Environmental and administrative work is at the heart of Ploums public law group, which acts for corporates, developers, authorities, and industry bodies. The team is co-led by Alexandra Danopoulos, whose practice is devoted to conservation and nitrogen-related matters, alongside Maayke Maas-Cooymans, a trusted advisor on regulatory and compliance issues for renewable energy, LNG, ammonia, and hydrogen projects. Linda Hoeben is ‘impressively strategic’ during permitting, enforcement, and spatial planning procedures.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Good team, they keep agreements and are proactive.’
- ‘They are among the frontrunners in environmental law, especially in cases where the law is not clear, for instance, newly detected substances. Their collaboration with the client is excellent.’
- ‘Alexandra Danopoulos is a highly dedicated and knowledgeable partner. Her legal expertise, combined with a deep understanding of our business and the sector in which we operate, is truly outstanding.’
- ‘I’ve worked with Ploum for a while now, and what really makes them stand out is how they manage to combine the knowledge and resources of a big law firm with a genuinely personal approach.’
- ‘Working with Alexandra Danopoulos and Linda Hoeben has been an absolute pleasure. They’re not only incredibly sharp and quick during negotiations, but also impressively strategic.'
- ‘What really stood out for us was Ploum's ability to understand our business and apply this knowledge to our issues.’
Key clients
- Chemours Aluminium & Chemie Ecowende Chane Terminals B.V. Shell Nederland Chemie Shell OCI Terminal Europoort B.V. Vattenfall N.V. Eneco B.V. JCL Logistics Benelux B.V. Purac Biochem B.V. Sunoco Amsterdam Terminal B.V. N.V. Rotterdam-Rijn Pijpleiding Maatschappij Ecowende C.V. Tespa Netherlands B.V. TotalEnergies SE OCI N.V. BP Refinery Rotterdam Dow Benelux B.V. Zeeland Refinery N.V. Maasvlakte Olie Terminal N.V. Westlake Epoxy B.V. Indorama Ventures Europe B.V. Advario Projects B.V. Hutchison Westports Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam Hutchison Ports Delta II Eneco Diamond Hydrogen B.V. Eneco Ventures HOYER Liquid Drumming B.V. Liquin Terminal Chemiehaven B.V. Shell Energy Europe Gunvor SA Arkema B.V. Lely N.V. SCW Systems B.V. BP Alternative Energy Investments Ltd Synerlogic B.V. Vitol Services Ltd Vitol Holding B.V. Vitol Netherlands Cooperatief U.A. Shell Nederland Verkoopmaatschappij B.V. TEAM Terminal B.V. Municipality of Maassluis Vopak Terminal Eemshaven B.V. BP Oil International Limited Noord-Europees Wijnopslag Bedrijf B.V. BP Europa SE - BP Nederland Chemours Netherlands B.V. Vopak Terminal Laurenshaven B.V. Municipality of Nissewaard VTTI B.V. Liquin Terminal Botlek B.V. HG International B.V. Stahl Europe B.V. SHELL Nederland Raffinaderij B.V. Shell Chemicals Europe B.V. Westpoort Warmte B.V. Crosswind C.V. OCI Nitrogen B.V. Centraal Orgaan Opvang Asielzoekers (COA)
Lawyers
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Practice head
Alexandra Danopoulos; Maayke Maas-Cooymans
Other key lawyers
Tim Vlug; Brigitte Ebben; Linda Hoeben; Miriam Simman