Regulatory-focused Marjolein Dieperink has particular expertise in renewables contexts, advising on such issues as wind and heat projects and grids, tendering, permits and state aid. Dieperink is at the helm of AKD‘s energy group and is noted for her provision of ‘invaluable’ guidance to clients. Green energy is a prominent focus throughout the team; ‘excellent lawyer and negotiator’ Keesjan Meijering has expertise in sustainable energy, namely in heat and cold, and solar projects. Lennart Crain has experience advising on related corporate and M&A transactions, whilst Julian Versmissen has a specialism in cross-border real estate matters, energy transactions and negotiations involved therein.

Allen & Overy LLP’s energy practice which ‘comprises some of the most experienced and knowledgeable professionals in the field’ has impressive experience handling both regulatory and transactional work and ‘stands out for its very strong commercial, litigation and regulatory expertise’. The team’s workload features a variety of complex matters across the entire array of energy, from renewables to oil and gas, and includes PPPs and infrastructure. Advice ranges from financing, project development, procurement and construction to permitting, environmental and real estate work. A multitude of specialists oversee the offering: Marinus Winters who has significant experience advising noteworthy gas and petrochemical clients; Jochem Spaans who focuses on industry, climate change and energy projects; renewable project finance specialist Zeeger de Jongh; and M&A expert Charles Honée. The team has the capacity to handle both domestic and cross-border work.

The energy practice formed of ‘very skilled legal professionals’ at BJTK is experienced advising its clients in both regulatory and transactional capacities and is overseen by the ‘hands-on and pragmatic’ Rutger Jansen. Renewable energy-related projects are a key focus of the team, and an area of expertise of Inge Timmerman. The firm's work portfolio includes advice on all aspects of significant project developments and acquisitions.

Bird & Bird‘s transactional energy group is highly regarded for its ‘commercial focus, significant experience, superior drafting and peerless strategic thinking’. The team’s client portfolio contains such well-known names as TotalEnergies Renewables and McCains Foods Europe. The firm advises across industry sectors on a range of complex matters, including on the structuring, development and construction of large-scale projects, on high-value acquisitions, and internal restructurings. Sophie Dingenen, described as ‘one of the very best lawyers’, is at the head of the practice.

Clifford Chance‘s ‘very open-minded and respectful’ energy group has a strong reputation for its capabilities assisting its roster of clients in a broad array of transactional work. Renewables are one of the key focuses of the team, which works on onshore and offshore wind as well as solar projects. The energy and natural resources work is often international in scope. Hein Tonnaer, who also co-leads the firm’s international renewables cohort, is at the helm of the group, alongside ‘excellent’ energy transition and renewables expert Liesbeth Buiter, who is particularly experienced handling project development, construction contracts and commercial project documents, and senior counsel Nanette Rutgers. A key example of the team’s work is its advice to SkyNRG on Europe’s first large-scale sustainable aviation fuel plant in the Netherlands.

‘Highly dedicated individual’ and corporate and M&A specialist Cecilia van der Weijden heads up the energy cohort at CMS. The group is equipped to assist with both transactional and regulatory cases, from acquisitions, expansions and developments of key energy projects to advising clients on the Dutch implementation of new energy-related legislation. Senior counsel, oil and gas-focused Martika Jonk, is a noteworthy team member.

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek‘s energy team is highly regarded for its abilities handling the gamut of matters in both regulatory and transactional contexts. The integrated practice has a workload which consists of mandates involving electricity, oil and gas, and nuclear, as well as renewables such as wind, solar, hydrogen, biomass and heat. On the transactional side, key work includes advising the Port of Rotterdam on the first large CCS project in the Netherlands. Arjan Kleinhout, described as ‘the best there is’, is at the team’s helm along with Martje Verhoeven-de Vries Lentsch, who is particularly adept at advising on commercial arbitration matters and complex cross-border litigation in energy contexts. On the regulatory side, team changes included the departures of senior associate Claire van der Hoeven in March 2023 and of partners Menno Stoffer in April 2023 and Nicolien Van Den Biggelaar in January 2023.

