Charles van Rijckevorsel > NewGround Law B.V. > AMSTERDAM, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
NewGround Law B.V. Offices

Gustav Mahlerplein 27
Symphony Offices, 5th floor
AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
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Charles van Rijckevorsel

Work Department
Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation in Real Estate matters | Property Law | Tenancy Law | Construction Law | Contract Law
Position
Partner | Attorney-at-law
Career
Charles focuses primarily on the civil law aspects of the real estate sector. He has extensive experience in assisting in transactions involving the sale and purchase of capital-intensive property investments (existing properties as well as new-build projects) for both Dutch and foreign clients. In addition, property development, sale and leaseback transactions, collaboration and implementation agreements, real estate financing, redevelopment of existing properties and tenancy law form part of his core expertise, and are amongst the regular components of his practice. Charles regularly represents clients in civil law and arbitration proceedings.
Quote from Legal 500 EMEA 2024:
“The way they deal with customers, the relationship of trust that you can build with the management and employees. Someone like Cynthia de Witt-Wijnen who always sees the big picture of real estate transactions, or Charles van Rijckevorsel who fights like a lion to win judicial procedures for you.”
Languages
Dutch, German, English
Memberships
Association of Construction Law (Vereniging voor Bouwrecht-Advocaten)
Education
1992 – University of Amsterdam
1993 – University of Hamburg Germany LL.M. summa cum laude
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Construction
NewGround Law B.V. is a real estate-focused firm that is adept at handling construction contracting and subcontracting issues as well as cross-border transactions. The team is co-led by Erwin Noordover who specialises in energy transition, Renée Fennis who excels in assisting clients with real estate projects, and Charles van Rijckevorsel who is an expert in construction design, contracting, building, and development issues.
Netherlands > Real estate
A niche real estate law firm, NewGround Law B.V. fields a focused real estate transactions and notarial team that advises clients on a range of transactions, environmental planning and administrative law issues, notarial advice and potential criminal enforcement. Cynthia de Witt Wijnen-Guman leads the team from Amsterdam and is a real estate transactions specialist. Co-head Etiënne Dijkhorst regularly advises multinationals on transactions, Charles van Rijckevorsel leads on civil law issues related to real estate and co-lead Renée Fennis centres her practice on public and private law aspects of real estate matters.