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Straatman Koster Advocaten Offices
THE MILLENIUM TOWER
WEENA 690
3012 CN ROTTERDAM
Netherlands
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Straatman Koster Advocaten > The Legal 500 Rankings
Construction Tier 1
Niche construction specialist Straatman Koster Advocaten handles a broad range of construction matters from its base in Rotterdam. The team is a popular choice for major corporate clients, construction companies, property developers, architects, engineering firms, and the public sector. Practice head Olivier Vermeulen is a key name for construction disputes, including litigation and arbitration cases. Angela Minderhoud specialises in pre-court dispute resolution and also handles contract negotiations, and engineering and construction claims.
Practice head(s):
Olivier Vermeulen
Other key lawyers:
Angela Minderhoud; Thijs Straatman; Frederik van Nouhuys; Wilfried Koster; Matthijs van Leeuwen
Testimonials
‘Angela Minderhoud is communicative, very knowledgeable and more importantly communicates clearly and in a friendly manner.’
‘Thorough market expertise, excellent negotiation capabilities, highly appreciated strategists.’
‘Very good knowledge of the market.’
‘The firm is always open to develop their services and practice to meet our needs and expectations.’
‘Practical approach with very good legal knowledge.’
‘Angela Minderhoud stands out because she not only focusses on the topic at the table but has the ability to think about the unexpected’.
‘They have deep knowledge of construction litigation’.
‘Very pleasant and professional approach’.
Key clients
BDP (formerly Bouwfonds) / Rabobank
Koninklijke Volker Wessels Stevin
Dura Vermeer
Schiphol Area Development Company
KanAm Grund
A Lanes A15 (Strukton, Strabag, Ballast Nedam)
TenneT TSO
Municipality Rotterdam
Municipality the Hague
Municipality Leiden
Municipality Gouda
Municipality De Bilt
Municipality Almere
Ballast Nedam
Football Club Feyenoord
Green Park Aalsmeer Gebiedsontwikkeling
Football Club AZ
VORM Ontwikkeling B.V.
ProDelta Real Estate Development B.V.
Moervast Development
KIKX Development
Strukton Group
Synchroon/TBI
Evides
Vesteda
Van Herk
Arcadis N.V.
KBC
Middin
Hochtief
Transdev
Klépierre
Mirus International
Museum Naturalis
Woonstad Rotterdam
Cores (Belgium)
Demako (Belgium)
Leiden University
Strabag
Stichting Vestia
Royal Properties Development
Woonzorg Nederland
Environment and planning Tier 2
Straatman Koster Advocaten is noted for its focus on the real estate and construction sectors. The environment and planning team handles environmental law and the public law aspects of projects. It adds value for clients by drafting and negotiating the sale and purchase and development contracts of projects. Head of team Marinda de Smidt is experienced in soil pollution, permit and enforcement issues, sustainable urban development, nature conservation and business park developments. Joost Hoekstra jointly heads the team; Anne Marie Ferwerda is recommended; and Simon Tichelaar was promoted to partner.
Practice head(s):
Marinda de Smidt; Joost Hoekstra
Other key lawyers:
Maaike de Wit; Anne Marie Ferwerda; Simon Tichelaar
Testimonials
‘Maaike de Wit is a very solid lawyer and fun to work with’.
‘A reliable partner which works in a solution-oriented way in complex legal cases’.
‘The team works with great dedication’.
‘Very pleasant people to work with’.
‘Joost Hoekstra is a fine personality, with extensive knowledge of the content’.
‘Joost Hoekstra is a solid discussion partner and good negotiator’.
Key clients
BPD (formerly Bouwfonds / Rabobank)
Schiphol Area Development Company
Municipality of Rotterdam
Municipality of Leiden
Municipality of Gouda
MRP
Klépierre S.A.
