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Chambers and Partners publiceert elk jaar de Gids Europe’s Leading Lawyers in Business waarin de beste advocatenkantoren per rechtsgebied worden aanbevolen. Deze vermeldingen zijn gebaseerd op een grondige analyse en interviews door een ervaren team van onderzoekers.

In de 2024 editie van Chambers wordt SIX advocaten aanbevolen voor Public Law: Planning and Environment, Real Estate en Real Estate: Construction. De gids vermeldt:

What the team is known for
Six Advocaten breaks into the rankings this year after eliciting noteworthy praise for its planning and environment practice. The team advises a range of notable clients on public law issues such as planning, permitting and environmental impact assessments. The firm is also well placed to represent clients in enforcement proceedings and zoning mandates.

Six Advocaten is a real estate boutique firm that assists clients with a range of urban development and redevelopment projects, often involving commercial, residential and retail properties. The law firm acts for both construction companies and private sector clients. Team members have experience representing clients in contentious matters, such as disputes around the potential environmental impact of projects and litigation concerning construction defects. The team also acts on procurement matters.

Strengths
"Six Advocaten has the knowledge to handle all aspects of environmental law."

"Their knowledge on species protection stands out."

"They are practical, hands-on and well versed in complex subject matters."

"The lawyers at Six Advocaten are very adequate in solving complex matters and have a good perspective on cases."

"Their expertise and knowledge, especially in the out of the ordinary and more complex cases, is something the client leans upon."

Notable practitioners 
Fleur Onrust boasts extensive expertise handling environmental permitting matters, as well as nature conservation and soil contamination mandates. She often represents clients from the private and public sectors in contentious proceedings. 
"Fleur Onrust is a highly skilled lawyer who is able to support on complex cases."
"She always delivers, provides thorough advice and offers a great deal of expertise in the field."

Hanneke Ellerman is well placed to assist clients with environmental permits, zoning plans and nitrogen emissions.
"Hanneke Ellerman is easily approachable, has a good knowledge of the subject matter and is able to keep her client's commercial considerations in mind when providing advice."
"She has a strong client service, is always available and is able to represent her client's interests excellently."

Irma van den Berg enters the rankings for the first time this year after eliciting notable market praise for her planning practice. She is well placed to assist local municipalities on a wide range of planning mandates, including zoning and redevelopment.
"Irma van den Berg is a fantastic environment and planning lawyer."

Femke Borst acts for investors, retail and hospitality companies on tenancy law, including representation in contentious mandates and advice during negotiations.
"Femke Borst is a very skilled lawyer, accessible, decisive and very friendly."
"Femke stands out with her ability to come up with commercial solutions."

Wouter Post often advises construction companies on urban development projects and redevelopment matters, particularly involving commercial property.

In de 2023 editie van Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa wordt SIX aanbevolen in de categorieën Real Estate, Construction en Environment & Planning. Legal 500 over SIX:

Construction (tier 3) - Independent Dutch boutique, Six Advocaten, focuses on real estate, procurement, regulatory and construction law. The firm assists client drafting and evaluating contracts and in contract-related dispute resolution, such as damages, delays in construction, warranties, specification, contract variations, and execution matters. The firm has a focus on the development in logistics, infrastructure and public procurement. The practice is led by Wouter Post, who specialises in multi-function inner city real estate projects and property development.

Environment and planning (tier 3) - A boutique firm focused on real estate and construction, Six Advocaten provides advice and assistance in contentious and non-contentious zoning and permitting matters. Irma Van Den Berg heads the practice, bringing broad experience in public and administrative law. In a significant development, Anita Nijboer joined from Kennedy Van der Laan in September 2022 and Fleur Onrust joined from ENVIR Advocaten in early 2023.

Real Estate (tier 4) - Six Advocaten is a boutique firm focusing on real estate, construction, procurement and regulatory law. The firm has a contentious offering alongside its transactional capacity, assisting clients with projects concerning sales and acquisition, tenacy law and regulatory aspects of housing, hotels, offices, logistics centres and retail assets. The practice is led by Femke Borst, specialist in landlord and tenancy law. Jeroen Kist focuses on asset and property management and transactional real estate.

Testimonials

‘I am very happy with the work SIX advocaten has been delivering. They are all very good. Their way of working shows that they have the experience and knowledge to help get the results you expect from them. The whole team is very approachable and their price quality ratio is excellent.’

‘My main contact at SIX advocaten is Femke Borst regarding tenancy law issues. We have a long term working relationship. She has always been a good helper. Every time I have a legal issue regarding tenancy law I know who to call.’

