Ria Fahner

Construction and public procurement

Ria has over 30 years of experience as a lawyer and is a leading specialist in construction and procurement law. In this, she has built up specific knowledge in the infrastructure, non-residential construction, healthcare and social domain sectors.

Ria assists various (semi-)government organisations in tenders and construction projects. She supports these organisations in every step of the tendering process, from preparation to award. Among other things, Ria advises on the choice of the type of tendering procedure and the form of contract. In construction projects, she has extensive experience with various contract forms, such as UAV, UAV-GC, construction team, alliance, two-phase contracts and Cost+.

Ria has an extensive and successful track record of litigating before the civil courts, the Arbitration Council for the Construction Industry and the Netherlands Arbitration Institute.

Ria has been a deputy justice at the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal.

Ria has a Dutch Law degree. In addition to her law studies, Ria studied English language and literature.