David van Dijk

Practice Areas

Real Estate

Litigation

Finance

Hospitality

Career

David van Dijk is one of the Netherlands’ most prominent real estate lawyers and heads the Dutch Real Estate Practice. He focuses his practice on commercial real estate, with emphasis on investments, project development, as well as real estate-related litigation. David joined Greenberg Traurig with his team in December 2020 from a leading Dutch firm, where he headed the Real Estate Group. He has more than 20 years of experience handling international real estate matters.

David is ranked in tier 1 by Chambers in the category “Real Estate – The Netherlands” and "highly recommended" for transactional work. He holds a master's degree in Real Estate Investments (MRE) and is also a member of the President's Panel of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Dispute Resolution Services.

Professional Memberships

-Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), 2010-Present;

Member, President’s Panel, Dispute Resolution Services, 2017-Present;

Chair, Netherlands Ethical Advisory Committee, 2010-2014.

Publications

Listed, Chambers Europe, Band 1, Real Estate-Netherlands, 2020 and 2022.

Personal

-Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator, RICS, 2017

-Leading Professional Service Firms, Harvard Business School, 2014

-MRICS, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), 2008

-MRE, University of Amsterdam, 2002

-LL.M., Leiden University, 1996