‘Six is a down-to-earth practice with very capable lawyers that are easy to reach out to. We are very happy with the masterclasses they organise for our company on their own initiative. We have a dedicated team that we work with which is very much appreciated.’

‘We are happy with the deep understanding and knowledge of the lawyers of the social housing market in the Netherlands. This accounts specifically for Wing-Yen. Femke has wider knowledge on different terrains and is very capable in drawing a legal framework and she makes sure that her team acts upon that. Dorsa is very strong in the public domain, specifically on permits.’

‘Big firm quality for boutique fees. Understand what sophisticated clients are looking for, delivering to-the-point advice on time.’

‘The team at SIX is very dedicated. They are ambitious and driven specialists with in-depth knowledge and expertise in their field.’

‘Very approachable, very hands-on, very on-topic.’

‘Femke Borst has a great critical eye for details, is very competitive and very approachable. Wing yen Wong has excellent file knowledge.’

Ook in de 2022 editie van Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa wordt SIX aanbevolen in de categorieën Real Estate, Construction en Environment & Planning. Legal 500 over SIX:

Construction (tier 2) - Independent Dutch boutique firm Six Advocaten has a strong focus on real estate, construction, regulatory and procurement law. The practice continues to advise on the construction of large inner-city redevelopment projects, logistics centres, multi-use buildings, housing and hospitals. It is also active in the infrastructure space, advising government and private sector clients on a range of projects on both the contentious and non-contentious aspects. Fabian Horsting heads the team and is well-versed in litigation

Environment and planning (tier 3) - Boutique construction and real estate specialist Six Advocaten offers a team of ‘very devoted, intelligent and dedicated people’. The practice focuses on handling the zoning, planning and environmental issues for large construction and real estate projects, and also handles disputes and litigation. Practice head Irma Van den Berg is recommended for public law matters.

Real Estate (tier 4) - Independent boutique firm Six Advocaten handles contentious and non-contentious real estate and construction mandates for a range of clients. Areas of expertise include inner-city redevelopment projects, sales and acquisitions, leasing matters and litigation. Fabian Horsting heads up the team and has considerable experience in procurement, state aid, real estate and construction matters.

Testimonials

‘Working with Six means value for money, quick and high quality legal advice and direct contact with a partner’.

‘You get better quality comparing to the “big” offices, with short lines and efficient and personal communication’.

‘Wouter Post is high quality, practical and very good at complex negotiations’.

‘Wouter Post is a team player, excellent writer and fun to work with’.

‘Very pragmatic and efficient.’

‘Wouter Post is pragmatic and a good negotiator’.

‘Pro-active team with deep knowledge’.

‘Pleasant to work with’.

‘With each case we bring, they come up with exactly the right person to represent us on that case.‘

‘The service is very good with a high level of knowledge on complex real estate matters.‘

‘Hanneke Ellerman is very skilled on environmental law and a very nice person to work with.‘

‘In depth-knowledge.‘

‘Very seasoned attorneys.‘

‘Six are a boutique firm of former big law partners which means that you get the partners with the expertise directly.‘

‘They have all the necessary real estate related knowledge in house and are used to working collaboratively on multi-jurisdictional projects for international clients.‘

‘Irma van den Berg is responsive and knowledgeable.‘

‘Top-quality real estate litigators’.

‘They are skilful professionals, delivering high-quality advice and representation in our proceedings’.

‘Service is very good, with a high level of knowledge on complex real estate matters’.

‘Leon Burgersdijk and Wouter Post are very good and nice to work with’.

‘Full-service firm with experts in all relevant industries’.

‘A boutique firm of former big law lawyers which gives you direct access to specialist partners’.

‘Femke Borst and Wouter Post have been my go-to lawyers in the last couple of years’.

‘They very knowledgeable, direct, accessible and deliver a good work product on time and on budget’.

In de 2021 editie van Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa wordt Six Advocaten aanbevolen in de categorieën Real Estate, Construction en Environment & Planning. Legal 500 over Six:

Real estate (tier 3) - Six Advocaten provides ‘down-to-earth, no-nonsense pragmatic advice’ on real estate, construction, regulatory and procurement law. The team is adept at handling transactions and litigation, and environment and planning matters. The practice has noted expertise in the development, sale and acquisition and lease of student housing and hotels. Leon Burgersdijk heads the team.

