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Straatman Koster Advocaten
THE MILLENIUM TOWER
WEENA 690
3012 CN ROTTERDAM
Netherlands

Netherlands > Construction Tier 2

Straatman Koster Advocaten specialises in real estate and construction enabling it to have a large dedicated team that assists its varied national and international client base. The construction practice often assists with redevelopments and developments, public procurement, and disputes. The firm is also adept at assisting with both national and international contract issues. Olivier Vermeulen chairs the practice – he works for contractors, developers, investors, and government bodies in a wide range of construction cases and projects. Pre-court dispute resolution and other contentious matters are handled by Angela Minderhoud, while Thijs Straatman is a project development and procurement law specialist.

Practice head(s):

Olivier Vermeulen

Other key lawyers:

Angela Minderhoud; Thijs Straatman; Matthijs van Leeuwen; Hugo Strang

Testimonials

‘Always available when required and great knowledge of construction law.‘

‘What makes the practice unique is that Angela Minderhoud has the ability to keep things simple, even when they are complicated. Her hands-on approach and knowledge in combination with her charisma make her a great professional to work with.‘

‘Straatman Koster distinguishes itself from other firms through their pro-active and very accessible way of working. They provide excellent advise in the fields of procurement law and construction law. Very pragmatic in their approach.‘

‘Angela Minderhoud is a top notch specialist within the fields of construction law and procurement law. She is pro-active, accessible and very pleasant to work with.‘

‘Great knowledge of the technical side of construction. Very dedicated. Approachable and hands on.‘

‘Hugo Strang: practical approach but with great knowledge of construction law. Olivier Vermeulen: a very tactical lawyer with a great long term vision.‘

‘The practice of Straatman Koster Advocaten is very pragmatic. The professional legal advice is well thought out both theoretically as strategically.‘

‘Hugo Strang is a good listener. He thinks carefully about the practical and legal aspects of a problem. Hugo explains his advice in a simple and understandable manner.‘

Key clients

TenneT TSO

KanAm Grund

Koninklijke Volker Wessels Stevin

Dura Vermeer

Union Investment GmbH

Strukton Group

Synchroon / TBI

Arcadis N.V.

Arup B.V.

Valstar Simonis B.V.

Strabag

Middin

Digital Realty

Hochtief

Museum Naturalis

AZ Alkmaar – football club

Woonstad Rotterdam

A Lanes A15 (Strukon, Strabag, Ballast Nedam)

Evides

Woonzorg Nederland

Demako (Belgium)

Havenbedrijf Rotterdam (Port of Rotterdam Authority)

Royal Properties Development

Crossing Borders Development

Vano Vastgoed

Back Vastgoed

BPD (formerly Bouwfonds) / Rabobank

SPIE Worksphere

Hurks Bouw

Patrizia Netherlands

Work highlights

  • Advising MEET RIVM CBG B.V. (Strukton Groep) on several major construction law-related issues.
  • Advising German owner Union Investment GmbH on all legal matters regarding the execution of the project Yvie Amsterdam (formally known as Y-Towers) regarding covid-19 aftermath discussions, extra work claims, further legal arrangements with contractor. This project in Amsterdam is around EUR 500,000,000.
  • Assisting TenneT TSO with an ongoing arbitration case concerning the termination of a construction contract with the construction combination Heijmans Europoles BV for the Wintrack II project, a high voltage pylons connection of 48 kilometres of electricity masts.

Netherlands > Environment and planning Tier 2

At the helm of Straatman Koster Advocaten‘s Rotterdam-based environment and planning practice are real estate expert Joost Hoekstra, who has broad experience in project development matters, and the ‘service-focused’ Marinda de Smidt, who alongside associate Najoua Haireche, is an ‘expert in the Nature Conservation Act’. The practice has significant experience handling matters regarding zoning aspects of new developments in the energy sector in particular. Additionally, it is well-equipped to advise on environmental matters, such as advising and litigating for the Province of Ultrecht on licensing regulations surrounding the shooting of birds and foxes. Team changes include the departure of Anne Marie Ferwerda to an in-house role in January 2023.

Practice head(s):

Marinda de Smidt; Joost Hoekstra

Other key lawyers:

Najoua Haireche; Maaike de Wit; Simon Tichelaar; Tosca van Halsema

Testimonials

‘Solid and comprehensive advice is provided at very competitive rates.’

‘Marinda de Smidt is very easy to approach, hands-on with clients, and offers practical solutions to issues.’

‘Good knowledge on the specific issues and good insight into local issues.’

‘They can always be reached and work quickly and diligently. They are also pleasant people to work with, which makes it easy to call on them. They always deliver on time for a fair price. They are also down-to-earth and always seem genuinely happy to be of service to us.’

‘Marinda de Smit and Najoua Haireche are experts in the Nature Conservation Act. They are also very accessible and willing to act quickly if necessary.’

