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Erwin Noordover

Erwin Noordover

Europe 2026

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Practice Areas

Erwin Noordover has been a lawyer since 2009 with a focus on Clean Tech and (sustainable) energy. As an energy transition expert, Erwin has worked on the development and financing of large and very complex (sustainable) energy projects on land and sea. He has now contributed to more than 4,000 MW of wind and solar energy.

Erwin Noordover advises in environmental law, nature conservation law, spatial administrative law, water law and is a leading expert in the Netherlands in wind and solar energy and battery storage related public law matters.

Career

Erwin Noordover assists market parties, financiers and governments in environmental law matters and procedures regarding the generation, transport, storage and saving of energy. With his extensive experience in legal project management, he guides industrial, urban and infrastructural spatial projects from start to finish. As a strategic and legal advisor, Erwin focuses on the prevention of delays and procedures. Erwin has a good eye for the political, administrative dynamics and social context in which his clients operate and the challenges associated with the realization of a project.

Erwin obtained his master’s degree in Constitutional and Administrative Law (LL.M.) in Leiden and completed the postgraduate specialization course Environmental Law at the Grotius Academy cum laude in 2016. He also completed a business administration mini-MBA at INSEAD. Before Erwin joined NEWGROUND LAW as a partner on 1 February 2021, he was a lawyer at Stibbe Amsterdam.

Professional Memberships

Environmental Law Association (VMR)

Administrative Law Association (VAR)

Publications

E.M.N Noordover, “Sustainable development under the Environment Act: practice what we preach?” contribution to the volume “On the road to the Environment Act with the VMA,” Boom Juridisch, 2023

E.M.N Noordover, 'EU Renewable Energy Emergency Regulation. Unfortunately no much-needed acceleration?', Journal of Construction Law 2023/88, no. 8

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Public Law: Planning and Environment - Netherlands

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With particular experience in renewable energy projects, Erwin Noordover regularly advises clients on the environmental law and zoning aspects of large-scale development mandates.

Strengths

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  • Erwin Noordover is an excellent sparring partner. During hearings, he is calm and clear, with an attitude that we like to show as a company.

    Public Law: Planning and Environment Chambers European Guide
  • Erwin handles our cases with carefully acquired practical knowledge and expertise, supplemented, of course, with theoretical knowledge of case law and legislation.

    Public Law: Planning and Environment Chambers European Guide

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Netherlands

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