Mr Jan van der Grinten > Van Doorne > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Van Doorne
JACHTHAVENWEG 121
1081 KM AMSTERDAM
PO BOX 75265, 1070 AG AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
Jan van der Grinten photo

Work Department

Real Estate; General administrative law

Position

Jan has been a lawyer in government practice for over 25 years. He is a true administrative law litigator. Jan assists governments, companies and institutions in administrative law cases on various subjects. A passionate lawyer who knows how to make connections between different areas of law, is authoritative and very experienced.

Jan’s practice is built on professional quality, strategic insight and personal attention to all his clients. Jan has a particular focus on:

– Supervision and enforcement

– Subsidy law

– Public order law

– Public Information (Wob and Woo)

– Municipal law

– Government liability

Jan enjoys litigation on the cutting edge but with respect for the opponent and without unnecessary escalation of the dispute.

In addition to being a lawyer, Jan teaches government liability at Leiden University. He writes in legal journals and is one of the authors of “Tekst en Commentaar Wet open overheid” (text and commentary on the Open Government Act). Jan was for many years chairman of the Objections Committee of the municipality of Leiden and deputy judge in the District Court of Gelderland. He is a member of the Legal Status Advisory Committee of the Dutch Bar Association.

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Environment and planning

Van Doorne‘s environment and planning team has a strong reputation advising its roster of clients, which includes names such as Shell International BV and ProRail BV. Cees Kniestedt and Ingeborg Wind-Middel co-head the team, which consists of specialists in the field, including Jeanette Ozinga, who is particularly focused on matters involving environmental industrial issues, and administrative law expert Jan van der Grinten. Senior associate Pim Jansen bolstered the cohort with his July 2023 arrival from NewGround Law B.V..