Houthoff’s environmental practice operates as a part of the firm’s wider public law team. The group regularly assists major private and public sector clients with a broad range of contentious and non-contentious environmental, planning, and public law issues. Key sectors of strength include transport, energy, and real estate, as well as heavy industry, and the department is equally adept at handling climate change and ESG matters. Practice head Marloes Brans is 'a sharp advisor', and Monica Sonderegger represents developers, investors, and major landowners in cases involving obtaining environmental permission for redevelopment work.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Houthoff's team is big on planning and sustainability.'

  • ‘Marloes Brans is a very dedicated partner, present but humble, and a sharp advisor.'

Key clients

  • Royal VolkerWessels
  • PPG
  • Huntsman
  • Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
  • Tata Steel
  • Milence
  • Feijenoord's soccer stadium De Kuip
  • Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate
  • Various municipalities
  • Province of Flevoland
  • National Police
  • Royal Dutch Schiphol
  • G&S&
  • CBRE
  • VDL Nedcar
  • Vereniging Afvalbedrijven

Work highlights

  • Providing ongoing advice to a range of corporates with heavy industrial activities in the Netherlands on contentious and non-contentious matters, including permitting, regulatory and enforcement issues.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Marloes Brans

Other key lawyers

Monica Sonderegger