Mr Coen Thomas > Stek > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
Stek Offices
Leidseplein 29
1017 PS Amsterdam
Netherlands
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Mr Coen Thomas
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Coen Thomas is a partner in the corporate law group. Coen represents developers, sponsors, investors, financiers and market parties in relation to the development of (large) projects, with a focus on the energy sector. Coen has extensive experience with innovative commercial contracts and has also worked on service contracts to support the transition to the circular economy.
Before moving to Stek in 2021, Coen worked as a lawyer at Allen & Overy and NautaDutilh and in-house as Managing Counsel Projects EMEA at Shell.
Languages
Dutch, English
Memberships
Netherlands Bar.
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Project finance and PFI
Boutique firm Stek combines its knowledge of financial and project documentation with its regulatory expertise to advise clients on energy-related project financing. Advising lenders and funds, the team focuses on energy legislation issues including electricity, heat and gas as well as renewable energy projects involving biomass, solar, wind and geothermal matters. Sharon Kaufmann and Herman Wamelink focus on all finance aspects of projects; Jan Erik Janssen provides regulatory expertise; and Claudia Beele, Coen Thomas and Reijnoud Homveld are all specialised in contract issues and M&A.
Netherlands > Energy
The energy practice at Stek covers the gamut of complex regulatory and transactional matters. On the regulatory side, the team advises its clients in connection with litigious cases pertaining to tariff regulation, congestion, and hydrogen issues, among others. In the transactional space, M&A, contracting and project development advice forms the bulk of the workload. A multitude of specialists oversee the group: Regulatory expert Jan Erik Janssen, whose ‘outstanding knowledge’ means he ‘can be relied upon in a crisis’, leads alongside corporate experts Reijnoud Homveld, Claudia Beele, and Coen Thomas, as well as finance experts Sharon Kaufmann and Herman Wamelink. January 2024-promoted partner Veii Jacobs‘ ‘dedication and expertise are truly commendable‘, while senior associate Gerard de Jongh is noted for his ‘extraordinary abilities’ in regulatory law.