Greenberg Traurig LLP‘s Amsterdam real estate practice advises investors, developers, corporate owners and occupiers with complex real estate transactions and corporate matters. Major sectors that the team serves includes industrial, logistics, residential, office, life sciences and hospitality. The team covers a wide array of issues outside of transactions including leasing, property development and real estate investment joint ventures and M&As. Team lead David Van Dijk is known for his prowess in transactional matters such as sale leasebacks, disposals and acquisitions. Simone Wijngaard has advised on a number of sizeable transactions valued at millions of euros over the last year, while Coco van Zuiden focuses on real estate investments and project development.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team has a comprehensive set of expertise to address real estate, tax, notarial topics. They have an intimate understanding of the market specificities and various solutions that can be implemented in any situation. Perfect one stop shop solution for every real estate project in the Netherlands.’

  • ‘David van Dijk and Simone Wijngaard have perfectly handled various complex projects involving numerous stakeholders. They understand very well our needs and can adapt greatly to uncertain situations.’

  • ‘The Dutch real estate team is highly skilled, delivering practical, client-focused advice.’

  • ‘Coco van Zuiden stands out for her proactive approach, clear communication, and strong commercial insight, making her a key asset. Barbara Klootwijk is reliable and quick. The team excels in flexibility and diversity.’

  • ‘The Greenberg Traurig transaction team is hands-on and flexible to smooth difficult transaction, partners like Coco van Zuiden, David van Dijk and Simone Wijngaard are professionals and leaders ore future leaders in the industry.’

  • ‘David van Dijk is one of the leaders in the transaction real estate industry, who created an excellent team but also always engaged with every deal, big or small. Coco van Zuiden is dedicated on every transaction and is more than flexible and comes up with solutions.’

  • ‘The Greenberg Traurig team is very experienced and reliable in all real estate related matters, especially transactional work.’

  • ‘Barbara Klootwijk and David Van Dijk are top lawyers. They are our trusted advisors in all real estate related matters. They know the real estate market and understand the role of every party in a real estate project. They defend our interests while being pragmatic and deal oriented at the same time. Very good negotiators.’

Key clients

  • W.P. Carey
  • AEW
  • DWS
  • Pontegadea
  • Pinnacle
  • MEAG
  • EQT Exeter
  • Tritax Eurobox
  • Tristan Capital Partners
  • Union Investment
  • Patrizia
  • ING Bank N.V.
  • International Campus
  • Patron Capital Partners
  • AT Capital
  • VanWonen
  • First Sponsor Group
  • Arkéa Real Estate Investment Management
  • P3
  • Snippe Projecten
  • Garbe Industrial Real Estate
  • Fidelity

Work highlights

  • Advised Numa on the cross-border acquisition and financing of the Dutch aparthotel operator YAYS, adding 489 units to its portfolio.
  • Advised Pontegadea on its €100 and €105m acquisition of a distribution centre in Roosendaal and in Venlo.
  • Advised Patron on setting up the €250m platform UrbanLinx with Base Investments and its acquisitions to date.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

David van Dijk

Other key lawyers

Coco van Zuiden, Simone Wijngaard, Barbara Klootwijk