Dentons
Client SatisfactionDentons' retail practice places a strong emphasis on real estate matters, including issues around lease renegotiations and on the development of retail space, including shopping centres. Practice head Wendela Raas maintains a notable commercial leasing practice, and is also active before the courts, where she represents investors, retail chains and project developers. Jeroen le Clercq, who made partner in April 2023, is noted for his contentious landlord and tenant work, while Valentijn Leijh advises on the administrative and regulatory aspects of retail site development. IP specialist Marc Elshof left for BarentsKrans in October 2023.
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Testimonials
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- 'The Dentons team is always very creative. They understand retail and the food and beverage industry, and this makes them easy to deal with.'
- 'What we value is their extra mile attitude. They don’t close the laptop when everyone is in an exciting deal mode but keep pushing til the end result.'
- 'A broad spectrum of knowledge regarding retail topics, with a team in place that can deal with all necessary topics.'
- 'Direct and social approach and a good connection when working a case.'
- 'One of the leading specialists in retail law in the Netherlands.'
- 'Super strong and flexible team.'
- 'One of the leading specialists in retail law in the Netherlands.'
- 'Wendela Raas and Jeroen le Clercq are very keen on what they do and keep you informed with the latest case law. This is especially important for helping us choose the right strategy.'
Key clients
- Altera
- Burger King
- De Bijenkorf
- EuroParcs
- Foot Locker
- Foundation React
- Invicta
- IRO
- KellyDeli
- Klépierre
- Landal GreenPark
- Limehome
- Pathé
- Patrizia
- Plus
- Rituals
- Royal FloraHolland
- Savills IM
- Sonder Holdings Inc.
- Under Armour
- Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
- Wereldhave
- Airwair
Work highlights
- Advised Under Armour on all its commercial leases across Europe and on a range of data protection and competition issues.
- Acted for de Bijenkorf on all administrative law issues and assisted on drafting and negotiating agreements with brands de Bijenkorf carries.
- Represented some of the largest real estate investors in the retail sector such as Unibail-Rodamco Westfield, Wereldhave and Patrizia in disputes with some of their tenants regarding the high lease indexation.
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Practice head
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Wendela Raas