Mark is specialized in environmental law, zoning law, compliance and sanctions. He represents municipalities and private parties in complicated development cases, regarding housing projects and transformation of real estate. Mark also advises and represents clients in proceedings (including mediation) regarding environmental law, energy law, pharmaceutical and railway legislation, where – for example – permitting issues are regulated by public law. Furthermore Mark advises and assists other law firms with the environmental and spatial aspects of major M&A transactions.

Mark frequently publishes in legal journals, e.g. AB Rechtspraak Bestuursrecht and De Gemeentestem (both Kluwer). He is co-author of Commentary on the General Administrative Law Act (Sdu) and the online commentary module for General Administrative Law Act (Kluwer).

In 2016 the legal magazine Advocatenblad published by the Dutch Bar Association selected Mark as one of the 35 most striking, young (under 35) and ambitious lawyers in the Netherlands.

Industry focus

• Government
• Real Estate
• Industrial Sector

Areas of expertise

• Constitutional and Administrative law
• Spatial Planning and Environmental Law
• Real Estate

Experience

• Advising and successfully litigating for The Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB for a compensation for loss on the basis of the Dutch Aviation Act due to the expansion of Lelystad airport;
• Advising Kondor Wessels Amsterdam regarding the urban development of housing in the Fokke Simonszstraat in Amsterdam (architect: Ronald Janssen);
• Advising and litigating for AM Zeeland B.V. regarding large housing development in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland named project Noorderpolder Zierikzee;
• Regular advisor of The Student Hotel, regarding various environmental, zoning law and leasehold related issues for their Dutch hotel locations, as well as the development of new TSH locations in the Netherlands;
• Regular advisor of Van der Spek Uitvaart in zoning changes and permit procedures for the development and exploitation of new crematoria in municipalities Rotterdam and Zuidplas;
• Advising and successfully assisting Van der Spek Uitvaart in a tender procedure for the exploitation of an existing cemetery and the development of a new crematorium in municipality Zwijndrecht (leasehold), including drafting and negotiating all contracts;
• Advising Neptune Energy on environmental law related issues for its gas extraction in the North Sea;
• Advising Baker McKenzie as a co-counsel with the environmental and spatial aspects of major M&A transactions, including transactions for Deka Immobilien as W hotel Amsterdam, AMS Cargo Center at Schiphol Logistics Park, Cool63 Rotterdam, Blaakhaven and CitizenM Rotterdam;
• Advising and successfully litigating for NS Reizigers B.V. regarding authorisation permits issued by the State Secretary of Infrastructure and Environment for rail rolling stock;
• Advising the Municipality of Rijswijk on various real estate transformation projects (offices and housing) in the Bogaard area (Markenlaan, Burg. Elsenlaan);
• Advising the Municipality of Oud-Beijerland on fire safety related issues for healthcare and care-related real estate;
• Advising holiday resort Citta Romana on zoning and environmental law related issues regarding the expansion of nearby holiday parks in municipality Hellevoetsluis.