Practice Areas
Willem’s practice includes advising and litigating for various parties within the areas of planning and environmental law and real estate law. He advises clients both from a legal as a strategic perspective in projects or transaction. Eventual civil and administrative litigation is second nature to Willem.
Willem specialises in spatial planning law, environmental law related to facilities (inrichtingen), REACH, substances of very high concern, land use policy, in particular expropriation, the Dutch Act on Preferential Rights of Municipalities (Wvg), long-term ground lease, and land exploitation, and energy law.
He acts on behalf of property developers, investors, businesses in the (chemical) industry, utility companies, and parties active in (sustainable) energy projects. His clients further include local and regional authorities, such as municipalities, provinces, and environmental services.
Professional Memberships
Member of the Dutch Association for Expropriation Lawyers
Member of the Dutch Association for Expropriation Law
Member of the Dutch Association for Construction Law
Member of VAR (Association for Administrative Law)
Member of the Dutch Association for Environmental Law