The energy practice at Stek covers the gamut of complex regulatory and transactional matters. On the regulatory side, the team advises its clients in connection with litigious cases pertaining to tariff regulation, congestion, and hydrogen issues, among others. In the transactional space, M&A, contracting and project development advice forms the bulk of the workload. A multitude of specialists oversee the group: Regulatory expert Jan Erik Janssen, whose ‘outstanding knowledge’ means he ’can be relied upon in a crisis’, leads alongside corporate experts Reijnoud Homveld, Claudia Beele, and Coen Thomas, as well as finance experts Sharon Kaufmann and Herman Wamelink. January 2024-promoted partner Veii Jacobs‘ ’dedication and expertise are truly commendable‘, while senior associate Gerard de Jongh is noted for his ’extraordinary abilities’ in regulatory law.

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Testimonials

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‘Jan Erik Janssen is a very smart lawyer with great knowledge. He has helped us to prepare in a proper and efficient way, and to reply to the questions of the court and counter the answers of the other party.’
‘Coen Thomas is very knowledgeable in the industry, a very approachable and friendly person and an efficient negotiator, who provides creative solutions where possible and stays firm and civilised in negotiations when needed.’
‘The Stek energy team is extraordinary in its knowledge of the market across the entire energy landscape and they understand new actions swiftly.'
‘Gerard de Jongh and Jan Erik Janssen are my go-to lawyers for just about anything. Gerard has experience in just about all the fields with which an integrated utility engages, which makes him unique. He also has extraordinary abilities understanding extremely complicated files very swiftly and determining the way forward.'
'Jan Erik Jansen can be relied upon in moments of crisis. He cares that his clients are doing the right thing and can critically assess whether we are on the right track. He has a profound knowledge of the sector, and is able to understand every issue we have extremely quickly - the most straightforward lawyer I know - the man to go to.’
‘Very competent team members, pleasant to work with. Our go-to-firm for energy referrals in the Netherlands. We have complete trust that our clients will be in excellent hands.’
‘Jan Erik Janssen is extremely competent and has outstanding knowledge of the regulatory landscape in the Netherlands. Claudia Beele is very competent, easy to work with, pleasant and a great communicator.’
‘Claudia has an exceptional talent for bringing order to chaos, efficiently instructing and guiding her team to successfully complete even the most challenging tasks to a very high standard. Jan Erik has extensive and brings a wealth of knowledge to the table, and Veii's dedication and expertise are truly commendable!’

Key clients

Alliander / Liander
Asper Investment Management
a.s.r.
EBN
Ecorus
Eneco
Energie-Nederland/Heat supply sector
Enexis
Equans
Invest-NL
Klimaatfonds
Nature Energy
Netbeheer Nederland
Ørsted
Patronale
SemperPower
Statkraft
Stedin
TAQA
Vattenfall

Work highlights

Represented a distribution system operators through Netbeheer Nederland, in litigation before the Administrative High Court for Trade and Industry against the regulator, winning multiple billions of euros in extra allowed revenues and enabling tens of billions in investments in the grids.
Assisting Semper Power in the development and financing of its Battery Energy Storage Systems Castor (30MW/63MWh) and Pollux (30 MW/68 MWh).
Advised Equans on the contemplated (auction) sale of its heating business, and its geothermal business.

Lawyers

Rising stars: regulatory

Veii Jacobs

Stek

Veii Jacobs is partner in the Regulatory department of Stek. She is an administrative law expert and advises on and litigates in predominantly energy law matters (renewables, heat, electricity and gas) and environmental law matters (environmental regulations and spatial planning). Veii represents clients in administrative procedures vis-à-vis competent authorities and regulators and she works closely together with the Corporate/M&A department of Stek on energy projects transactions.

Leading individuals: regulatory