Vorm Ontwikkeling
Municipality of Almere
Stichting Monumentenbezit
Municipality of Gooise Meren
Municipality of The Hague
Amvest
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (Netherlands Enterprise Agency)
Provincie Zuid-Holland
Green Park Aalsmeer Gebiedsontwikkeling
Municipality of Hoeksche Waard
Provincie Utrecht
Leiden University
Real estate Tier 3
Straatman Koster Advocaten's integrated team stands out for its expertise in large-scale area developments, project developments, construction, acquisitions, disposals and leasing. It acts for corporates and government clients, and is experienced in the office, residential, retail, leisure and logistical space. Thijs Straatman and Wilfried Koster head the team. Simon Tichelaar was promoted to partner.
Practice head(s):
Thijs Straatman; Wilfried Koster
Other key lawyers:
Simon Tichelaar; Joost Hoekstra
Testimonials
‘Wilfried Koster and Thijs Straatman are very good lawyers and very fine persons too’.
‘StraatmanKoster is very knowledgeable, thinks along with the client, gives advice and is very flexible’.
‘Can work well under time pressure and works things out very precisely’.
‘Very pleasant people to work with’.
Key clients
BDP (formerly Bouwfonds) / Rabobank
Koninklijke Volker Wessels Stevin
Dura Vermeer
Schiphol Area Development Company
KanAm Grund
A Lanes A15 (Strukton, Strabag, Ballast Nedam)
TenneT TSO
Municipality Rotterdam
Municipality the Hague
Municipality Leiden
Municipality Gouda
Municipality De Bilt
Province Zuid-Holland
Municipality Almere
Ballast Nedam
Football Club Feyenoord
Green Park Aalsmeer Gebiedsontwikkeling
Ontwikkelings Maatschappij Lelystad Airport
Football Club AZ
VORM Ontwikkeling B.V.
ProDelta Real Estate Development B.V.
Moervast Development
KIKX Development
N.V. Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij Utrecht (OMU)
Strukton Group
Synchroon/TBI
Evides
Vesteda
Van Herk
Arcadis N.V.
KBC
Middin
Syntrus Achmea
Hochtief
Transdev
Klépierre
Mirus International
Museum Naturalis
Woonstad Rotterdam
Future Wind (joint venture of SIF Holding and Pondera Development)
Cores (Belgium)
Demako (Belgium)
Leiden University
JCDecaux Nederland B.V.<p
Straatman Koster Advocaten > Firm Profile
‘In-depth knowledge of the market sectors in which our clients do business and the challenges they face forms the basis of our advice. We achieve the best possible solutions for them within often very tight margins.’
Straatman Koster advocaten was formed in 2006 by Thijs Straatman and Wilfried Koster, both originally from Houthoff Buruma. The firm has grown steadily and now has a team of 25 lawyers and six secretaries, all of whom have previously worked for the larger law firms in the Netherlands.
Although as a niche firm we are among the smaller law firms, we are among the leaders in our field.
Besides in-depth expertise in property matters, both domestic and international (drafting property contracts, financing and cooperative structures), we also specialize in:
- procurement law;
- state aid law;
- construction law;
- landlord and tenant law;
- environmental law (including land development);
- general administrative law, and
- compulsory purchase.
We advise, draft contracts and litigate in all these areas of law. We also have in-house expertise in preparing the tax structures for transactions and coordinating these with tax lawyers.
We have working agreements with several tax lawyers and civil-law notaries which allows us to provide comprehensive legal, notarial and tax advice should you so require.
Read more here about our expertise.
Besides the construction and property sector our clients can also be found in the following sectors:
- infrastructure, groundwork, road and hydraulic engineering, industry,
- energy, government,
- facilities services,
- transport, including public transport,
- sports & leisure.
