Susanne van de Pest

Her clients include project and other property developers, international and local investors, contractors, governments at all levels, water companies, health care institutions and businesses in the retail and hospitality sectors. Her clients appreciate not just her expertise and commitment, but also her approachability and friendly professionalism. Susanne is practical, results oriented and able get to the point. And she keeps an eye on the interests of the parties involved.

As an experienced leasing lawyer, she advises on all issues that arise from the rental of office, retail and other business locations. She has a specific interest in assisting with the repurposing of existing buildings (often quite old) and making them more sustainable. The issues that arise include the renovation-related rights and duties of tenants and landlords, sustainability measures (including the requirement to achieve energy label C), indoor climate problems and thermal energy storage installations.

In addition, Susanne has experience with every aspect of construction law (RAW, UAV, UAV-GC). She has frequently litigated on construction law matters in the civil courts and in arbitration proceedings before the Arbitration Board for the building industry (Raad van Arbitrage in Bouwgeschillen) and the International Chamber of Commerce. She is confident handling legal issues of a technical nature involving experts from various technical and other disciplines.

Susanne has an expanding international practice. She frequently advises non-Dutch parties active in construction and real estate on issues relating to leasing law or construction law. She is also involved as a leasing law specialist in real estate transactions, including sale-and-lease-back transactions and the drafting and review of triple-net and other lease agreements.

Susanne lectures on subjects within her areas of law for various organisations, including a Dutch construction law association (Instituut voor Bouwrecht), a leasing law association (VHA) and a continuing professional development organisation (CPO). Articles she has written on subjects within her area of expertise are also regularly published.