Construction

Stibbe

Client Satisfaction

Leading construction firm Stibbe is heavily involved in the full gamut of construction mandates. The practice has been key to many landmark projects in the Netherlands ranging from PPP projects to heavy plant projects, and infrastructure. The team is well-equipped to assist with both advising on projects and litigating where necessary on complex construction disputes. The most notable work of the firm is in PPP/PFI projects. The practice is co-led by David Orobio de Castro and Ingmar de Groot, both well recognised names in the construction space. Orobio de Castro is an expert in procurement regulations and routinely assists with PPP/PFI matters. Construction expert de Groot advises on building contracts, PPP/PFI projects, and represents clients in construction-related disputes. Boris Cammelbeeck and Iris Hendriksen are also noted.

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Testimonials

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‘Highly specialised and legally excellent team. Strong analytical and strategic capabilities. Pleasant communication, nice to work with. Customer oriented. Critical sparring partner. Able to handle the internal client politics efficiently. I would recommend Stibbe especially for complex and critical cases.’
‘In my opinion Stibbe is the best firm to go to in case of legal discussions with Rijkswaterstaat (RWS). They really know this governmental organization in and out. This makes that Stibbe really knows what the zone of potential agreement is in legal discussions with RWS.’
‘I mostly worked with Ingmar. He has excellent and thorough knowledge of the construction / infrastructure sector. I'm impressed by how little time Ingmar and his team needed to comprehend a very complex problem and was able to take a leading role in the highly important negotiations with our client. Without Ingmar these negotiations would have probably been disastrous. So, the negotiations skills of Ingmar are exceptional. ’
‘Stibbe are my go to team for assistance with construction matters in the Netherlands. I regard them as market leaders in terms of their, knowledge skills and experience. I appreciate their calm and timely input which is always also clear and commercial.’
‘David Orobio de Castro is our lead advisor and is outstanding in terms of skills and experience. He is calm and thoughtful and invariably always provides clear and useful feedback.’
‘For us, Stibbe excels in quality by standing for a thorough litigation strategy and in terms of people by really acting as a team together as client and lawyer. Stibbe looks very carefully at which expertise is needed in the team for the case. It formulates a clear litigation strategy together with the client at the outset and sticks to that strategy throughout the entire process, constantly keeping an eye on litigation risks.’
‘Legal knowledge is clearly of a high standard. In addition, the employees also have a good feel for their clients' practice and quickly master complex matters (complex construction projects including related technology). Lawyers are very accessible, which we find very pleasant. ’
‘Ingmar de Groot - works hard and diligent, takes care that all arguments are being delivered in a consistent way and complete but to the point.’

Key clients

Fluor
Heijmans
Hochtief
Ballast Nedam
EIB
Macquarie
3i
Max Bögl
Züblin
Van Oord
BAM
KLM Royal Airlines
TNT FedEx
Bouwfonds Property Development (BPD)
Housing Association Staedion
Facilicom
TAV Construction
Anel Elektrik
Bilfinger
Inditex
pggm
Strukton

Work highlights

Assisting the Municipality of The Hague. Housing Association Staedion and Heijmans with the EUR 1,5 billion major inner city restructuring and area development in the Dreven, Gaarden and Zichten areas of The Hague.
Assisting a group of lenders with rescheduling of the €1bn PPP Project A24 Blankenburg connection (DBFM).
Advising CHP on the €500m (re-)construction project of the Southern Ring Road Groningen.