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Mr Jan Jakob Peelen

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Work Department

Public Policy and Regulation

Position

Partner

Career

Jan Jakob Peelen is head of the Public Law practice in Amsterdam and partner in the Energy group. He focuses on environmental law, planning, energy regulations and general administrative law. Amongst others, Jan Jakob advises on the development of various biomass power plants, waste-to-energy / waste-to-product projects, solar projects, and wind projects. In these projects, Jan Jakob assists the client throughout the duration of the project, from the preparation of the permit applications, up to the proceedings before the administrative courts.

In addition to the project development practice, Jan Jakob also regularly advises investors and financial institutions on M&A and project finance transactions in the energy space. Amongst others, Jan Jakob advises on investments in solar projects, wind projects, and biomass projects, where Jan Jakob advises the client on the regulatory issues to be taken into account in the investment decision.

Jan Jakob also advises clients in the chemical industry and the healthcare and life sciences sector on health and safety and environmental issues, such as in relation to the EU REACH Regulation.

Jan Jakob is recognized as one of the leading lawyers by the Legal 500 directory, in which clients describe him as ‘proactive’, ‘precise’ and ‘esteemed’.

Languages

Dutch and English

Memberships

Dutch Bar Association
Association for environmental law (Vereniging voor milieurecht)
Association for environmental lawyers (Vereniging voor milieurecht advocaten)
Association for construction law (Vereniging voor bouwrecht)

Education

2011                           Grotius, post graduate course on spatial planning and environmental law
2010                           IBR course on public construction law
2005 – 2008                Professional training Dutch bar association
1999 – 2005                Law, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Project finance and PFI

Specialising in financing, Dentons advises major Dutch banks as well as international financial institutions on project and energy financing. Although the practice is known for advising lenders, it has been steadily growing its reputation for assisting borrowers. Both sides seek out the firm for its project financing skills in export, trade and commodity finance deals. Practice head Marcel Janssen focuses on project and energy finance, leading on key cross-border asset and structured finance transactions. Jan Jakob Peelen is noted for his expertise in energy issues, while Gerard Koster assists on all finance-related matters.

Netherlands > Environment and planning

Dentons‘ planning and environment offering has ‘expert in his field’ Jan Jakob Peelen at its helm. The team covers the range of public law expertise, from zoning and planning, which is a key focus area for Valentijn Leijh, to renewables work, where Peelen brings particular experience. The practice is also well equipped to handle disputes, including on topics such as nitrogen deposits and battery storage.

Netherlands > Energy

Dentons‘ energy practice is headed up by Jan Jakob Peelen who is noted especially for his ‘strong transactional knowledge and experience’. The team’s transactional workload includes advising oil and gas companies, commodity houses, and solar and wind developers on M&A transactions and joint ventures. Its regulatory caseload includes assisting clients with the securing of permits and approvals required for key projects in renewables contexts in particular.

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