Dentons‘ energy practice is headed up by Jan Jakob Peelen who is noted especially for his ‘strong transactional knowledge and experience’. The team’s transactional workload includes advising oil and gas companies, commodity houses, and solar and wind developers on M&A transactions and joint ventures. Its regulatory caseload includes assisting clients with the securing of permits and approvals required for key projects in renewables contexts in particular.

DLA Piper's energy practice is experienced handling a variety of transactions in the renewables space, including high-value financing and M&A matters. On the regulatory side, the team's focus is also on renewables, with growing expertise advising on regulatory issues in connection with the financing, development and contractual aspects of complex solar deals and wind energy projects in both domestic and international contexts. Renewables expert Gerard Kneppers and M&A-focused Pieter Paul Terpstra oversee the practice.

The project financing of energy projects is a key focus for Eversheds Sutherland's energy group. Additionally, the team handles disputes surrounding the development of significant projects, as well as the sale and acquisition of said projects. On the regulatory side, the team is able to assist in connection with post-completion documentation as well as PPAs, commercial agreements and M&A matters. Miriam Van Ee  and Michel Chatelin oversee the practice.

Transactional specialist Alexander Doorman is at the helm of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer‘s energy group, alongside regulatory-focused practitioners Winfred Knibbeler and Alvaro Pliego Selie, who harness their expertise in competition matters in particular. Examples of the team’s regulatory work include advising on carbon capture and storage, on proposed legislation, and assisting energy companies in connection with intensifying supervision by the ACM. On the transactional side, the team often advises on energy-related M&A deals.

Houthoff‘s ‘excellent and very knowledgeable’ energy group has strong capabilities handling both regulatory and transactional work for its roster of clients. Its regulatory workload features guiding clients through issues including administrative disputes with regulators, as well as advising on planning and environmental issues, transmission tariffs, and on competition aspects of related matters. M&A and joint ventures form a large portion of the team’s transactional offering, wherein it handles restructurings and financings in the oil and gas and renewables sectors in particular. Jacques Kröner has particular expertise in transactional energy work, whilst team lead Kirsten Berger is experienced assisting with the full range. ‘True industry specialist’ Marc Van Beuge is a disputes-focused counsel to note.

Loyens & Loeff‘s energy group, which is based across both Amsterdam and Rotterdam, is co-headed by transactions and projects-focused Jan-Willem van Rooij, who is ‘fully dedicated and has great drive’, and regulatory specialist Roland de Vlam. De Vlam is supported on regulatory aspects of the practice by EU and national energy specialist counsel Max Oosterhuis. The team’s workload spans a vast array of energy work in both the regulatory and transactional space, including advising on energy infrastructure solutions, the energy transition, regulatory frameworks, and the repurposing and operation of large-scale projects. The portfolio ranges across different industry segments, and includes onshore and offshore wind, electricity and solar-related matters. On the transactional side, the practice was bolstered in January 2023 with the arrival of notary specialist Mark Rebergen, formerly of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek. Also transactions and renewables-focused, senior associate Victor van Nuland is another name to note.

The Rotterdam-based energy practice at NautaDutilh has strong capabilities handling transactional matters for its portfolio of significant clients, which includes well-known names in the energy sector such as Shell and ENGIE but also the Dutch state. Its work portfolio spans an array of complex matters, which are frequently of the multi-millions or multi-billions in value, high stakes and high-profile. The team handles energy transition matters, and advises clients on energy project strengthening and expansion across jurisdictions. Overseeing the practice are a multitude of experts: multi-sector M&A and contracting specialist Harm Kerstholt; upstream and midstream work-focused Jaap Jan Trommel; ‘great to work with’ counsel Lisa Schoenmakers; and Iris Kieft, who is developing the regulatory side of the practice.

NewGround Law B.V.‘s regulatory practice is headed up by Erwin Noordover, who has noteworthy experience working in the renewables sector in particular, and André Gaastra, who has expertise in energy and broader environmental work. Energy transition projects are at the fore of the team’s workload. The practice handles regulatory aspects of the realisation, development and operation of projects, namely offshore solar farms and wind farms, with matters frequently of significant value.

