Mr Paul Wanders > Dentons > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
GUSTAV MAHLERPLEIN 2
1082 MA
Netherlands

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Partner

Career

Paul Wanders is a partner in our Amsterdam office and focuses on real estate transactions. He practices commercial leasing law and is an experienced litigator in all kinds of real estate matters. He also advises clients in liability law, including professional liability matters, in which he represents attorneys, estate agents, civil-law notaries and their insurers on all aspects of their practices, e.g.in corporate, real estate as well as in inheritance law related matters. Paul also represents professionals in disciplinary proceedings.

Paul lectures on landlord and tenant law at the University of Amsterdam for the Amsterdam School of Real Estate and the Estate Agency Training Centre.

Paul is involved on a regular basis in real estate related transactions for inter alia Aachener Grund, Altera Vastgoed, Bouwinvest, HVBM, Peek & Cloppenburg, Union Investment and others.

Languages

Dutch, English, German.

Memberships

Paul is a Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. He lectures in landlord and tenant law at the University of Amsterdam for the Amsterdam School of Real Estate and at the Estate Agency Training Centre. He also is a legal adviser to the Amsterdam Association of Real Estate Agents and a member of the Civil Law Procedure Study Group.

Education

University of Amsterdam, 1988, Faculty of Law

University of Groningen, 1986, Faculty of Law

Hanze University of Applied Sciences, 1984, The School of Sport Studies

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Real estate

The real estate team at Dentons handles a mixture of transactional, commercial leasing and disputes work for its varied client base of international and domestic companies. The practice has also been assisting international real estate investors in acquisitions and cross-border matters. Team lead Dirk-Jan Gondrie is specialised in real estate transactions and advises both Dutch and international investors on real estate sales, acquisitions, leasing and restructurings. Notable team members include Wendela Raas, who is known for her skills in commercial leasing matters; Paul Wanders, who handles both transactions and litigation; and Jeroen le Clercq, who is a key contact for landlord and tenant and rent disputes. Femke de Wolf assists the team in all matters. Further strengthening the practice, Rezan Ökten joined the firm in June 2023 from Houthoff.