
  
• Litigating and advising Shell on the Placement of Charging Stations.
  

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• Advising RWE Generation on a novel circular economy project – project FUREC – where municipal waste is used to produce hydrogen.
  
• Advising Pathé, a large European cinema chain, on the full range of planning and administrative matters in relation to some of the largest cinemas in the Netherlands.
  
• Assisting Bunge with all environmental and permitting issues regarding the construction of a state-of-the-art sustainable plant on the North Sea Canal.
  

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• Advising Methanex on all Dutch and Belgian law aspects of its recent $2.05bn acquisition of OCI’s methanol business, including in respect of all permitting, environmental and compliance aspects of the Dutch factory in Delfzijl.
  
• Representing VORM Ontwikkeling in appeal proceedings before the Council of State in respect of the development of the 170m high Lumière tower in the city centre of Rotterdam.
  
• Advising Arriva on the sustainability transition of their Dutch business, including representation in discussions with authorities and court proceedings, such as in respect of the development of charging stations for electric buses, the electrification of railway lines, and in the landmark case challenging the award of the main railway concession to Dutch railway operator NS.
  

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• Advised national grid operator Tennet TSO on major expansions of the Dutch offshore high voltage grid necessary for the transportation of large volumes of green electricity generated by Dutch offshore wind projects.
  
• Advised the municipality of Amsterdam on the scope of its legal responsibilities relating to climate change and sustainability, also in view of the municipalities’ ambitions to make a meaningful contribution to achieving the Paris climate goals.
  
• Advised Circle Infrastructure Partners, owner and manager of critical shared infrastructure at the Chemelot Industrial Site  and its shareholders OCI, AnQore, Arlanxeo, Fibrant and Envalior, on the sale of Circle to Basalt Infrastructure Partners.
  

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• Secured the largest office acquisition in the Netherlands with the sale and leaseback of the 90,000 sqm ABN AMRO headquarters in Amsterdam’s Zuidas.
  
• Collaborating with a Consortium of Developers (Boelens de Gruyter, BPD, AM, Greystar, Janssen de Jong Projectontwikkeling B.V., Lingotto Utrecht B.V.) as legal project managers to transform Utrecht’s Merwedekanaalzone into 4,000-6,000 apartments and other functions.
  
• Supporting Hines and Provast in the transformation of the Draka site in Amsterdam’s Hamerkwartier into a vibrant new district with 6,500 homes, workspaces, and amenities.
  

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• Advises and litigates for Museum Voorlinden, a contemporary art museum at a country estate in Wassenaar, about all kinds of environmental issues and permits for changes, including the nature permit for a new car park.
  
• Advises and litigates for GEM Bloemendalerpolder, a consortium of project developers, in numerous procedures about a large-scale housing project, on issues including nature conservation, nitrogen emissions, spatial planning, and the hydrologic regime.
  
• Providing advice and procedural support for SwifterwinT on the Windplan Blauw project, a significant wind energy initiative in the municipalities of Dronten and Lelystad, Flevoland, that entails the replacement of 74 existing wind turbines with 61 larger, more powerful turbines.
  

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• Advised Gunvor Energy Rotterdam B.V. in various proceedings against the Dutch government regarding safety and environmental standards for fuel storage tanks as well as various other impactful changes.
  
• Assisted the province in an expropriation procedure for the realisation of a TenneT transformer station, including associated consultancy work.
  
• Advised BPD and Synchroon in legal proceedings regarding the zoning plan and building permits for a large-scale housing project The Sax in Rotterdam.
  

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• Advised 200+ municipalities and other parties as part of the “Taskforce for the acceleration of temporary housing” organised by the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, accelerating hundreds of housing projects.
  
• Advises ProRail in an administrative enforcement case concerning the imposition of a demand for compliance by the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment to prescribe and ensure the use of low or no quartz content material with respect to a broad range of rail infrastructure projects.
  
• Advising Friesland Campina in multiple ongoing legal proceedings initiated by the environmental organisation Mobilisation for the Environment (MOB) against permits granted to Friesland Campina.
  

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• Advised EdgeConneX on various data center developments in the Amsterdam metropolitan area.
  
• Advised salt and essential chemicals producer Nobian on entering into the very first Tailor-made agreement (Maatwerkafspraak) with the Dutch Ministry of Climate and Green Growth, for decarbonising Nobian’s production in the Netherlands.
  
• Advised global optics and photographic equipment manufacturer Nikon in EU product stewardship matters.
  

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• Advising WOM Den Haag Zuidwest on the complete area redevelopment of the De Venen neighbourhood and represents them in legal proceedings concerning the permit.
  
• Advising Energiecoöperatie Ketelhuis WG on a resident-led project in Amsterdam to develop a sustainable, gas-free aquathermal energy system, supplying heat to around 800 homes and businesses in partnership with the Municipality.
  
