Loyens & Loeff‘s energy group, which is based across both Amsterdam and Rotterdam, is co-headed by transactions and projects-focused Jan-Willem van Rooij, who is ’fully dedicated and has great drive’, and regulatory specialist Roland de Vlam. De Vlam is supported on regulatory aspects of the practice by EU and national energy specialist counsel Max Oosterhuis. The team’s workload spans a vast array of energy work in both the regulatory and transactional space, including advising on energy infrastructure solutions, the energy transition, regulatory frameworks, and the repurposing and operation of large-scale projects. The portfolio ranges across different industry segments, and includes onshore and offshore wind, electricity and solar-related matters. On the transactional side, the practice was bolstered in January 2023 with the arrival of notary specialist Mark Rebergen, formerly of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek. Also transactions and renewables-focused, senior associate Victor van Nuland is another name to note.

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Testimonials

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‘Jan-Willem van Rooij and team stand-out for their knowledge of the market and business.'
'The team is alert, proactive, flexible, and adaptable to the needs of our team. They keep a level of professionalism even in long-term client relationships, they are street smart and understand the M&A game.'
'You know you have Jan-Willem van Rooij fully on your side and it feels like his is part of your team and company. He is fully dedicated and has great drive to help one win. He knows his business and the rules of the game and uses his personal competencies to always search for ways to get the best deals.'
'Jan-Willem is very pleasant to engage and work with.’
‘A very dedicated team with full knowledge of the energy industry.’
'Victor van Nuland has great knowledge of the industry, and is exceptionally dedicated, approachable and trustworthy.’
‘A highly dependable and efficient team with fitting and different experience levels in which tasks and questions finds their way naturally to resolution.’
‘Victor brings exceptional knowledge and skill to the table, yet is brief and to-the-point. He is able to present practical solutions for a very broad-range of issues.'

Key clients

ING Bank
Shareholders' Committee of Stedin Holding
Stedin Netbeheer
NAM
Vattenfall
Pure Energie
Liander
Morgan Stanley
Liander
Utility Support Group (USG)
CBRE
Alliander
KP&P Africa
SmartestEnergy
Neptune Energy
Nogat and Noordgastransport
Firan
Chint Solar
Netbeheer Nederland
Ørsted
Braskem
Green & Durable Energy
Ampyr Solar Europe
Mitsui Bussan Gas and Power Solutions

Work highlights

Advised Alliander on the divestment of Kenter to a consortium of APG and OMERS Infrastructure.
Advised the consortium of investors APG and OMERS Infrastructure on the acquisition of Groendus, the provider of an energy transition platform in the Netherlands, from NPM.
Advised NOGAT and Noordgastransport on the regulatory framework of repurposing and operating of offshore gas grid infrastructure for hydrogen.