Willem Van der Werf

Willem Van der Werf has significant expertise in the areas of construction, real estate, and government. Political and administrative authorities’ interests frequently play a large role in his practice. In particular, when it concerns development and transformation of a geographical area where public as well as private parties are involved.
Working in the sectors
Working in the areas of law
Experience
for municipalities in the Randstad metropolitan area on relevant zoning plans and the expropriation needed for the redevelopment of the greenhouse districts and for the development of a residential area of 3,400 homes
for one of the largest real estate developers in the Netherlands on property development in the Randstad metropolitan area;
on and providing guidance in a municipality’s negotiations about the legal structuring and development of a large multifunctional sport facility;
the Dutch Society for Nature Conservation (Natuurmonumenten) on various large-scale regional transformations of former quarries and factories into recreational areas and nature preserves.
Recommendations
PropertyNL Top-60 Real estate lawyers

Chambers Europe 2022
Public Law: Band 3, Planning & Environment: Band 2
"Strengths: Reflecting on the firm's increasing market presence, one interviewee says: 'Van der Feltz advocaten has a very impressive practice', before concluding: 'The team has got itself established very nicely.'"

Legal 500 2022
Environment and Planning (Tier 1)
‘Van der Feltz has shown not only in depth knowledge of specific (fields of) laws and regulations, but also the ability to integrate insights from various fields into their advice.‘ 'Willem van der Werf combines his expertise with experience in comparable projects, which provided us with new perspectives and enabled us to prevent costly missteps.‘

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.’
Memberships
- Member of the editorial board of the Dutch Journal of Agricultural Law (Tijdschrift voor Agrarisch Recht)
- Member of the Dutch Association for Construction Law Lawyers (Vereniging voor Bouwrechtadvocaten)
- Board member of the Dutch Association of Expropriation Law Lawyers (Vereniging van Onteigeningsrecht Advocaten)
- Member / Chairman advisory committee on the Administrative Jurisdiction Act (Adviescommissie Wet administratieve rechtspraak BES)