Construction (tier 2) - Boutique Six Advocaten is well regarded for planning and environmental issues, litigation and transactions. The firm is seeing an uptick in instructions from the healthcare and infrastructure sectors and has a niche expertise in the development, sale and acquisition and lease of student housing and hotels. Fabian Horsting heads the practice. Leon Burgersdijk counts project developers, construction companies, housing corporations and municipalities among his client base.

Environment & Planning (tier 3) - The environment and planning team at Six Advocaten focuses on the real estate sector, handling advisory work, litigation and transactions. With experience in the development, sale and acquisition, and lease of housing and hotels, the firm also handles infrastructure and inner-city development projects. Under the leadership of Irma van den Berg, the practice is well-regarded for zoning and environmental law, and general administrative law.

Testimonials

‘Hands-on, rapid responders’.

‘They involve the right people from their firm when necessary and have a no-nonsense mentality’.

‘Lots of experience with our kind of business’.

‘In comparison to other firms, they act instead of talk about what they could do for you’.

‘They provide knowledge of all relevant specialisms’.

‘Quick and thorough answers, but above all very accessible’.

‘Nice agency to work with’.

‘They have rental, administrative, procurement and competition law expertise in-house at a very high level’.

‘It is a great, diverse group of people with different backgrounds who are very passionate about what they do’.   

De Legal 500-serie is een onafhankelijke publicatie met een overzicht van de meest toonaangevende advocatenkantoren in meer dan 100 landen, gebaseerd op interviews met ruim 250.000 bedrijfsjuristen en advocaten.

In de 2020 editie van Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa wordt Six Advocaten aanbevolen in de categorieën Real Estate, Construction en Environment & Planning. Legal 500 over Six:

Real estate (tier 4) - At Six Advocaten, department head Leon Burgersdijk and Benno Den Teuling 'are great to work with' and the team is appreciated for being 'very professional but also have an informal approach and down to earth attitude'. Of late it has advised real estate funds on sales and acquisitions and advised owners and developers on a variety of projects involving commercial, student housing, and hotel real estate.

Construction (tier 2) - The lawyers at Six Advocaten are 'strongly recommended' for their 'vast expertise and knowledge of market developments'. Benno Den Teuling is noted for providing 'spot on services; he is an excellent litigator and trusted advisor'. The practice specialises in construction and real estate law and counts Royal BAM Group and the City of Amsterdam among its clients. In recent work, the team advised on tender and contracting matters in respect of a variety of commercial building projects as well as a range of disputes.

Environment & Planning (tier 2) - At Six Advocaten, Irma van den Berg acts for well-known corporates and municipalities and other public bodies. The team is working on obtaining environmental permits in respect of large-scale commercial and residential constructions, and in other work is advising on zoning plans and The Nature Conservation Act. Partner Hanneke Ellerman is a key contact in the team.

De Legal 500-serie is een onafhankelijke publicatie met een overzicht van de meest toonaangevende advocatenkantoren in meer dan 100 landen, gebaseerd op interviews met ruim 250.000 bedrijfsjuristen en advocaten.

De Legal 500-serie is een onafhankelijke publicatie met een overzicht van de meest toonaangevende advocatenkantoren in meer dan 100 landen, gebaseerd op interviews met ruim 250.000 bedrijfsjuristen en advocaten.

In de 2020 editie van Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa wordt SIX avocaten aanbevolen in de categorieën Real Estate, Construction en Environment & Planning. Legal 500 over SIX

Construction Tier 2

Six Advocaten fields a team with strong experience in both advisory work and disputes, particularly regarding tender processes, contracting, and issues arising during the development phase. Benno Den Teuling is particularly notable for his work on claims for damages arising out of delays to projects, while practice head Fabian Horsting is more of a generalist, working across both the construction and real estate sectors.

Environment and Planning Tier 2

Six Advocaten is a boutique firm with significant expertise in real estate matters and also handles a substantial amount of zoning issues for its clients. The firm regularly advises Municipality of Diemen, Bouwfonds Property Development (BPD), and Den Helder Airport. Practice head Irma Van den Berg advised Amrâth Hotels on building permit procedures for a 28 floor-building located in Utrecht. Hanneke Ellerman is also noted, and praised for her experience and 'eye for commercial interest'.

Real Estate Tier 3

The 'very approachable' team at boutique firm Six Advocaten combines 'great legal knowledge with commercial knowledge of the market'. The practice is especially focused on the development, sale and acquisition, and lease of student housing and hotels, as well as on infrastructure projects. In a recent highlight, the team is assisting Ballast Nedam with an inner city redevelopment project in the market quarter of Amsterdam, which involves building a new integrated food market on the north side. Key contacts are Leon Burgersdijk and the 'razor sharp' Femke Borst.

