La Gro

Energy law, Public law

Partner and head Energy law, partner Public law

Michelle has been active in the energy sector since the start of the liberalization of the energy market in 1998. She advises energy companies, network operators, project developers, local authorities, large consumers and interest groups in the entire chain of production, transport and supply of energy, with a focus on the energy transition process. This includes renewable energy projects (heat, solar, wind, hydrogen, biogas), infrastructure (closed distribution systems, smart grids, storage), tariff regulation, subsidies, connection-, transport-, supply- and operation agreements, consumer protection and enforcement.

Michelle's practice regularly operates at the intersection of public affairs and strategic legal advice and often includes (politically) sensitive cases and projects that require creative and innovative solutions. She represents clients in administrative and civil proceedings on a wide range of subjects, including permits, exemptions, enforcement decisions, compensation for lawful and unlawful acts and the Open Government Act.

2018, deputy judge at the District Court of Rotterdam, administrative law sector. Editor-in-chief of the Dutch Journal of Energy Law. Board member of the Dutch Association for Energy Law. Member of the administrative law committee of the Bar Association of The Hague. Chair of the Legislation and Regulation Program Council of the Heat Network Foundation.