We also count several international property investors among our clients.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Contract | Wilfried Koster | w.koster@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Contract | Thijs Straatman | t.straatman@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Contract | Marinda de Smidt | marinda.desmidt@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Contract | Joost Hoekstra | j.hoekstra@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Contract | Maaike de Wit | maaike.dewit@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Contract | Simon Tichelaar | s.tichelaar@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Contract | Bas Razenberg | bas.razenberg@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Tenancy Law | Olivier Vermeulen | olivier.vermeulen@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Tenancy Law | Violet Acar | violet.acar@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Procurement | Frederik van Nouhuys | frederik.vannouhuys@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Procurement | Thijs Straatman | t.straatman@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Procurement | Caroline Lagendijk | C.Lagendijk@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Procurement | Simon Tichelaar | s.tichelaar@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Procurement | Matthijs van Leeuwen | matthijs.vanleeuwen@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| State aid | Frederik van Nouhuys | frederik.vannouhuys@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| State aid | Thijs Straatman | t.straatman@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Construction | Thijs Straatman | t.straatman@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Construction | Frederik van Nouhuys | frederik.vannouhuys@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Construction | Angela Minderhoud | a.minderhoud@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Construction | Olivier Vermeulen | olivier.vermeulen@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Construction | Matthijs van Leeuwen | matthijs.vanleeuwen@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Construction | Daan Timmerman | Daan.Timmerman@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Construction | Marinda de Smidt | marinda.desmidt@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Real estate | Thijs Straatman | t.straatman@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Real estate | Wilfried Koster | w.koster@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Real estate | Joost Hoekstra | j.hoekstra@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Real estate | Marinda de Smidt | marinda.desmidt@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Real estate | Angela Minderhoud | a.minderhoud@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Real estate | Maaike de Wit | maaike.dewit@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Real estate | Bas Razenberg | bas.razenberg@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Real estate | Simon Tichelaar | s.tichelaar@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Land policy | Joost Hoekstra | j.hoekstra@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Government liability | Joost Hoekstra | j.hoekstra@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Government liability | Marinda de Smidt | marinda.desmidt@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Government liability | Bas Razenberg | bas.razenberg@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Planning and zoning | Joost Hoekstra | j.hoekstra@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Planning and zoning | Marinda de Smidt | marinda.desmidt@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Planning and zoning | Simon Tichelaar | s.tichelaar@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Planning and zoning | Maaike de Wit | maaike.dewit@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Planning and zoning | Bas Razenberg | bas.razenberg@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Company | Wilfried Koster | w.koster@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Environmental | Marinda de Smidt | marinda.desmidt@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Environmental | Bas Razenberg | bas.razenberg@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Rental | Thérèse Fraai | Therese.Fraai@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Planning and zoning | Erina Baljić | E.baljic@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Planning and zoning | Anne Marie Ferwerda | annemarie.ferwerda@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Construction | Hugo Strang | hugo.strang@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Procurement | Paul Heijnsbroek | paul.heijnsbroek@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| State aid | Paul Heijnsbroek | paul.heijnsbroek@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Rental | Thérèse Fraai | therese.fraai@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Procurement | Anne de Jong | anne.dejong@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Tenancy Law | Marleen van Dijkman | marleen.vandijkman@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Environmental | Valerie de Gier | valerie.degier@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Procurement | Hugo Strang | hugo.strang@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Environmental | Tosca van Halsema | tosca.vanhalsema@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Tenancy Law | Paul Richter | paul.richter@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Contract | Paul Richter | paul.richter@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Construction | Paul Richter | paul.richter@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Construction | Matthijs de Zoete | matthijs.dezoete@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
| Planning and Zoning | Najoua Haireche | najoua.haireche@straatmankoster.nl | +31(0)102400447 |
Lawyer Profiles
| Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Mr J.J Hoekstra | Joost is a real estate lawyer and specialist in project development, land… | View Profile |
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Mr W.J.H Koster | Wilfried specialises in project development, (urban) area development, project financing and the… | View Profile |
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Mrs C.R.V. Lagendijk | Caroline advises and litigates in procurement law and competition law, including state… | View Profile |
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Mrs Angela Minderhoud | Partner Construction and Real Estate | View Profile |
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Mr M Straatman | Thijs Straatman is a real estate lawyer specialising in project development, procurement… | View Profile |
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Mr O. Vermeulen | Olivier is a construction and property lawyer specializing in construction law, project… | View Profile |
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Ms M.C de Smidt | Marinda advises and litigates for initiators (permit holders) and government authorities in… | View Profile |
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Ms M.Y.C.L. de Wit | Maaike de Wit is specialised in complex development projects. She focusses on… | View Profile |
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Mr J.F van Nouhuys | Frederik is specialized in Procurement law and Construction Law. Frederik acts for… | View Profile |