Michelle de Rijke
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : Energy & Natural Resources: Regulatory
Band 2
About
Provided by Michelle de Rijke
Practice Areas
Michelle's practice covers both energy law and administrative law. Michelle represents clients in administrative and civil proceedings on a wide range of subjects, including permits, exemptions, enforcement decisions, compensation for lawful and unlawful acts and the Open Government Act.
She has been active in the energy sector since the start of the liberalization of the energy market in 1998. She advises energy companies, network operators, project developers, local authorities, large consumers and interest groups in the entire chain of production, transport and supply of energy, with a focus on the energy transition process. This includes renewable energy projects (heat, solar, wind, hydrogen, biogas), infrastructure (closed distribution systems, smart grids, storage), tariff regulation, subsidies, connection-, transport-, supply- and operation agreements, consumer protection and enforcement.
Michelle's practice regularly operates at the intersection of public affairs and strategic legal advice and often includes (politically) sensitive cases and projects that require creative and innovative solutions.
Professional Memberships
Chief Editor of the Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Energierecht (Dutch Journal for Energy Law)
Board member of the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Energierecht (Dutch Energy Law Association)
Member of the Administrative Law Committee of the Haagse Orde van Advocaten (Bar Association of The Hague)
Chambers Review
Europe
Michelle de Rijke has a broad regulatory practice, with strength representing clients in disputes before the regulator and administrative courts. She also advises on matters relating to collective heating.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Michelle de Rijke is an excellent, kind and reasonable lawyer."
"Michelle de Rijke is an excellent, kind and reasonable lawyer."
