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At Dentons, the energy practice earns plaudits for its 'many years of real experience in the more complex and innovative renewable energy deals'. The 'very pragmatic' team continues to handle a high volume of transactional work for clients in the oil and gas, wind and solar areas, as well as handling permitting issues pertaining to projects. Jan Jakob Peelen is 'an intelligent energy lawyer with many years of relevant experience'; he co-heads the practice with banking and finance expert Marcel Janssen.

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Testimonials

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  • 'They are good listeners, who understand the legal topics but know very well how to combine this with the strategic and commercial interest of an organisation.'
  • 'Great team that knows energy.'
  • 'Extremely reliable and capable.'
  • 'Good communication and a hands on mentality.'
  • 'Jan Jakob Peelen is a down to earth partner who is of great value to our practice. He is able to look beyond legal theory and provide our team with knowledgeable and practical advice. Moreover, Jan Jakob is friendly and pleasant to work with, also under great time pressure.'
  • 'Marcel Jansen is a very smart and commercial banking and finance lawyer that is able to get deals done for his clients. Jan Jakob Peelen is an intelligent energy lawyer with many years of relevant experience. Gives great feedback to his clients about possibilities and risks.'
  • 'Jan Jakob Peelen has been very proactive.'

Key clients

  • Enviem
  • Gate Terminal
  • GIGA Storage
  • Gunvor
  • Impala Terminals Group
  • Low Carbon
  • Macquarie
  • Novar
  • Rabobank
  • RWE
  • Theia Investment
  • TotalEnergies
  • Veolia

Work highlights

  • Advising Gunvor in relation to a major joint venture with Switzerland-based energy company VARO Energy to build a sustainable aviation fuel manufacturing facility in the Netherlands.
  • Providing ongoing advice to GIGA Storage, the leading energy storage company that develops, creates and deploys large-scale energy storage projects, on its energy storage projects.
  • Advising RWE Offshore on all regulatory and permitting issues regarding the 760 megawatts “Hollandse Kust West VII” development, located in the North Sea, which intends to combine offshore wind with electrolyser capacity for green hydrogen production, other flexible demand solutions and floating solar panels.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jan Jakob Peelen, Marcel Janssen