• Advising Energiecoöperatie Ketelhuis WG on a resident-led project in Amsterdam to develop a sustainable, gas-free aquathermal energy system, supplying heat to around 800 homes and businesses in partnership with the Municipality.
  

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• Acting for McDonald’s Netherlands in various administrative law proceedings regarding permits for a McDonald’s restaurant in Amsterdam’s Zuidas business district.
  
• Advised Nestlé on the acquisition of a distribution centre at Sterkenburg in Almere, including conducting due diligence on the zoning plan and permits and advising on the application for an environmental permit to deviate from the zoning plan.
  
• Assisting Heevas (a brand of Heembouw) in appeal proceedings before the Dutch high administrative court (Council of State) concerning a zoning plan and building permit for a residential development project in Roelofarendsveen.
  

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• Acting as lead counsel to Royal Schiphol Group, handling all key regulatory, public law, and environmental matters.
  
• Advising both Porthos (Port of Rotterdam, Gasunie & EBN) and Aramis (EBN, Gasunie, Shell & TotalEnergies) on the realisation of two multibillion CCS projects in the Netherlands.
  
• Acting as the lead legal advisor to Gasunie, guiding projects related to the natural gas grid, hydrogen transportation and storage, both onshore and offshore, as well as heat transportation.
  

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• Advising and litigating for PWN in several matters related to the company’s sites and utilities, the climate change adaptation strategy and the legal boundaries of the public tasks of PWN.
  
• Representing Kabeldistrict, a joint venture by Amvest and Kondor Wessels, in the legal proceedings regarding the redevelopment of an industrial site in Delft, to develop a mixed-use area with ca. 3,500 houses and 34.000 m2 business space.
  
• Assisted Omrin with the court appeals by several NGOs with respect to their environmental permit and emissions therein in relation to the operation of Omrin’s state-of-the-art waste plant.
  

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• Advising Schopman en Zonen, a real estate and project developer, on a wide range of planning and permitting matters for urban redevelopment projects in the municipality of Amsterdam.
  
• Acting for a prominent agricultural enterprise active in mushroom and strawberry cultivation – operating under the names Champignon Kwekerij ’t Voske and Tuinbouwbedrijf Van den Bighelaar.
  

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• Assisting Lion Storage in developing the Netherlands‘ largest battery energy storage system in the Vlissingen port, including advising on the equity raise, project financing, and complex agreement negotiations for Project Mufasa, which involves four sponsors and six major banks.
  
• Advising Jamestown Property, a major U.S. real estate company, in redeveloping the landmark Groot Handelsgebouw in Rotterdam, including a transformative rooftop project, which involves complex negotiations with municipal authorities and navigation of strict public law and permit requirements.
  
• Assisting Dunea N.V., which supplies drinking water to 1.25 million people in Zuid-Holland and needs to increase capacity by 12% by 2030, in developing new and expanded water sources located within Natura 2000 protected areas, while navigating complex conservation laws.
  

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• Advised Stichting De Plantijn on the development of De Plantijn, a large-scale area in Amsterdam-West.
  
• Advised Palumbus, Hillborgh and Omme & De Groot on the contracting, environmental and planning aspects of the development of a future proof urban district The Entrée in Zoetermeer.
  

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• Advised MWPO on the development of 435 units in an urban transformation in the centre on Nijmegen.
  
• Advised and represented TPStorage/ TPSolar in all legal matters for permits and zoning plans for their solar park projects.
  

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• Advising VOF Naarden BORgronden on a multi-developer venture housing project, including the construction of up to 440 homes, namely 100 medium-priced rental and owner-occupied units, and 260 expensive owner-occupied units.
  
• Assisting Stichting Afvalfonds Verpakkingen (Verpact)—the Dutch organisation that manages packaging waste collection, recycling, and recovery in the Netherlands—with legal matters concerning the expansion of deposit packaging collection points.
  
• Advising and representing De Realisatie B.V. (Klundert) regarding the development in Klundert, concerning a won public selection procedure for the construction of 11 ground-level houses and an apartment complex.
  

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• Assisted MEAG MUNICH ERGO AssetManagement GmbH with the purchase of a logistics facility in Ridderkerk, the Netherlands.
  
• Assisting TotalEnergies with their investments in and development of EV charging stations in the Netherlands.
  
• Instructed by Bristow to support them with their activities in the Netherlands. Bristow performs search and rescue flights on the North Sea from the Den Helder Airport and from Midden-Zeeland Airport.
  

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• Advising the Municipality of Teylingen on, as well as litigation related to, their new zoning plan ‘Nieuw Boekhorst’, which enables, among other things, 1,300 residences, a primary school, sports fields, and a harbor in the Boekhorstpolder.
  
• Advising Nestlé Nederland B.V. on their new zoning plan and separate environmental permit procedures, which will enable the expansion of their industrial estate in Nunspeet.
  
• Advising the client Universiteit Utrecht which owns real estate throughout Utrecht and aims to redevelop large parts of the Utrecht Science Park.