A real estate and construction specialist firm, HabrakenRutten is well positioned to advise clients on a range of projects including infrastructure, green-field, city regeneration and PPP projects. Clientele of the firm include domestic construction companies and developers as well as overseas investors. The team is co-led out of Amsterdam by Sjoerd Rutten and Peter Habraken. Habraken is known for his specialism in PPP projects and assist clients with ensuring financial success of infrastructure, energy and transport projects. Rutten is the go-to for construction litigation and arbitration, advising contractors, architects, engineers, project developers and more on disputes and dispute prevention. Henk Raven focuses on corporate aspects of construction matters.

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Key clients

  • Royal BAM Group (including its subsidiary AM Development)
  • Boskalis
  • Dura Vermeer
  • TBI Holdings
  • HES International
  • Fage Group
  • Varo Group
  • Infracapital M&G Investment Management Ltd
  • Subway
  • Wilmar

Work highlights

  • Advised Varo Group on the project development of a Sustainable Aviation Fuel plant in the Rotterdam port area.
  • Advised Fage Group on the project development of its new European factory.
  • Advised Visser & Smit Bouw on the project development of Holland Hydrogen I, as lead counsel.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sjoerd Rutten, Peter Habraken

Other key lawyers

Henk Raven