Real Estate & Construction
Our specialisms
Real Estate Law / Real estate M&A / Project Development / Sustainability / Lease Law / Asset Management / Public Procurement / Construction Law / Architectural Law / Hospitality / Public housing / Healthcare Real Estate / Project & Real Estate financing / Litigation & Arbitration / German Desk
Our Real Estate & Construction practice covers all civil-law aspects of real estate law, from due diligence and acquisition of property, through to development, redevelopment and construction, to property management, leasing, and disposal of property.
We have extensive experience advising on direct and indirect property transactions, project development, renovation and property improvement programs, zoning and planning, construction law, public procurement law and tenancy or lease law. We also advise on all kinds of related litigation and arbitration matters, including technical expert proceedings, and industrial accidents and fires.
Our clients include property developers, contractors, architects, private and institutional investors, landlords, tenants, and government bodies. Our practice also has a particularly strong track record in the hospitality sector and the fashion & retail industry.
Market recognition
The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Real estate - Ranked
Kennedy Van der Laan handles the full life-cycle of real estate projects, including zoning and planning, development and redevelopment, design and construction, leasing and disposal mandates. It has particular experience in the hospitality, housing, retail and construction sectors. Nico Jacobs and Richard-Jan Roks lead the team.
Practice head(s): Nico Jacobs; Richard-Jan Roks
Testimonials
- ‘What makes the real estate practice and Nico Jacobs unique is a very good understanding of what clients expect, want and don’t want, combined with great industry knowledge’.
- ‘Kennedy van der Laan always works with small teams, with close involvement of the partners’.
- ‘Lower fees, combined with optimal services and the best advice possible’.
The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Environment and planning - Ranked
Kennedy Van der Laan fields a multidisciplinary team which advises on administrative and public law as well as handling disputes and litigation. It acts for public and private sector clients on spatial planning, permitting, environmental issues and nature conservancy law. Key figure Anita Nijboer assists project developers, public bodies and housing corporations with obtaining permits and on zoning matters.
Practice head(s): Anita Nijboer
Next generation partners
Testimonials
- ‘The practice offers a wide range of expertise.‘
- ‘The partner and head of the team Anita Nijboer was very involved in the issue at hand and played a key role in getting the best result for our company.‘
- ‘Anita Nijboer has extensive knowledge and memory of both the long-lasting (5 years) legal issue in which we were involved and the legislation.‘
The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Construction - Ranked
Kennedy Van der Laan construction, real estate and procurement team handles the full life-cycle of construction projects, from acquisition, to zoning and planning, development, management and disposal. It is particularly active in the hospitality, housing, fashion and retail sectors. Richard-Jan Roks and Nico Jacobs head the practice, with Roks recommended for civil-construction and procurement law, and Jacobs handling real estate developments and transactions.
Practice head(s): Richard-Jan Roks, Nico Jacobs
Other key lawyers: Eline Goemans
Testimonials
- ‘Very experienced in construction and always helpful in advising our company on legal matters’.
- ‘Even in urgent cases, Kennedy Van der Laan is there to support us’.
- ‘Richard-Jan Roks is our “go-to-person” in case of legal issues in the construction industry’.
