Full-service law firm NautaDutilh advises clients across a range of matters within commercial and residential real estate. With offices across the Benelux region, the team is active in energy transition and has continued to assist clients in large real estate transactions. Practice head and civil notary Kees Koetsier is the go-to for issues involving structuring and financing of real estate funds, corporations and commercial real estate. Construction expert David van Ee assists in development cases involving real estate issues, while David Wumkes is a specialist in notarial and real estate-related private law especially for energy projects. Ramon Pop is also noted. Arief van Rhee left the practice in April 2023.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Great knowledge of our concern and specifically of our business. They are able to communicate on the desired level.'
  • 'David Wumkes understands the legal playing field and the requirements of our business very well.'
  • 'Youri Jansen is a good and committed associate.'

Key clients

  • ABN AMRO
  • Achmea Real Estate
  • AG Real Estate
  • APG
  • Apollo / Lapithus
  • ASR Vastgoed
  • Atlassian
  • BAM
  • Batavia Biosciences
  • Borago Properties
  • Catella
  • Cathexis
  • Carrier
  • CBRE Group
  • Corio Retail
  • Cromwell
  • De Hoge Dennen
  • Deciem
  • European Investment Bank
  • Erasmus Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
  • Expeditors
  • Fluor
  • GAC
  • Gilead-Kite
  • Global Holdings Management Group
  • Gunvor Group Ltd
  • GVB
  • HAL Investments
  • Heitman
  • Hokanson Capital Inc.
  • ING Real Estate
  • Investcorp
  • Jane Street
  • Janssen Biologics
  • Janssen Vaccines and Prevention
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Koolen Industries
  • Lindegas
  • Louwman Groep
  • ZEH / Delta
  • Mammoet Europe
  • Merlin Entertainment Development
  • Movares
  • Municipality of Amsterdam
  • Municipality of Rotterdam
  • Ministeries of Finance and Housing (the Netherlands)
  • Nationale-Nederlanden Bank
  • Neogene
  • Neste
  • NIBC Bank
  • RREEF
  • Ramphastos Real Estate
  • S4 Energy
  • Siemens
  • Shell
  • Shurgard
  • TotalEnergies
  • UBS Real Estate
  • UBM
  • Upfield
  • Van Wonen
  • Wooden City Karspeldreef
  • W.P. Carey
  • Yondr

Work highlights

  • Advised Achmea Dutch Retail Property Fund on the acquisition of two retail portfolios with a total deal volume of €390m.
  • Advised Neste as lead counsel on all legal aspects of its €1.5bn investment to expand its sustainable fuels production capacity.
  • Advised ERGO Group on the refinancing of the Maas Tower in Rotterdam.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kees Koetsier

Other key lawyers

David van Ee, David Wumkes, Ramon Pop, Redmar Warning, Boris Andriessen, Youri Jansen