Dentons offers a ‘knowledgeable and efficient’ energy practice. Jan Jakob Peelen co-leads the team and is an expert on the permitting, environmental, and regulatory aspects of hydrogen, waste-to-energy, and renewables projects. Marcel Janssen also co-heads the practice and is regularly entrusted by major lenders and sponsors on the financing and commercialisation of power generation and storage assets. Gerard Koster lends additional expertise on the financing of battery storage projects, while Kuif Klein Wassink contributes longstanding M&A experience.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Testimonials
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- 'Fantastic. They are always approachable and patient with us.'
- 'Jan Jakob Peelen is a practical, reliable and helpful lawyer.'
- 'Gerard Koster is commercially savvy, solution oriented and proactive.'
- 'Knowledgeable and efficient.'
- 'The team is hands-on and understands what kind of advice a large corporation needs.'
- 'Good broad team in the Netherlands. We appreciate their cooperative spirit in working with us to come up with creative proposals.'
Key clients
- Bp
- Enviem
- Gate Terminal
- GIGA Storage
- Gulf Energy
- Gunvor
- Impala Terminals Group
- Low Carbon
- Macquarie
- Nederlandse Waterschapsbank N.V.
- Novar
- Rabobank
Work highlights
Advised a consortium of 6 banks as lenders counsel on the landmark transaction Project Mufasa.
Acting for Gunvor in respect of a major joint venture with Switzerland-based energy company VARO Energy to build a sustainable aviation fuel manufacturing facility in the Netherlands.
Assisted Low Carbon with the divestment of their joint venture company specialising in the development and operation of battery storage systems to S4 Energy BV.
Practice head
Jan Jakob Peelen; Marcel Janssen
Other key lawyers
Gerard Koster; Kuif Klein Wassink