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NewGround Law B.V. Offices
Gustav Mahlerplein 27
Symphony Offices, 5th floor
AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
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NewGround Law B.V. > The Legal 500 Rankings
Netherlands > Environment and planning Tier 2
Fielding a team ‘with lots of experiences at the major law firms’, NewGround Law B.V.’s ‘boutique style really shows their personal and dedicated approach’. The practice undertakes a considerable volume of zoning and environmental matters related to large real estate projects and also handles associated disputes and litigation as necessary. Erwin Noordover, a January 2021 arrival from ENVIR Advocaten now co-heads the team alongside Anne-Marie Klijn and André Gaastra. Klijn has vast experience in administrative, spatial planning and environmental law, as well as in government liability and enforcement matters.Practice head(s):
Anne-Marie Klijn; André Gaastra; Erwin Noordover
Other key lawyers:
Pieter van der Woerd
Testimonials
‘Erwin Noordover is great to work with; fast, smart and with a good feeling of the dynamics.’
‘NewGround Law is our top advisor for complex legal issues concerning objections to the zoning plan procedures and contract issues with developers and governmental parties.’
‘We have dealt with some of other firms, which are bigger firms and we believe that the approach of NGL sets them apart.’
‘We are proud to be working with this law firm that has a human dimension and still delivers all the products we need.’
‘NGL gave us the best service and when there were urgent matters they were always available to help us in very short time with high-quality advice.’
‘NewGround Law is very knowledgeable in their field.’
‘We can quickly spar with them about possible procedure options, and they are able to support us in determining the strategy for developments.’
‘Anne-Marie Klijn is very knowledgeable.’
Key clients
AM
Boelens De Gruyter
Bouwfonds property development (BPD)
Breevast
Center Parcs Europe
Deka Immobilien Investment
Eneco
Flow Real Estate
G&S Vastgoed
Gemeenschappelijke Regeling Nieuw Reijerwaard
Greystar
Janssen de Jong Projectontwikkeling
Kaemingk
Lingotto Utrecht
OVG Real Estate/Edge Technologies
Pelt & Hooykaas
Provast
Pure Energie
Stichting Gebiedsontwikkeling aan de Maas (STIGAM)
SW Laakveld (Momevent Real Estate & Van Deursen Group)
Ventolines
WestInvest
Windunie
Work highlights
- Acting as advisors to a consortium of developers (Boelens de Gruyter, BPD , AM, Greystar, Janssen de Jong Projectontwikkeling and Lingotto Utrecht) on all legal aspects required for realising multiple buildings comprising 4-6.000 apartments and other non-residential units, in one of the Netherlands’ largest inner-city developments.
- Advisors to Stichting Gebiedsontwikkeling aan de Maas on all public law aspects related to a unique, 600,000 square-metre inner-city redevelopment of an entire neighbourhood, comprising residential areas, sports facilities, restaurants, retail, leisure and catering, and cultural initiatives, with the new 63,000-seat Feyenoord football stadium acting as catalyst.
- Advising Edge Technologies on all public law aspects (planning/zoning, nitrogen emissions, environmental permits) required for the redevelopment of ABN AMRO Bank’s 98,000 square-metre national headquarters.
Netherlands > Real estate Tier 4
NewGround Law B.V. has notable expertise in real estate, environmental and administrative law, and handles both contentious and non-contentious matters. It is experienced in transactional work, development and redevelopment issues, financings, leasing matters and arbitration proceedings. Erwin Noordover joined from ENVIR Advocaten in February 2021 and now leads the team alongside André Gaastra, Cynthia De Witt Wijnen, Charles van Rijckevorsel and Anne-Marie Klijn.Practice head(s):
Testimonials
‘The team is very well trained, professional, diverse and client-oriented’.
‘As a client, you don’t feel like a number, like with the bigger firms’.
‘Cynthia de Witt Wijnen is a very experienced, highly responsive and skilful negotiator’.
‘Boutique size, with all specialisms in-house related to the real estate praxis’.
‘Charles van Rijckevorsel, Cynthia de Witt Wijnen and Anne Marie Klein are leading real estate lawyers/notaries’.
Key clients
Distri Development 3.0 B.V.
