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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 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. AKD's enviable client list comprises prominent real estate investment firms and developers, as well as technology and logistics companies. The team leverages its expertise to advise clients managing a variety of assets, including residential complexes, distribution facilities, data centres and office buildings.

Work Highlights

  • AKD advised Panattoni on several real estate transactions, including the sale of Park Almere to Nestlé and Riddekerk to MEAG.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

The team is creative and solution oriented, thinking alongside clients to develop practical, tailor-made strategies.

Real Estate respondent
Europe

The team is always ready to go when time is precious.

Real Estate respondent
Europe

AKD delivers extensive experience and excellent specialist knowledge with a confident and assertive manner.

Real Estate respondent
Europe

AKD played an important role in safeguarding our interests. The team's advice was clear, well reasoned and instrumental in achieving a balanced outcome.

Real Estate respondent
Europe

Partners are directly involved, bringing deep substantive knowledge that strengthens negotiations and strategic discussions.

Real Estate respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Julian Versmissen
3
Julian Versmissen
3
Band 3
Julian Versmissen advises clients on sale and leaseback transactions, as well as on forming joint ventures as part of redevelopment projects.

It is amazing to work together with Julian Versmissen.

Julian Versmissen has very good knowledge of the market and our business.

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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 provides a very high level of service.

Taco de Lange is very responsive and thinks pragmatically.

His extensive experience and ability to truly put himself in our position are incredibly valuable.

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Michiel de Wit
4
Michiel de Wit
4
Band 4

Michiel de Wit is well placed to assist with residential and logistics development projects and real estate M&A, as well as leasing negotiations and redevelopment matters.

Michiel de Wit is very knowledgeable, flexible and approachable.

Michiel de Wit is a real leader and practical manager.

I felt very well looked after by Michiel de Wit.

We appreciate the personal approach of Michiel de Wit, as well as his fast and committed attitude.

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Ranked Lawyers at
AKD

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Netherlands

Real Estate
Julian Versmissen
3
Julian Versmissen
3
Band 3
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Michiel de Wit
4
Michiel de Wit
4
Band 4
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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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