Susanne van de Pest

Susanne has been practising real estate law since 2002. Fascinated by the urban landscape in which people work and live, she specialises in leasing law and construction law.
Working in the sectors
Working in the areas of law
Experience
Advising a specialist investor in European sale & lease back transactions with regard to its acquisition of a global automotive parts manufacturer’s European production facility in Oss, The Netherlands, and on a new 20-years triple net lease, with the global automotive parts manufacturer as tenant;
Litigated for a lessor in a roof-collapse case involving millions of euros in compensation;
In the Construction Arbitration Tribunal, litigated on the dissolution of a UAV-GC contract;
In the International Chamber of Commerce, litigated in a million-euro claim regarding the expansion of a Caribbean oil refinery;
Collected on claims and executed attachments for a construction consortium;
In a summary proceedings motion in the civil courts, litigated for a developer on the double sale of a parcel of land;
In the International Chamber of Commerce, litigated for a general contractor on the fire safety of building façade cladding and related repair costs;
In the Construction Arbitration Tribunal, litigated for a contractor on the issue of additional work and pre-completion termination in a case relating to dredging specifications.
Recommendations

Legal 500 2022
Construction (Tier 3)
'Small team, great advice, fast and accurate, a no-nonsense boutique law-firm.’ ‘On a personal level they are able to connect to people by listening to their concerns.’ ‘Susanne van de Pest and Marc Houweling have a hands-on mentality, they are accurate and provide practical advice.’

Legal 500 2022
Real Estate (Tier 5)
‘Individual members are highly specialised, thus offering a wide breadth of expertise as a team.’ ‘The work produced was of a high standard, despite tight deadlines.’ ‘Van der Feltz has shown not only in-depth knowledge of specific laws and regulations, but also the ability to integrate insights from various fields into their advice.’
PropertyNL's Top-60 Vastgoedjuristen
Who's Who Legal Future Leader Construction 2022
WWL: 'Peers and clients say: "Susanne is always fully and thoroughly prepared" "She communicates very clearly and is particularly very customer-friendly in her services"
Memberships
- Member of the Dutch Association of Construction Lawyers
- Member of the DAA Construction Law Committee (Dutch Arbitration Association)
- Member of the Dutch Association of Real Estate Lawyers