Liste AG
BEOS AG
Corpus Sireo Real Estate
Swiss Life
Aviva Real Estate Investors
Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH
BNP Paribas Real Estate Investments
WestInvest Gesellschaft für Investmentfonds mbH
HANSAINVEST Real Assets GmbH
Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate GmbH
Centacon B.V.
Knotel, Inc.
LRC Group
Aroundtown SA
Breevast B.V.
OVG Real Estate
British School
Garbe Industrial Real Estate GmbH
AutoBinck Vastgoed Nederland B.V.
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
Avebe U.A.
Center Parcs
Hexion B.V.
Kuwait family office
LHI Luxembourg Group
Siblu France SAS
The Larmag Group
Fred Developers B.V.
Work highlights
- Advised Deka Immobilien on the €200m acquisition of the landmark Terrace Tower building in Amsterdam.
- Advised Swiss Life on the €125m acquisition of a residential building in Rotterdam called The Lee Towers I in Rotterdam.
NewGround Law B.V. > Firm Profile
NewGround Law is a top-tier independent law firm, started in 2019, and has since grown into a team of over 30 lawyers, civil-law notaries, employees and six partners.
NEWGROUND stands for making the difference by pushing boundaries and breaking market conventions. The firm provides legal services in real estate matters in the broadest sense such as commercial real estate transactions, real estate financing, property development, acquisition and (re)development, management, rental property, (re)leasing, dispute resolution and furthermore in the areas of environmental, zoning and planning matters, area (re)development, energy transition, supervision and enforcement, sustainability, and Clean Tech.
The clientele of NewGround Law consists of large (inter)national institutional investors and prominent project developers from both the public and private sectors, municipalities and private and public corporations.
Main areas of law
Administrative law
Construction law and contracting
Contract and notarial law
Property law
Tenancy law
Environmental law
(Sustainable) energy and regulatory law
Planning law and zoning
Practice areas
Advisory services
Litigation
Transactional guidance
Notarial practice
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Law, Environmental and Planning Law, Commercial Litigation | Anne-Marie Klijn | anne-marie.klijn@newgroundlaw.com | +31 6 50 21 39 54 |
| Property Law, Tenancy Law, Construction and Contract Law, Dispute Resolution | Charles van Rijckevorsel | charles.vanrijckevorsel@newgroundlaw.com | +31 6 55 71 65 95 |
| Transactions guidance and Notarial Practice | Cynthia de Witt Wijnen | cynthia.dewittwijnen@newgroundlaw.com | +31 6 15 34 90 27 |
| Public Law, Environmental and Planning Law, Dispute Resolution, Energy Law | André Gaastra | andre.gaastra@newgroundlaw.com | +31 6 29 31 31 20 |
| Energy Law, Clean Tech, Environmental law | Erwin Noordover | erwin.noordover@newgroundlaw.com | +31 6 50 24 6 991 |
| Property Law, Tenancy Law, Construction and Contract Law, Dispute Resolution | Renée Fennis | renee.fennis@newgroundlaw.com | +31 6 18 52 62 24 |
Lawyer Profiles
| Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mr Janneke Berendsen | Attorney-at-law | View Profile |
 | Mr Ron Bisschop | Attorney-at-law | View Profile |
 | Mr Renée Fennis | Partner | Attorney-at-law | View Profile |
 | Mr André Gaastra | Partner | Attorney-at-law | View Profile |
 | Mr Birgitte Gerrissen-Prins | Candidate civil-law-notary | View Profile |
 | Mr Marie-Claire Headley | Attorney-at-law | View Profile |
 | Mr Rieneke Jager | Attorney-at-law | View Profile |
 | Mr Anne-Marie Klijn | Partner | Attorney-at-law | View Profile |
 | Mr Erwin Noordover | Partner | Attorney-at-law | View Profile |
 | Mr Victoria Rakovitch | Attorney-at-law | View Profile |
 | Mr Cynthia de Witt Wijnen | Partner | Civil-Law Notary | View Profile |
 | Mr Charles van Rijckevorsel | Partner | Attorney-at-law | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of partners : 6 Number of lawyers and civil law notaries : 24Languages
Dutch English German Russian- Environment and planning