Mr Dirk van den Berg > act Fort Advocaten > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
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Teniersstraat 1
1071 DX Amsterdam
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Mr Dirk van den Berg
Work Department
Franchise / Real Estate
Position
Partner
Career
Dirk van den Berg specialises in real estate law, franchise law, commercial tenancy law and distribution law.
He advises a large number of businesses in the petrol stations sector, on contracts with oil companies and other subjects. He furthermore advises businesses, in particular in the retail sector, in the fields of commercial tenancy law and franchise. Dirk has broad litigation experience, in both preliminary relief proceedings and proceedings on the merits. He litigates when necessary, but also acts as a mediator and always considers the possibilities of a favourable settlement.
Between 2000 and 2018, Dirk was partner at a leading Dutch law firm. He has additional qualifications as a specialist in insolvency, leasing and mediation.
Languages
English, Dutch
Memberships
Dirk van den Bert is member of the Landlord and Tenant Law Practitioners Association, member of the Association of Insolvency Lawyers (Insolad), member of the Association for Distribution, Franchise and Agency Law (DFA). He has a regular column in Pompshop, a trade magazine for the petrol station and carwash industry and is also annotator for trade publication ‘Jurisprudentie (voorheen Journaal) Huur & Verhuur’.
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Industry focus: retail
Real estate and corporate advice form the key pillars of act Fort Advocaten‘s retail practice, which covers transactional matters, franchising, employment issues and disputes. Members of the team act for clients in the food and household goods sectors, in addition to investors with holdings in the retail sector. Practice co-head and managing partner Katinka Verdurmen handles both transactional and contentious real estate transactions and leases, and acts for both franchisors and franchisees on franchise agreements. Petrol sector specialist Dirk van den Berg co-heads the team, handling leasing matters for retailers.
Netherlands > Real estate
Specialists in corporate and real estate law, act Fort Advocaten is known for its work in the retail, hotel and leisure segments. The practice handles both contentious and non-contentious issues, and is jointly led by Pieter Twaalfhoven, Katinka Verdurmen, Dirk van den Berg and Mirre Vermeer, who excel in a broad range of real estate matters. Asmara Kalter assists the team with civil real estate law issues and commercial contracts.