Ronald Olivier

Ronald is a specialist in administrative law, environmental law and enforcement law. His clients come from both the private sector and the public sector, and include regulators, environmental protection agencies and special interest groups. Because of this, he is skilled at assessing the various interests involved in a situation and quickly finding concrete and clear solutions for his clients.
Working in the areas of law
Experience
on mining legislation, such as seismic surveys, natural gas, geothermal, CO2 storage, drilling and extraction plans;
Large companies producing dangerous substances have retained his services to handle enforcement measures taken under environmental, safety and employment conditions legislation, including the Dangerous Substances Decree (BRZO), the ATEX directive, regulations relating to noxious emissions and unusual incidents, the Transport of Dangerous Substances Act, licensing requirements, environmental protection regulations (Activiteitensbesluit) and working conditions legislation;
provincial, regional and municipal governments and environmental agencies with various enforcement activities relating to unlicensed discharges of highly alarming substances;
on an exemption within the framework of the Nature Protection Act in connection with the proposed demolition of buildings, which are currently used by bats for shelter or protection
on the production of hydrogen;
on the consequences of new environmental and other regulations, including emissions standards and sector-specific regulations applicable to a business;
on permit issuance for projects causing nitrogen deposition (Nature Conservation Act);
governments and environmental services on enforcement and other administrative law options in the situation of bankrupt factories (both actual and imminent);
on spatial planning and zoning issues relating to wind parks;
He has also assisted with environmental permit applications.
Recommendations

Chambers Europe 2025
Energy & Natural resources, Regulatory (Band 3)
"Van der Feltz advocaten is fast, very flexible and has good technical and industry knowledge. The team is capable of adapting and learning very quickly."

Chambers Europe 2025
Energy & Natural resources, Regulatory (Band 3)
"The team is able to provide practical, down-to-earth advice in a way that shows Van der Feltz advocaten has deep knowledge of this field of law, as well as of their clients."

Chambers Europe 2025
Energy & Natural resources, Regulatory (Band 3)
"Van der Feltz advocaten provides excellent knowledge and experience in energy law, a high level of personal commitment and very good knowledge of the industry."

Chambers Europe 2025
Energy & Natural resources, Regulatory (Band 3)
"The team has a very high level of understanding of the regulatory framework for energy markets. The team is very careful in its approach and always respectful of our time and perception of urgency."

Legal 500 2025
Energy: Leading Associate
'Great analytical skills, flexibility and speed.'
Memberships
- Member of the Administrative Law Association (VAR)
- Member of the Environmental Law Association
- Member of the Dutch Energy Law Association (NeVER)
- Member of the Construction Law Association (VBR)
- Member of the Dutch Lawyers’ Association (NJV)
- Member of the Leiden Legal Society (LJG)