Administrative & Public law
Our specialisms
Supervision & enforcement / Litigation / Government liability / Environmental law / Subsidies / Public order / Government & contracts / Government information (public access) act / Dutch public administration probity screening act / Education law / Criminal prosecution of governments.
The multi-disciplinary administrative and public law team advises clients on high-profile, complex and often business-critical public law litigation and regulatory processes across a range of business sectors, especially the Public Sector, Commercial Real Estate, Public Housing and the Art and Culture sector.
Our administrative lawyers are specialised in collaborating with the government in order to realize projects and investments, policy making and permit obtainment. However, the government can also be an adversary in litigation concerning policy making, permit rejection and control.
We advise and litigate on zoning plans, spatial planning, governmental control and any according sanctions, permit repeal or rejection and enforced company closure.
When expertise of other jurisdictions is required, we have access to over 150 law firms in 100 jurisdictions across the globe.
Market recognition
The Legal 500 EMEA 2020 - Environment and planning - Ranked
The Kennedy Van der Laan environment and planning team cover spatial administrative, environmental, and nature conservation law. The firm advises Dutch municipalities on areas such as the construction of wind farms and the realization of business parks. Practice head Anita Nijboer is particularly active in environment and permitting law and is assisting various municipalities with the development of business parks.
