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‘AKD delivers quality and does it in a careful and diligent manner. They act as a partner in the development and gives us legal and overall counsel. Also, they helped us in negotiations.‘

‘The team has excellent experts, and they know how to balance the expertise for the issue at hand. AKD is always keen on using the right level of expertise for the case. AKD also has very good in-depth knowledge of the construction market and combined with their legal expertise of construction law they are one of the best firms in this field in the Netherlands.‘

‘Marc Wintgens always surprises me with his ability to “hit the nail on the head”, i.e. he is always able to address the vital issue in a case (especially with regard to contractual issues). Thinking of it, he has one of the sharpest analytical minds I have encountered with lawyers.‘

‘Associate Jeanette Luijten shares this quality, and she is especially effective in international construction cases.’

‘Marc Wintgens is an excellent lawyer, with plenty of experience and outstanding negotiation skills. He is smart, creative and has good leadership.‘

‘Teije van Dijk is a strong construction litigator who can handle large files and projects very well. He is an excellent lawyer and very practical.‘

‘Marlies Pierik is very hands-on, is clever and knows exactly the challenges firms like ours are facing.‘

‘Taco de Lange and Reint Bolhuis. They both helped us. Taco is very senior, has a lot of knowledge and is a strategic thinker. He always keeps the interests of us in mind. Reint is pro active. He creates the documents, drafts emails to third parties and helps us with complex ownership situations.‘

‘De Brauw has leading edge competence in construction law and knows how to interweave this effectively in the client’s process, in such a way that there is added value for the projects involved.‘

‘Nicolien van den Biggelaar and Arjan Kleinhout bring their excellent knowledge in the right way into the appropriate form in clients processes.‘

‘The Houthoff team has a broad package of expertise on both legal as well as tax and insurance matters. Besides the team is not only legally focused but also technically skilled.‘

‘Very knowledgeable team, both on the legal part as for the technical and commercial aspects relating to construction.‘

‘They have everything in-house to help with different types of legal problems.‘

‘Michel Klijn is highly skilled and really understands the legal position you are in and assists in a very positive manner.‘

‘Sander van den Boogaart is an all-rounder for PPP’s and financing. Practical, very easy to work with and very efficient. ‘

‘Zara Gulikers is not as senior yet as Michel, but she already makes impressive memos according to the matters we have in our projects.‘

‘Houthoff partners and associates involved in our process are fully dedicated with quick response. Serious in handling our cases with a sense of humour in our relationship.‘

‘Michel Klijn – no nonsense and straight to the point, but with the needed in depth knowledge, ample experience and legal expertise. He’s not cutting corners, just driving fast towards the goal.‘

‘The team is very knowledgeable, focused on results and getting these results, and has a broad network 

‘Expertise of all team members I’ve dealt with is always beyond doubt. Availability on the short notice is crucial in our dealings with the firm and flexibility of the team members is extremely high. Productivity and effectiveness makes the use of Straatman Koster a very cost effective option.‘

‘Angela Minderhoud is very driven, sharp and bites into a case. Client service is high on the list.‘

‘Bas van Schouwenburg has experience with building practice, which allows him to quickly understand and respond to the legal context of the issue. This ensures efficient handling of the issue. The essence of the matter is so quickly on the table.‘

‘The Dentons Netherlands team offer first class support and advice, and pay attention to the detail. They feel like a very safe pair of hands.‘

‘The construction practice of Dentons is really pragmatic, hands-on and they have a great understanding of the business and are able to provide you with a sound advice.‘

‘The construction and procurement practice is unique as they have extensive knowledge of, and lots of experience in working with, the Dutch central government. They have a good understanding of what is important to us – we do not have to guide them or explain them: they just know and advise accordingly. ‘

‘Their subject matter expertise, integral and detailed approach to the case and interest and specific client / project member involvement make this company really stand out from other firms.‘

‘The lawyers who helped me are competent, work quickly and think along with the client – I have been informed of risks that we did not have in mind and the lawyers have come up with an innovative solution‘

‘Besides the excellent legal services, the focus is always on the best collaboration and insight about the common interests. ‘

‘The individuals are building personal relationships, are outspoken, realistic and fair. They make you think. Each one of the team is aware of the bigger picture and is always working on the best solutions that are resistant for the future. ‘

‘Sikke Kingma is a fast thinker, willing to think along with the client, and substantively strong. Christina Muntinghe is a  fast thinker, customer friendly with broad knowledge. Maarten van Rijn is a good negotiator, sharp, and formulates correctly.‘