Testimonials

‘All disciplines covered, personal, high level staff that will actually be involved in your case.‘

‘Femke Borst: razor sharp and helps close deals by finding solutions during negotiations that work for both parties.‘

‘The Six Advocaten team distinguishes itself by the fact that they are very approachable and combines this with really great legal knowledge and also commercial knowledge of the market in which they operate. Within the expertise of their boutique, they offer advice on all relevant jurisdictions, each partner with their own speciality. We are happy to refer work and clients to the Six Advocaten team. As you can see from the growth of the firm and the development of their client portfolio, the firm is truly one of the important players in real estate.‘

‘Leon Burgersdijk is truly an authority in his field of construction law in the broadest sense of the word. He is very pleasant to work with, reacts quickly and deals with his clients in a pleasantly informal but professional manner. Benno den Teuling is for us the person to refer everything that has to do with procurement law. Pleasant lawyer, great dedication to his cases and clients. And, not unimportantly, a good sense of humour.‘

In de 2019 editie van Chambers is SIX advocaten wederom aanbevolen:

What the team is known for

Assists developers and prospective tenants with the negotiation of development and long-term lease agreements for new hotels, logistics buildings or shopping centres. Advises on ongoing landlord and tenant issues for key clients. Handles the due diligence aspects of real estate portfolio acquisitions, often in co-operation with other law firms. Also advises on construction and engineering disputes.

Strenghts

Interviewees say that the lawyers are "responsive, pragmatic and have a good feel for the market, so we quickly get solid responses to our queries."

"The firm has a skilled and commercially minded team with a good understanding of our business," reports another source.

Work highlights

Advised Xerox on the sale of its Venray site to developer Gazeley as part of a sale and leaseback agreement.

Notable practitioners 

Femke Borst focuses principally on the termination, transfer or negotiation of lease agreements. Clients value her "fast responses," saying: "I can easily call her and speak to her directly on the phone. She is always well prepared and knows about our matters off the top of her head." Her clients include companies in the hotels and retail sectors.

In de 2017 editie van Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa wordt Six Advocaten aanbevolen in de categorieën Real Estate, Construction en Environment & Planning. Legal 500 over Six:

Within Real estate, Six Advocaten is a fourth tier firm. Ares Management and the City of Amsterdam are among Six Advocaten’s clients. Wouter Postleads the team. Leon Burgersdijk is ‘hands-on, swift and pragmatic’; Femke Borst is ‘approachable and dedicated’.

Within Construction, Six Advocaten is a second tier firm. Benno den Teuling leads Six Advocaten’s practice; he is ‘smart, insightful and easy to work with’. Fabian Horsting, who is commended for his ‘perseverance, judgement and communication’, advised Amvest on its redevelopment of Eindhoven’s Strijp R area.

Within Environment and planning, Six Advocaten is a second tier firm. Six Advocaten assists clients with preparing and executing spatial plans, and with fulfilling licensing requirements. Recent clients include Heineken International and Ooms Development. Irma van den Berg and Hanneke Ellerman head the practice. 

In de 2016 editie van de Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa wordt Six Advocaten aanbevolen in de categorieën Real Estate, Construction en Environment & Planning. Legal 500 over Six:

Within Real estate, Six Advocaten is a third tier firm,

Six Advocaten is ‘a professional firm’ that has been litigating on behalf of the joint venture handling the De Rotterdam mixed-use real estate project. Benno den Teuling, Femke Borst and department head Wouter Post are recommended.

Within Real estate, Six Advocaten is a fourth tier firm. Wouter Post’ ‘client-focused’, ‘hands-on’ practice at Six Advocaten is praised for its value for money and ‘really fast response times’. Leon Burgersdijk, Femke Borst, Hanneke Ellerman and Fabian Horsting are recommended.

Within Construction, Six Advocaten is a second tier firm. Six Advocaten’s client wins this year include Shell and Danone; other clients include MAB Development and the City of Amsterdam. The ‘hands-on, pragmatic’ team, which represents ‘excellent value for money’, is led by the ‘smart, diplomatic, reliable and committed’ Benno den Teuling.

Within Environment and planning, Six Advocaten is a second tier firm. Six Advocaten advised the municipality of Bussum on the zoning and environmental aspects of the redevelopment of a large military complex. The team is led by Irma van den Berg; its clients include Shell and the City of Amsterdam. Hanneke Ellerman is recommended.

De Legal 500-serie is een onafhankelijke publicatie met een overzicht van de meest toonaangevende