Real Estate: Construction Law, Public private partnership, Real Estate Development

Mark has been working at Van Doorne since 1994. From 1999 until 2002 he was head of legal affairs of the Dutch PFI taskforce. In 2002 Mark rejoined Van Doorne, becoming a partner in 2003. He regularly lectures on public private partnerships, construction law and project development at the Institute for Construction Law, and Grotius Academy.

Mark is a member of the Dutch Construction Law Association, the Dutch Construction Lawyers Association and the Dutch Association of Property Lawyers.

Mark is a very experienced expert in the area of private construction law and property law. He specifically focuses on complex projects, in which authorities as well as private parties are involved: public-private partnership. Mark is engaged in the construction industry, the infrastructure sector, the energy sector, the healthcare sector, the project development sector and the property sector.

He specialises in drafting and negotiating (complex) construction law contracts concerning all stages of the building process, including design, construction, maintenance and/or management, as well as funding if applicable. He has drafted (integrated) contracts and has led negotiations for hospitals and other non-residential building works, (onshore and offshore) infrastructure projects and large-scale residential construction.

In the area of property law he specialises in (international) property transactions and project development and related contracts. In that context he has led negotiations and has drafted contracts in very complex and extensive property transactions and property developments.

Mark advises project developers, construction companies, investors, housing associations and other professional property companies and construction companies. Mark also advises healthcare institutions and educational institutions, retailers and other businesses on property issues and construction issues.

Civil Law and Commercial Law, Leiden University 1993. Grotius Academy “Real Estate” 1998.