‘Straatman’s lawyers are accessible, deliver customer-oriented work, and are flexible and meticulous in the execution of their tasks.’

‘The people that work at Straatman Koster are friendly, ask the right questions and are also very helpful and knowledgeable.’

‘The teams covers the full spectrum of environmental law and are collaborative with clients.’

Key clients

BPD

Schiphol Area Development Company

Municipality of Rotterdam

Municipality of Leiden

Municipality of Gouda

Emborion Real Estate

MRP Development

Klépierre S.A.

Vorm Ontwikkeling

Municipality of Almere

Municipality of Gooise Meren

Municipality of The Haque

Amvest

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (Netherlands Enterprise Agency)

Municipality of Tholen

Province of Zuid-Holland

Green Park Aalsmeer Gebiedsontwikkeling

Municipality of Hoeksche Waard

Province of Utrecht

Leiden University

Municipality of Ronde Venen

Municipality of Nijmegen

Refresco

AVR waste management

Dutch Waste Management Association

Municipality of Amstelveen

ABN Amro N.V.

Urbicoon (Belgium)

Red Company

Being Development

PWC

DHG

Work highlights

  • Advised and litigated for the Province of Utrecht on a ground-breaking case regarding licences to shoot foxes to protect severely endangered birds.
  • Advised Gunvor Energy Rotterdam regarding a green hydrogen import terminal.
  • Advised Amvest on a zoning plan in Eindhoven for a large residential project with complex zoning issues.

Netherlands > Real estate Tier 3

Straatman Koster Advocaten is a specialised firm that focuses on real estate, construction and environmental law. The team handles a number of environmental, zoning and planning law cases and lease law issues. It also advises on PPP/PFI area development projects and real estate development projects across a number of real estate assets including office, residential, leisure and logistics. Practice co-heads Thijs Straatman and Wilfried Koster lead the department, utilising their expertise in real estate and construction law as well as project development. Joost Hoekstra is experienced in land acquisition and environmental issues, while Marinda de Smidt is known for her expertise in real estate contracts. Violet Acar and Marc Marcusse are also noted.

Practice head(s):

Thijs Straatman; Wilfried Koster

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘Excellent team. Service is very good with a high level of knowledge on complex real estate matters.’

‘Wilfried Koster and Thijs Straatman are outstanding. Very experienced with high level of knowledge of the real estate business.’

‘The firm has a combination of practical insights and theoretical knowledge.’

‘Violet Acar always knows what we want and works hard to achieve our mutual goals. She always responds quickly and efficiently when we need her. ’

‘Good and clear communication. The firm dares to take a position in the advice and clearly advise which direction they believe is the most feasible.’

 

Key clients

ABN AMRO N.V.

Amvest

Ballast Nedam Development

BPD

Duprofa Winkelfonds

Dura Vermeer

Emborion

Feyenoord (premier league football club)

Green Park Aalsmeer Gebiedsontwikkeling

Heijmans

HVC Warmte B.V. / N.V. HVC

JCDecaux Nederland B.V.

KIKX Development

Klépierre

Koninklijke Volker Wessels Stevin

Leiden University

Leyten Vastgoedontwikkeling

Moervast Development

Municipality of Almere

Municipality of Amstelveen

Municipality of De Bilt

Municipality of De Ronde Venen

Municipality of Gouda

Municipality of Leiden

Municipality of Nissewaard

Municipality of Rotterdam

Municipality of The Hague

N.V. Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij Utrecht (OMU)

Ontwikkeling Maatschappij Lelystad Airport (OMALA)

Patrimonium

ProDelta Real Estate Development B.V.

Province of Utrecht

Province of Zuid-Holland

PWC

RED Company B.V.

Royal Properties Development

Schiphol Area Development Company (SADC)

Stedelink

Stedin

Stichting Hef Wonen

Stichting Hof Wonen

Stichting Intermaris

Transdev

Urbicoon Belgium

Vaanster

Vorm Ontwikkeling

Wereldhave

Zilver Wonen Obligatie Fonds

Work highlights

  • Advising the municipality of Rotterdam, Stichting Gebiedsontwikkeling aan de Maas (Heijmans Vastgoed NV) on the Feyenoord City project.
  • Advising HVC on several heat projects in the Netherlands, including large-scale geothermal projects.
  • Advising Ontwikkeling Maatschappij Airport Lelystad Almere (OMALA) on drafting sale agreements and all ancillary agreements for Lelystad Airport business park for logistics functions.

‘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 24 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 tenancy law
  • environmental law (including land development)
  • general administrative law
  • 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 and leisure

We also count several international property investors among our clients.

