Thijs Straatman

Thijs Straatman is a real estate lawyer specialising in project development, procurement law, state aid law, con­struction law, land exploitation and the purchase of investment properties. In the context of concluding real estate transactions he also advises on public law issues such as zoning plans and licensing procedures, competition law, sureties, financing and issues of company law. He works for municipal councils, develo­pers, housing corporations and care institutions. Thijs specialises in the contracting of large-scale area developments in urban and greenfield locations. The advice he provides covers all aspects of the project, from procurement law through to the public law context created by the Grondexploitatiewet (Land Exploitation Act). Thijs also litigates regularly in procurement disputes and other private law disputes. He is counsel to the municipal councils of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Gouda, Leiden, Alkmaar and Venlo, amongst others.

Thijs studied Dutch Law and Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam.