Brim Tonino is a lawyer practising (public) procurement-, lease-, property-, construction- and administrative law. He handles a mixture of contentious and non-contentious work for developers, investors, construction companies, (local) government, water companies and others involved in Construction and Real Estate projects. Litigation and arbitration forms an important part of his work.

The construction- and real estate sectors are of special interest to Brim. He closely follows the latest trends and developments, regularly publishing in legal journals and blogging on issues and developments in these sectors. He is a member of the editorial board of the Dutch Journal for Real Estate Law (Vastgoedrecht), Procurement Law.

Brim studied at Leiden University and Monash University (Melbourne, Australia), graduating in Constitutional- and administrative law and Financial law. Brim is member of the board of the Young Real Estate Lawyers Association (VJOJ).

Expertise

• Aanbestedingsrecht en staatssteun
• Aansprakelijkheid en schade
• Algemeen bestuursrecht
• Bouwrecht
• Milieurecht en Ruimtelijke ordening
• Vastgoed / Onroerend goed

Work highlights

• Advising and successfully representing a water company in summary proceedings regarding a procurement dispute relating to building materials;
• Advising and representing a contractor on the development of and (additional work) claims regarding to a new build 5* star hotel in Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
• Advising a developer on the multi-use development of a landmark in The Netherlands and representing the party in various landlord-tenant litigation cases;
• Advising and representing a security company in a series of procurement (summary proceedings and appeal) cases relating to public transport and infrastructure;
• Advising and representing a municipality in various landlord-tenant litigation cases in its central station area;
• Advising and representing a major printer supplier in summary proceedings regarding a procurement dispute against the State of The Netherlands.

Awards

• PropertyNL Top-60 Real Estate Lawyers

• Legal 500 2020 Construction (Tier 3): "Van der Feltz Advocaten has a strong procurement and construction law team, which often works in conjunction with the firm's environmental, planning, and energy departments to meet a wide range of project-related needs."

Professional associations

• Member of the Dutch Association for Construction Law (VBR)
• Member of the board of the Young Real Estate Lawyers Association (VJOJ)