Department Name Email Telephone
Area Development Wilfried Koster w.koster@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Construction Law Wilfried Koster w.koster@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Area Development Thijs Straatman t.straatman@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Construction Law Thijs Straatman t.straatman@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Land Policy Thijs Straatman t.straatman@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Procurement law Thijs Straatman t.straatman@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
State aid law Thijs Straatman t.straatman@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Construction Law Frederik van Nouhuys frederik.vannouhuys@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Procurement Law Frederik van Nouhuys frederik.vannouhuys@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Area Development Marinda de Smidt marinda.desmidt@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Environmental and planning Law Marinda de Smidt marinda.desmidt@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Government liability Marinda de Smidt marinda.desmidt@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Area Development Joost Hoekstra j.hoekstra@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Environmental and planning law Joost Hoekstra j.hoekstra@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Government liability Joost Hoekstra j.hoekstra@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Land Policy Joost Hoekstra j.hoekstra@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Area Development Marc Marcusse marc.marcusse@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Renewable energy Marc Marcusse marc.marcusse@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Area Development Maaike de Wit maaike.dewit@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Environmental and planning law Maaike de Wit maaike.dewit@straatmankoster.nl +31(0) 102400447
Government liability Maaike de Wit maaike.dewit@straatmankoster.nl +31(0) 102400447
Land Policy Maaike de Wit maaike.dewit@straatmankoster.nl +31(0) 102400447
Area Development Simon Tichelaar s.tichelaar@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Environmental and planning law Simon Tichelaar s.tichelaar@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Government liabiity Simon Tichelaar s.tichelaar@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Procurement law Simon Tichelaar s.tichelaar@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Procurement law Caroline Lagendijk C.Lagendijk@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Tenancy Law Violet Acar violet.acar@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Construction Law Hugo Strang hugo.strang@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Procurement Law 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
Area Development Tosca van Halsema tosca.vanhalsema@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Environmental and planning law Tosca van Halsema tosca.vanhalsema@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Government liability Tosca van Halsema tosca.vanhalsema@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Land Policy Tosca van Halsema tosca.vanhalsema@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Procurement Law Anne de Jong anne.dejong@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Environmental Valerie de Gier valerie.degier@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Government liability Valerie de Gier valerie.degier@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Renewable energy Valerie de Gier valerie.degier@straatmankoster.nl +31(0) 02400447
Construction Law Paul Richter paul.richter@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Tenancy Law Paul Richter paul.richter@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Area Development Najoua Haireche najoua.haireche@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Environmental and planning law Najoua Haireche najoua.haireche@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Government liability Najoua Haireche najoua.haireche@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Land Policy Najoua Haireche najoua.haireche@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Renewable energy Najoua Haireche najoua.haireche@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Tenancy Law Lisa van Dolen lisa.vandolen@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Area Development Femke Steenbakkers femke.steenbakkers@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Environmental and planning law Femke Steenbakkers femke.steenbakkers@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Government liability Femke Steenbakkers femke.steenbakkers@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Land Policy Femke Steenbakkers femke.steenbakkers@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Area Development Lidwien Kruidenier lidwien.kruidenier@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Area Development Joost van Essen joost.vanessen@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Construction Law Joost van Essen joost.vanessen@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Renewable energy Joost van Essen joost.vanessen@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Tenancy Law Joost van Essen joost.vanessen@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Area Development Otis Heuverling otis.heuverling@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Construction Law Otis Heuverling otis.heuverling@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Procurement Otis Heuverling otis.heuverling@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Renewable energy Otis Heuverling otis.heuverling@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
State aid law Otis Heuverling otis.heuverling@straatmankoster.nl +31(0)102400447
Photo Name Position Profile
Violet Acar photo Ms Violet Acar Violet specialises in tenancy law and the related law of obligations. Her…
Paul Heijnsbroek photo Mr Paul Heijnsbroek Paul specializes in procurement and state aid law. He is also a…
Joost Hoekstra photo Mr Joost Hoekstra Joost Hoekstra specializes in area and project development, environmental law (including land…
Wilfried Koster photo Mr Wilfried Koster Wilfried has in-depth understanding of project development, (urban) area development, project financing…
Caroline Lagendijk photo Ms Caroline Lagendijk Caroline advises and litigates in procurement law and competition law, including state…
Marc Marcusse photo Mr Marc Marcusse Marc specializes in development, financing and operation of renewable energy projects, such…
Thijs Straatman photo Mr Thijs Straatman Thijs Straatman is a real estate lawyer specialising in project development, procurement…
Hugo Strang photo Mr Hugo Strang Hugo specialises in construction law and procurement law. In addition to litigating…
Simon Tichelaar photo Mr Simon Tichelaar From the beginning of his career, Simon has specialized in project development,…
Marinda de Smidt photo Ms Marinda de Smidt Marinda specialises in project development and environmental and planning law, including environmental…
Maaike de Wit photo Ms Maaike de Wit Maaike specialises in area and project development (inner city, extensions, transformation) and…
Frederik van Nouhuys photo Mr Frederik van Nouhuys Frederik is specialized in Procurement law and Construction Law. Frederik acts for…
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