‘Mr. Wolters Ruckert and Mr. Pieter Stuijt: These gentlemen act with integrity, care for the cause and speak up for what is right. Both create an atmosphere open for dialogue and suggestions. This makes the clients feel understood, involved and feel that they talk in a trusted environment.‘

‘Pieter Stuijt is a very likeable lawyer with a great sense of humor, which makes him a pleasure to work with. He has a ton of experience and is the reliable and steady force behind many associates.‘

‘Lonneke de Graaf is an excellent lawyer with a sharp eye for detail‘

‘Van Doorne is able to think along with the client and combines that with their expertise.‘

‘The team delivers with high speed, high quality, no nonsense advise and drafts to decide upon.‘

‘Van Doorne has a team that has a great deal of and varied knowledge. They work quickly and listen carefully to customer demand. They always have a clear picture of the risks.‘

‘Mark Moolhuizen is able to provide advice that gives direction to the discussion in a way that, while he is on ‘your’ side, gives a pragmatic solution for all parties involved. Together with Jordie Bakker he is able to bring a concept agreement back to the core without taking a risk of not covering all relevant topics.‘

‘Croon advocaten is a specialized firm with great knowledge on public procurement and construction law. In particular, it has great experience working with clients within the public sector‘

‘Croon has in depth experience and knowledge with major building and construction projects.‘

‘Georg Huith and his team are really outstanding if it comes to any complicated lawsuit. They have an outstanding knowledge of construction law.‘

‘Georg Huith is a top lawyer. We can count on him in every aspect.‘

‘Georg Huith is easy to reach and is an amiable person. He has vast knowledge of the area of law and can easily translate this for people with less knowledge.‘

‘Birgit Le Haen is strategic, very strong both in tender phase and in construction phase.‘

‘The Croon employees are capable of mixing legal knowledge with every day experience and in that sense can come up with practical solutions.‘

‘Nienke Keus is hands-on, thinks in terms of what’s best for the client and dedicated to bringing good results, and is able to communicate and explain in language that everyone in the team understands.‘

‘Very great enthusiastic team with a lot of knowledge.‘

‘Hans Mark Giezen is a very experienced and all-around lawyer that is capable of providing sound legal advice. He deals with complex matter in an easy way and is decisive in negotiations.‘

‘Leen van der Marel is the best in construction law there is.‘

‘Monique Laenen and Axel Visschedijk are very client focused, always looking for solutions in complex situations.‘

‘Nauta provides outstanding strength and depth across all practice areas we have dealt with. The construction team interacts seamlessly with expert colleagues in other key areas such as tax, employment and commercial law and is quick to involve those colleagues, with none of the territoriality sometimes encountered in other firms. The teams are very well resourced and highly expert in their respective fields of practice and very much attuned to commercial practice in their sectors.

‘David van Ee is a supremely competent lawyer, who is hugely authoritative and technically expert yet entirely approachable, very commercially astute and pragmatic. David is never afraid to take on a challenging legal assignment, meeting it head-on with intelligence, pragmatism and efficiency -as a client, you could not be in better hands. He has also had the foresight and wisdom to surround himself with excellent associates, such as Valerie Nauta.‘

‘The ability to use international knowledge and employees of the organisation in local case studies is amazing. There is no noticeable stress between various country partners or visible conflict of interest. Combining the group’s international resources together with keeping the interest of the client and the case first priority, makes Simmons & Simmons a reliable, effective and efficient choice.‘

‘The firm has an ability to mobilize under a tight time frame a multinational team of experts, progress various workstreams in parallel and ultimately enable us as their client to achieve exchange on the transaction within the required time frame.‘

‘The team’s strength in my opinion is their no-nonsense and practical approach, while keeping their high standard of legal knowledge. Other firms tend to use 1,000 words where at some moments 100 should be sufficient.’

‘Andrea Chao is always willing to help you, answers quickly, works 24/7, has a broad knowledge of the specific construction field, a sharp mind, and quickly finds solutions for big problems.‘

‘Andrea Chao is a motivated and professional individual.‘

‘The ability to customize advise and their approach, based on client and all involved stakeholders. Within our project everybody was working as one team, with one vision and opinion.‘

‘The Van der Felzt advocaten team works well together, knows what they should do from each other. The customer is well-informed. They ask the right questions to get to the core and then provide advice that the client can use.‘

‘Susanne van de Pest is a seasoned practitioner and a real team player. Very pleasant to work with.‘