Duet advocaten B.V.

Construction and public procurement

Sanne specialises in construction and procurement law. She advises and litigates on a variety of procurement law issues and has extensive experience in setting up and supervising complex procurement and tendering procedures. Sanne has specific expertise in procurement and tenderprocedures within the social domain. She is aware of current social domain-related topics and trends, such as realistic rates, exorbitant profits, healthcare fraud and Bibob.

Sanne also deals construction law and contract law cases. Her focus is on advising professional clients in the realisation of large construction projects such as the construction of the Victory Boogie Woogie Tunnel in The Hague, the renovation of the Binnenhof and the realization of the PALLAS Reactor and the Nuclear Health Centre in Petten. She has experience with both traditional construction contracts (UAV and UAV-GC) and more collaborative construction contracts, such as alliances, two-phase contracts (including 'bouwteams') and various Cost+ contracts (NEC4 and FIDIC). Where necessary, Sanne assists her clients in legal proceedings before the civil courts and the Council of Arbitration in construction disputes.

Sanne regularly lectures and publishes on construction and procurement law for various institutes and in professional journals.

Before Sanne became partner at Duet advocaten in 2024, she was construction and procurement law lawyer at Croon advocaten (2018-2023). Croon advocaten has ceased to exist as a result of a demerger. Duet advocaten is one of the two new law firms as a result of this demerger.

From 2015-2018 Sanne was construction and procurement law lawyer at Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn. She also worked as a legal advisor procurement at PIANOo Expertise Centre Procurement (2015) and as a procurement advisor European procurement and lecturer legal aspects of Facility Management at Hanzehogeschool Groningen (2010-2014).

Dutch and English

Sanne is board member of the Dutch Association for Procurement Law (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Aanbestedingsrecht) and member of the Association of Construction Lawyers (Vereniging voor Bouwrecht Advocaten).

Sanne has a Dutch Law degree.