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Hemwood Offices
KEIZERSGRACHT 477
1017 DL AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
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Hemwood > The Legal 500 Rankings
Netherlands > Environment and planning Tier 3
Hemwood fields ‘a highly specialised team dedicated to environment and planning’. Led by Eefje Van Bommel, the practice acts for real estate clients primarily on the zoning and planning aspects of mixed-purpose buildings and properties, as well as on the (re)development of inner-city housing projects; it also has a noteworthy contentious and litigation capability.Practice head(s):
Eefje van Bommel
Other key lawyers:
Gijs Heutink; Anneke Franken van Bloemendaal
Testimonials
‘A very friendly atmosphere and good use is made of the strengths of different team members.‘
‘Eefje van Bommel is extremely well connected and known for her skills on environmental law.‘
‘Eefje van Bommel can make complex situations simple and is able to convince both parties, using her well developed social skills.‘
‘Eefje van Bommel is always on top and knows everything.‘
‘Clear, in-depth knowledge of the field that translates into understandable and well-motivated advice.‘
‘Eefje van Bommel, who leads the practice, is probably the most knowledgeable lawyer in the field.‘
‘They stand out in expertise and creativity.‘
‘Hemwood is a specialised boutique firm which maintains the highest standards in client contact and knowledge.‘
Key clients
Ahold
AM Real Estate Developments
Amvest
Amway Corporation
Annexum
APF International
AS Watson
Ashendene
ASR
Amrath Hotels & Restaurants
Bauhaus
Being Development
Bidfood
Bloemenheuvel
Borghese
Bouwinvest
Bun Groep
Breevast
Camelot
Caransa Groep
Centrum voor Zorg/Zadelhoff
COD
Coltavast
CompaNanny
Coronel Beheermaatschappij
De Bijenkorf
Doniger Vastgoed
Centrum voor Zorg
Dutch Green Company
Dutch Seafood Group
Equinix (EMEA)
Esprit
FNG (Claudia Sträter, Miss Etam, Expresso)
Fortress Investment Group
Greentree Properties
GebouwWest
HB Capital
HBB Groep
HBC Projectontwikkeling
Heren2
HG International
Hillborgh
Hines
Holland Immo Group
Hoorne Vastgoed
Hotels van Oranje
Innova Investments
IVY Group
Kleingouw Vastgoed
KNSF Vastgoed
Koopmans Bouwgroep
Laagraven Investments
Laeitana Vastgoed Consultancy
Levi Strauss
Maarsen Groep
Marathon Fund
Merin
Metro Properties (Makro)
Montea
Mooijer Vastgoed
MRP
Multi Corporation
Municipalities: Almere, Hoorn, Hulst, Schiedam, Sliedrecht, Soest, Tilburg, Uithoorn, Weesp and Westland
Nautix
Open development
Patrizia
Peak Development
Plus Vastgoed
PVH (Hilfiger/Calvin Klein)
Quan
Rabobank Nederland
Redevco
Revive
Rockspring
Rotterdam Urban Development
Spaansen Holding
Stadsbehoud
Stadgenoot
Stadswaarde
Stichting De Oude Kerk
Stichting Paleis het Loo
Suit Supply
Syntrus Achmea
TBI
Timeless
Van der Valk Investments
Van der Vorm Vastgoed
Van Lanschot Bankiers
Vastint
Verus Eerstelijns
Vivera Food Groep
VolkerWessels
Vomar
Waal
Wereldhave
Zinc RE
Work highlights
- Advising Centrum voor Zorg/Zadelhoff on all the zoning plan and environmental matters regarding the redevelopment of the former Amsterdam Hospital Slotervaart.
- Advising Vastint on the redevelopment of the Leeuwenburg building, including the zoning and permitting procedures and contracting with the Municipality of Amsterdam.
- Advising Borghese/Kingsbridge on the integrated redevelopment of the Klein Plaspoelpolder area in Leidschendam (Den Hague), including the development of apartment buildings and office space.
Netherlands > Real estate Tier 5
Hemwood fields ‘a great team with highly skilled professionals’, which advises on large inner-city development and redevelopment projects, transformation projects and mixed-use projects across the Netherlands. Gijs Heutink and Sonja Van Der Kamp head up the team, which is also active in contentious matters and handles real estate-related litigation and arbitration proceedings.Practice head(s):
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘The Real Estate team are keen to solve issues’.
‘Niels van Tamelen gives you the idea that you are his only client’.
‘Niels van Tamelen is relaxed, friendly and simplifies issues’.
‘You are not treated like a number’.
‘Everything is highly professional and it feels like they care about you as a client’.
‘They have a lot of knowledge, are very flexible, easy to work with and achieve good results for us’.
‘Sonja Van Der Kamp has great knowledge and is very pleasant to work with’.
‘Niels van Tamelen delivers every time’.
Key clients
Ahold
America Today
AM Real Estate Developments
Amvest
Amway Corporation
Annexum
APF International
AS Watson
Ashendene
ASR
Amrath Hotels & Restaurants
Bakels & Ouwerkerk Bouwgroep BOB
Bauhaus
Being Development
Bidfood
Bloemenheuvel B.V.
Borghese
Bouwinvest
Bun Groep
Bridges Real Estate
Breevast
Camelot
Caransa Groep B.V.
Claire’s
COD
Coltavast
CompaNanny
Coronel Beheermaatschappij
De Bijenkorf
Doniger Vastgoed
Dreef Beheer (Dekamarkt)
Dutch Green Company
Dutch Seafood Group
EDGE technologies
ERA Contour
Equinix (EMEA)
Esprit
Fortress Investment Group
Greentree Properties
GebouwWest
Grolsch bierbrouwerij
HB Capital
HBB Groep
HBC Projectontwikkeling
Heren2
Het Zwarte Fietsenplan-HZF
HG International B.V.
Hines
Holland Immo Group
Hoorne Vastgoed
Hotels van Oranje
Innova Investments B.V.
IVY Group
Kingsbridge Investments
KEES – MARK tower utrecht
Kleingouw Vastgoed
KNSF Vastgoed
Koopmans Bouwgroep
Laeitana Vastgoed Consultancy
Levi Strauss
Maarsen Groep
Marathon Fund
Merin
Metro Properties (Makro)
Montea
Mooijer Vastgoed
Motel One
Multi Corporation
Municipality of Almere
Municipality of Hoorn
Municipality of Schiedam
Municipality of Sliedrecht
Municipality of Soest
Municipality of Tilburg
Municipality of Uithoorn
Municipality of Weesp
Municipality of Westland
Patrizia
Paulman Investments
Peak Development
PLUS Vastgoed
PVH (Hilfiger/Calvin Klein)
Quan
Rabobank Nederland
Redevco
Retailpark Den Bosch BV
Revive
Rockspring
Spaansen Holding
Stadgenoot
Stadswaarde
Steengoed B.V.
Stichting De Oude Kerk
Stichting Paleis het Loo
Suit Supply B.V.
Syntrus Achmea
TBI P.J. van Eesteren
Ten Have Groep (Europahave)
Timeless
Van der Valk Investments B.V.
Van der Vorm Vastgoed B.V.
Van Lanschot Kempen
Van Rossum Vastgoed
Vastint
Verus
Vivera Food Groep
VolkerWessels
Vomar
Waal V.O.F.
Wereldhave N.V.
Zinc RE
Work highlights
- Advising Borghese Real Estate on KPP Leidschendam – the integrated redevelopment of Klein Plaspoelpolder area in Leidschendam.
- Representing Coltavast B.V. in litigation against Metroprop B.V. relating to a dispute arising from the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Advising Montea N.V. on all Dutch real estate work, resulting in several major transactions and developments in 2021.
Hemwood > Firm Profile
The firm
The firm was formed in 2005 as a niche in administrative and property law by former Hogan Lovells equity partner Gijs Heutink. It has since gained in size up to five partners, seven lawyers and three staff members. The firm is now known as a top-tier firm in its niche on administrative, environmental and property law. The work scope has been extended from a particular focus on administrative, European and environmental law to a full scope on the real estate and government industry.
Areas of practice
Hemwood is a boutique law firm specialising in government and regulatory (environment and planning), real estate and construction. The firm consists of twelve lawyers (five partners and seven associates). It is proud to serve and advise first-tier clients: (re)developers, real estate investors, banks, retailers, construction companies and government. The firm is best known for complex inner-city (re)developments (retail, residential, mixed purposes) and large-scale projects (outlet centres, large-scale retail projects, heavy industries). Hemwood focuses on both litigation and advising on permits, zoning and environmental issues, and construction and procurement, and property and development contracts.
Relevant partner expertise: Eefje van Bommel in all issues on building permits, zoning and planning including transformations and environment. Gijs Heutink in large-scale retail or residential projects, including construction and procurement, restructuring of zoning plans and related contracts. Iskander Haverkate in zoning and planning, especially related to European law issues.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project development, zoning and planning | |||
| Environmental and administrative | |||
| Property and commercial landlord and tenant | |||
| European law | |||
| Public procurement and tenders | |||
| Construction | |||
| Commercial and administrative litigation and arbitration |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : 12Languages
English French German Spanish- Environment and planning