The energy team at Norton Rose Fulbright is equipped to assist its client base on key project developments in energy contexts, including solar, wind and green hydrogen. Banking and finance specialist Wouter Hertzberger heads up the practice, in which Matthijs Van Leeuwen is a key name to note. On the regulatory side, Floortje Nagelkerke and associate Julia van der Grint advise on the range of matters, including those pertaining to the energy transition.

Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn NV‘s The Hague-based energy team is headed up by ‘very involved practitioner’ Iman Brinkman who is experienced handling the full range of complex regulatory aspects of major energy projects. The team’s client roster is formed predominantly of central and local government bodies and institutions, whom the team advises on an array of regulatory issues, including those pertaining to large-scale developments of windfarm projects, the defense of challenged projects, and the development of future regulation, among other areas. Edward Brans has a focus on climate change and energy transition matters in particular; Lianne Barnhoorn 's practice also centres on energy transition issues.

‘Exceptionally good lawyer’ Stephan Sluijters, Jolande van Loon, who focuses on real estate-related work, and public law specialist Maayke Maas-Cooymans co-head the Rotterdam-based ‘diverse energy team’ at Ploum, which has significant experience handling an array of transactional matters. It assists its roster of clients with the sale, development and acquisitions of key energy projects, namely solar and heat-related, both in domestic and cross-border contexts.

The energy group at Simmons & Simmons, which is noted for its capacity to handle ‘long-lasting and complicated projects’, is formed of a multitude of experts in their fields. The team has strong abilities to advise on the development and financing of energy projects; M&A-related transactions; and to handle disputes in the energy sector. Multi-disciplinary and cross-jurisdictional work are common features of its workload. Corporate specialists Rob Hendriks and David Shearer, who is noted for his ‘deep expertise’, co-head the team, in which Bart Koolhaas is also a name to note.

The energy practice at Stek covers the gamut of complex regulatory and transactional matters. On the regulatory side, the team advises its clients in connection with litigious cases pertaining to tariff regulation, congestion, and hydrogen issues, among others. In the transactional space, M&A, contracting and project development advice forms the bulk of the workload. A multitude of specialists oversee the group: Regulatory expert Jan Erik Janssen, whose ‘outstanding knowledge’ means he ‘can be relied upon in a crisis’, leads alongside corporate experts Reijnoud Homveld, Claudia Beele, and Coen Thomas, as well as finance experts Sharon Kaufmann and Herman Wamelink. January 2024-promoted partner Veii Jacobs‘ ‘dedication and expertise are truly commendable‘, while senior associate Gerard de Jongh is noted for his ‘extraordinary abilities’ in regulatory law.

Stibbe‘s energy team, which is highly regarded for its ‘deep knowledge of both energy and industry markets’, handles a broad range of transactional work in both domestic and cross-border contexts. It advises on the development, expansion and operation of large-scale projects, as well as on the structuring of related joint ventures. Mandates are often of ultra-high-value and span sectors from oil and gas to wind and nuclear.  Martin In de Braekt, a ‘powerhouse lawyer in whose hands any complex energy project is safe’, leads the group; he has a strong reputation for his experience in the energy and industrial sectors, where he acts for key clients on a range of business and financial matters. Other key practitioners in the team include counsel Li Wee Toh and associate Jaap Waverijn.

The Hague-based boutique firm Van der Feltz Advocaten houses an energy team which is equipped to advise its clients on a range of regulatory issues, including assisting with the ongoing revision of Dutch energy legislation. Its client portfolio contains such names as Eneco and TotalEnergies. Jacques Sluysmans and Michelle De Rijke, who is noted for her ‘great amount of experience’, are at the team’s helm. Ronald Olivier is a noteworthy senior associate, who has experience advising on matters in connection with onshore and offshore gas production, biofuels, geothermal energy and wind energy.

The ‘pleasant team’ at Van Doorne has experience advising its clients on both transactional and regulatory energy-related matters spanning hydrogen, carbon, heat, electricity and LNG. Léone Klapwijk has expertise in regulatory aspects of energy matters, whilst Diederik Maessen is transaction-focused; the pair oversee the practice. Other key practitioners to note include regulatory expert counsel Victor van Ahee, who has experience giving advice in connection with the energy transition alongside Klapwijk, and M&A-focused senior associate Yannie Lam, who joined in January 2023 from Eversheds Sutherland.