Mr Richard-Jan Roks > Kennedy Van der Laan > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
Kennedy Van der Laan Offices
MOLENWERF 16
1014 BG
P.O. Box 58188, 1040HD
Netherlands
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Mr Richard-Jan Roks
Work Department
Real Property and Construction Group
Position
Partner
Career
Richard-Jan focuses on civil construction law and (European) procurement law, specifically in the field of construction and procurement in the health care sector. He advises and litigates for all kinds of clients involved in the construction process and has extensive experience with building contracts, property development and public-private partnerships. He advises clients – contracting authorities as well as tenders – in organising and executing Dutch and European tendering procedures. He leads the Public Procurement Team of Kennedy Van der Laan. Richard-Jan is an experienced litigator in Dutch civil courts and an arbitrator as well.
Richard-Jan is a lecturer of the Grotius specialisation course on European and Dutch public procurement law (in Dutch). In addition, he teaches courses on construction contracts and the Uniform Administrative Conditions for the Execution of Works (“UAV”), as well as on the Public Procurement Act 2012 and Tendering Regulations for Works 2016 (“ARW 2016”)
Richard-Jan is co-author of the Dutch publications “Tekst en Commentaar Aanbestedingsrecht” and “Sdu Commentaar Aanbestedingsrecht”.
Languages
Dutch, English
Memberships
Member of Construction Law Association
Member of Association of Construction Law Attorneys
Member of Healthcare Law Association
Member of Association of Real Estate Lawyers
Member of the Supervisory Board of foundation Stichting Urban Resort Amsterdam
Education
Specialization course in Real Estate Law, Grotius Academie, 1996
Law, University of Amsterdam
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Construction
Richard-Jan Roks leads the construction practice at Kennedy Van der Laan. Active in both contentious and non-contentious work, he is known for his work in the healthcare sector where he advises on both construction and procurement law issues. The practice has been increasingly involved in issues related to sustainability and circular building, on top of its already well-rounded advisory construction project work. Coupled with its real estate practice the team is able to aid clients with the full spectrum of construction issues from design to acquisitions and potential litigation.
Netherlands > Real estate
Kennedy Van der Laan covers a wide array of real estate issues, notably zoning and environmental law, procurement, leasing and real estate M&A. The team has also been increasing its expertise in circular buildings and sustainability. Richard-Jan Roks and Eline Goemans jointly lead the practice, with Roks advising on construction and procurement issues within the healthcare sector, and Goemans handling all project-related real estate work, including litigation.
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