At De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, the energy team has an excellent reputation for its expertise in advising on a broad spectrum of contentious, transactional and regulatory matters. Cross-border work is a core area of strength for the group, which continues to be kept busy handling infrastructure projects, project finance, disputes and regulatory issues. Leadership is shared between Michael Schouten, who focuses on transactional mandates, and Martje Verhoeven-de Vries Lentsch, who leads on cross-border energy disputes and complex commercial arbitration. Jasper van Uden is a key contact. Arjan Kleinhout left the firm in July 2025.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction
Testimonials
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- 'Highly efficient, great sector knowledge.'
- 'Pro-active approach.'
- 'For international arbitrations in the energy sector, in particular oil and gas disputes, De Brauw is simply the best in the Netherlands. They have unparalleled expertise in this field, both as counsel and as arbitrator, and regularly handle high-profile and extremely complex cases.'
- 'Jasper van Uden: to the point, clear, strategic. Very, very good in administrative procedures.'
- Arjan Kleinhout shows great knowledge of the industry.'
Key clients
- Gasunie
- Port of Rotterdam
- Porthos
- TenneT
- Shell
- GasTerra
- NAM
- NEA
- Foundation Preparation Pallas Reactor (PALLAS)
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
Work highlights
Acted as lead project counsel on the Porthos CCS project.
Acts as counsel to TenneT on a range of energy matters.
Advising Gasunie on hydrogen projects.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Martje Verhoeven-de Vries Lentsch; Michael Schouten
Other key lawyers
Jasper van Uden