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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Boasting one of the largest Real Estate teams in the Netherlands and a solid Real Estate team in Belgium, AKD is able to deploy specialist lawyers to address all key aspects of your business. Thanks to their ample expertise and a thorough knowledge of the market, the team always handles your cases at the highest level.

You can trust AKD’s experts to be up to speed with all innovations in your market and aware of any legal and contractual implications.

Our expertise includes:

  • Public procurement
  • Arbitration and other Alternative Dispute Resolution methods
  • Construction contracts and disputes
  • Integrated contracts such as DBFMO (Design, Build, Finance, Maintain & Operate) contracts
  • Area and project development
  • Leases
  • Infrastructure
  • Notarial services
  • Public-private partnership (PPP)
  • Property investment and financing (Private Finance Initiative (PFI)
  • Real estate transactions (and due diligence)
  • Company law (Limited Liability/Limited Partnership constructions, joint ventures, special purpose vehicles)

Boasting extensive expertise and a wealth of experience, AKD’s construction and real estate team’s clients include contractors, local authorities, project developers, property financiers and investors, housing corporations and care institutions.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - Netherlands

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

AKD has a well-regarded construction team that advises developers and construction companies on developments and redevelopments. It also acts on contractual issues, including negotiating turn-key construction contracts, and design and build contracts. The team also has experience in office refurbishments and PPP projects. AKD additionally handles real estate transactional matters, including sale and leaseback transactions and negotiating joint venture agreements for redevelopment projects. The law firm also assists with built-to-suit projects, leasing agreements and real estate finance matters.

Work Highlights

Provided by AKD

  • AKD advised EDGE Technologies on a mixed-use development transaction, including the land purchase, construction and lease agreements.

Strengths

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AKD has exceptional knowledge of the field and the processes we deal with. It shows strong skills in commercial thinking during negotiations and a solid understanding of our commercial interests.

Real Estate respondent
Europe

AKD has a competitive edge in its combination of sound legal advice with the commercial interests. In addition, the lawyers are excellent negotiators.

Real Estate respondent
Europe

AKD's strengths are its knowledge and expertise in the field, in addition to its very supportive and service-minded approach.

Real Estate respondent
Europe

AKD provides high-quality legal advice combined with a practical approach, which is very important for a deal-driven organisation such as ours.

Real Estate respondent
Europe

The lawyers of AKD are easily accessible and it always surprises me how quickly they get to the heart of the matter.

Real Estate respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Marc Wintgens
2
Marc Wintgens
2
Band 2
Marc Wintgens assists construction companies with development projects and contractual issues.

Marc Wintgens is a seasoned lawyer. In addition to being an excellent lawyer, he is also a very good negotiator.

Many times I have witnessed that his involvement made the difference.

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Frenk Huisman
3
Frenk Huisman
3
Band 3
Frenk Huisman acts for clients on PPP projects and office developments. He also assists with negotiating turn-key construction contracts and design and build contracts.
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Taco de Lange
3
Taco de Lange
3
Band 3
Taco de Lange handles a range of real estate transactional and leasing matters in the logistics sector, as well as advising on real estate finance matters.

Taco de Lange is pragmatic and has good knowledge of the cases. He tries to find solutions and is always on top of things.

Taco de Lange’s experience and network are key for closing deals.

Taco de Lange is very experienced, well prepared, very diligent and hardworking.

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Julian Versmissen
4
Julian Versmissen
4
Band 4
Julian Versmissen advises clients on sale and leaseback transactions, as well as on forming joint ventures as part of redevelopment projects.

Julian Versmissen can provide strong advice, taking our commercial interests into account. He can explain things to the opposing parties in a simplified way, which is beneficial during negotiations.

Julian Versmissen is an approachable and practical lawyer with good strategic thinking skills.

Julian Versmissen is a very strong and serious advocate.

Julian Versmissen is an engaged specialist who is very pleasant to work with.

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Ranked Lawyers at
AKD

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Netherlands

Real Estate
Julian Versmissen
4
Julian Versmissen
4
Band 4
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Real Estate: Construction
Marc Wintgens
2
Marc Wintgens
2
Band 2
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Frenk Huisman
3
Frenk Huisman
3
Band 3
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Real Estate: Leading Notaries
Taco de Lange
3
Taco de Lange
3
Band 3
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Members

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Aukje Van Griensven

Bart Van der Berg

Bas Collard

Daniëlle Joosten

Egbert de Groot

Erik Gramberg

Floris Van Westrhenen

Harro Coppens

Joost Kil

Krista Willems

Loes Hendrikx

Max Verbaken

Melanie Kosterink

Menno Hendriks

Michelle Hendrikx

Nadine Voncken

Nino van Deinsen

Paul Welten

Peggy Klein

Sander Engels

Sven Billet

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