Amsterdam-based Six Advocaten handles both transactional and litigation real estate matters for international and domestic clients. The team often advises international law firms with sizeable transactions such as real estate financing for projects, offering expertise on specific regulatory issues such as nitrogen emissions and landlord and tenancy law. The team is well-equipped to assist with sales, acquisitions and leasing of a number of real estate assets including housing, care homes and hotels. The team is jointly led by real estate specialists Femke Borst, Jeroen Kist, Wouter Post, Fabian Horsting and Erik Verweij.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Approachable, personal, very professional and knowledgeable.’

  • ‘Top notch real estate lawyers.’

  • ‘A quality team with direct partner involvement, industry knowledge as well as breadth of experience. The team knows what what our international clients expect.’

  • ‘We generally work with Femke Borst for lease agreements and disputes, Jeroen Kist on real estate transactions and Irma van den Berg for administrative law/regulatory issues. They are all experienced and easy to work with. Saskia Roeters van Lennep is also recommended.’

  • ‘Six Advocaten is very experienced in building law. It is a a very hands-on law firm.’

  • ‘I worked a lot with Daniël van Veen who knows his clients well and give them the appropriate advice.’

Key clients

  • CBRE Global Investors
  • Municipality of Amsterdam
  • Amvest Development RE
  • Amvest
  • Aegon Levensverzekering N.V.
  • NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT
  • IFH geschlossener Immobilienfonds fur Holland GmbH & Co. KG
  • TPG Europe LLP
  • Port of Amsterdam
  • Intopack B.V.
  • WTC Amsterdam
  • Vastned
  • Achmea Real Estate
  • BPD Development
  • De Lelie Vastgoed
  • Amrâth Hotels & Restaurants
  • Qbuzz
  • Vivet
  • Premier Suites

Work highlights

  • Advised CBRE Investment Management on all matters, as its external counsel, relating to its tenants as well as any regulatory issues that come up in relation to the CBRE funds, primarily its housing portfolio.
  • Assisted TPG with legal due diligence of its logistics portfolio of the publicly traded Intervest Offices and Warehouses in relation to lease and public law related matters.
  • Advised Paribus on the long year extension of the lease with Eneco for its head quarters ‘Eneco World’ at Marten Meesweg in Rotterdam, a building consisting of 27,287 m2, which was delivered in 2012.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Femke Borst, Jeroen Kist, Wouter Post, Fabian Horsting, Erik Verweij

Other key lawyers

Irma van den Berg, Saskia Roeters van Lennep