Anita Nijboer

Litigation / Government liability / Environmental law / Subsidies / Public order law / Government & contracts / Government Information Public Access Act / Public access of roads / Municipal bylaws / Real estate law / Project development / Construction law / Smart City

Anita is a partner in the Administrative Law group. She advises and litigates in the areas of general administrative law and environmental law (spatial planning, environment, conservation of nature, air quality, water and sustainability).
She assists public bodies, project developers and housing corporations in complex regional development projects, the development of houses and office buildings, large establishments subject to environmental rules, schools, hospitals, and road constructions. Besides, she focuses on the theme ‘Smart City’: regulations in place for smart city applications in the public space. She helps her clients obtain the necessary permits or dispensations quickly.

In cooperation with the Future City foundation, Anita Nijboer is co-author of the book “Smart en leefbaar, belangen borgen in de digitaliserende gemeente”, (Smart and liveable, defending interests in the increasingly digitalising municipality), which was published in 2018 and presented at the Smart City Expo in Barcelona in November 2018, and of the book “Een slimme stad, zo doe je dat”, (A smart city, this is how you do it), in which she presented, among other things, a model bylaw for the smart city, which municipalities may use to regulate smart city technology. Via a “city deal” that was concluded between the Future City foundation and the Dutch Ministry of the Interior, the model bylaw is being tested in practice. Anita Nijboer has recently become a member of the Advisory Board to this city deal of the Ministry of the Interior.

Permanent lecturer's positions

Anita is a lecturer at the SSR (training and study centre for the Dutch judiciary), the University of Amsterdam, and the Academie voor de Rechtspraktijk (Academy of Legal Practice).

Anita is a member of the Vereniging Privacy Recht (Privacy Law Association) and the Vereniging voor milieurechtadvocaten (Association for Environmental Lawyers).

Anita has various publications to her name and is co-author of the book 'Het recht van kabels en leidingen' (The law on cables and pipes), published in 2009, and of the book 'Smart en leefbaar, belangen borgen in de digitaliserende gemeente' (Smart and liveable, defending interests in the increasingly digitalising municipality), which was published in 2018 and presented at the Smart City Expo in Barcelona.

The Legal 500 EMEA 2021 - Environment and planning - Ranked

The multi-disciplinary administrative and public law team at Kennedy Van der Laan handles litigation and regulatory matters in the public, real estate, public housing, and arts and culture sectors. With a focus on administrative law, environmental law and nature conservation law, the firm advises the government, stakeholders and private companies on projects, investments and permits. Anita Nijboer heads the team.

Next Generation Partners: Anita Nijboer

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.

The Legal 500 EMEA 2020 - Real estate - Ranked

The team at Kennedy Van der Laan advises on all stages of the life cycle of real estate projects from area development, due diligence and the acquisition of property, through redevelopment and construction, to property management and leasing, as well as the disposal of property. The firm's 'deep insight into the business model of hotel operators' gives it particular expertise in the hospitality sector. The recent arrival of Anita Nijboer from Ekelmans & Meijer Advocaten strengthens the practice's ability to assist with environmental and zoning matters. Richard-Jan Roks and Nico Jacobs jointly head the practice, which also includes senior associate Anne-Christine Keuning, who 'has profound legal knowledge and looks into matters very diligently and thoughtfully'.