Croon Huith advocaten B.V. is a construction, procurement and EU law specialist firm that has bolstered its team with the arrival of Gijs van Midden from Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn NV to support issues involving EU law, and Erik Gierman from Severijn Hulshof Advocaten who focuses on construction mandates. The team advises real estate companies, public authorities, Dutch water control boards, large Dutch municipalities and Dutch provinces, and is well versed in delay and disruption issues arising out of construction projects as well as assisting with both onshore and offshore energy and sustainability projects. The team is jointly led by founder Birgit Le Haen-de Croon and Georg Huith, with Le Haen handling construction litigation and procurement disputes and Huith leading on construction and infrastructure projects. Louisa Engels, whose areas of expertise include real estate in the healthcare sector, is another key name to note.
Testimonials
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‘Croon Huith Advocaten is a boutique firm with a group of dedicated professionals. The firm knows their clients and most important topics personally. That helps in getting the right results.'
‘I worked with Gijs van Midden and Ewoud de Vries. They are accessible for calls, act quick and take the right actions. Gijs and Ewoud are both very good in the content, but also initiated collaboration with other law firms in the same case to strengthen my position.’
Key clients
- Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat)
- Central Government Real Estate Agency (Rijksvastgoedbedrijf)
Work highlights
- Advised the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management on drafting the contract documentation for the 'Vernieuwingsopgave' (renewal task) of civil structures.
- Advised Aa en Maas on drafting the two-stage contract documents for 'Meandering Meuse'.