Marloes Brans

Advocaat | Partner

Contact

Marloes Brans
Amsterdam
+31 20 605 69 18
+31 6 1496 9273
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Practice Areas

Public Law
Environment and Planning

Sectors

Energy & Industry
Health, Safety & Environment
Manufacturing
Real Estate

Languages

Nederlands
Engels
Duits

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Marloes is Head of Climate Risk & Sustainability en gespecialiseerd in het gebied van milieurecht en ruimtelijk ordeningsrecht. Marloes adviseert en procedeert voor de industrie, projectontwikkelaars, investeerders en overheidsinstanties en heeft ruime ervaring in het contact met de autoriteiten (Wabo-bevoegd gezag, inspectie SZW, ILT).

  • “She is very quick in understanding the real business needs. She is able to provide sound and pragmatic legal advice by focusing on the main issues.”
    Chambers Europe, Public Law: Planning and Environment (2021 Edition)
  • Next Generation Partner
    Legal 500, Environment & planning (2021 Edition)
  • “She can explain complex matters in understandable language,’ reports an impressed client who adds that she is also ‘very accessible and reachable.’”
    Chambers Europe, Public Law: Planning and Environment (2020 Edition)
  • Recommended
    Legal 500, Environment & planning (2020 Edition)
  • “Marloes Brans is very nice to work with. She understands the business we are working in, is easy to contact and quick to reply. They have a firm hourly rate, but it’s money well spent. She delivers clear advice that can be applied instantly.”
    Legal 500, Environment & planning (2020 Edition)
  • “Clients note that Marloes Brans ‘is intelligent, well informed and eager to learn about new developments.’”
    Chambers Europe, Public Law: Planning and Environment (2019 Edition)
  • “She won't settle for half answers and asks the right questions.”
    Chambers Europe, Public Law: Planning and Environment (2019 Edition)
  • Next generation lawyer
    Legal 500, Environment & planning (2019 Edition)
  • Up and Coming
    Chambers Europe, Public Law: Planning and Environment (2018 Edition)
  • "Clients enthusiastically outline her as 'intelligent, posing the right questions, analytical and a top environmental lawyer'."
    Chambers Europe, Public Law: Planning and Environment (2018 Edition)
  • Next generation lawyer
    Legal 500, Environment & planning (2018 Edition)
  • "Very pleasant, open-minded counsel Marloes Brans represented Tata Steel IJmuiden in at least two cases regarding its plants’ emission levels." 
    Legal 500, Environment & Planning (2017 Edition)
  • Next generation lawyer
    Legal 500, Environment & Planning (2017 Edition)

Klimaatadaptie

Marloes leidt het Public Law team met een focus op due diligence en contractonderhandelingen in M&A en transacties. Ze publiceert regelmatig over milieu- en klimaat gerelateerde onderwerpen, spreekt hierover op (internationale) congressen en doceert aan advocaten en op universiteiten. Marloes sprak o.a. voor de American Bar Association en op Columbia Law School, New York City over juridische en beleidsinstrumenten met betrekking tot water gerelateerde klimaatadaptie in Nederland. In 2019 was zij medeauteur van het eerste overzichtsartikel over klimaatadaptatie in de stedenbouwkundige wet- en regelgeving in Nederland en heeft verder diverse toonaangevende publicaties op haar naam staan over onder meer de nieuwe Omgevingswet. Ze wordt door Who's Who Legal aanbevolen als expert in de categorieën Environment en Climate Change. In 2013 heeft Marloes op ons kantoor in New York gewerkt.

Marloes is Chair van de Practice Group Environmental EMEA van Lex Mundi, een wereldwijd netwerk van advocatenkantoren waarvan Houthoff deel uitmaakt. Zij is lid van het bestuur van de Vereniging voor Bouwrecht-Advocaten en rechter-plaatsvervanger bij de sector bestuursrecht van de rechtbank Midden-Nederland. Marloes is daarnaast ook lid van de Reflectieraad Staalkaarten Omgevingswet van de VNG.

Opleidingen

  • LL.M. Internationaal en Europees recht (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen)
  • Erasmus-uitwisseling (Universität Bern, Zwitserland)
  • Highlighted Matters
    Assisted H2 Equity Partners in the sale of its portfolio company Dutch Seafood Company, trading as ''Foppen'', to the listed company Hilton Food Group. 
  • Highlighted Matters
    Advised Bosch Rexroth on the sale of its Large Projects business to Van Halteren Group. Bosch Rexroth is an internationally operating group specialized in mechanical and installation engineering solutions using advanced technologies and extensive industry knowledge.
  • Highlighted Matters
    Advised Stellantis N.V. on the legal merger between Peugeot Nederland N.V., Citroën Nederland B.V. and Opel Nederland B.V.
  • Highlighted Matters
    Advised B&C Industrieholding GmbH, together with CERHA HEMPEL, on the acquisition of 80% stake in the Schur Flexibles Group, which has an enterprise value of around EUR 900m and four production sites in the Netherlands.
  • Highlighted Matters
    Advised Kistos Plc. on its proposed de-SPACing acquisition of the entire share capital of Tulip Oil Netherlands B.V. from Tulip Oil Holding B.V.
  • Highlighted Matters
    Advised GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, on the joint venture agreement with Equinix for more than USD 1 billion to develop and operate hyperscale data centres in Europe. The joint venture will acquire two operational data centres in London and Paris and plans to futher develop data centres in Amsterdam, Frankfurt (two sites) and London. Houthoff was co-counsel to Kirkland & Ellis on this transaction.
  • Highlighted Matters
    Advising and representing PPG Industries in their environmental and safety compliance and permitting matters for all Dutch facility locations.
  • Highlighted Matters
    Houthoff advised the Dutch industry organisation Koninklijke Vereniging OnderhoudNL in a recent high profile case on issuing recourse action against Eurogrit/Sibelco to collect millions of damages caused by asbestos contaminated grit.
  • Highlighted Matters

    Houthoff advised H2 Equity Partners on the sale of Reparenco, a Dutch paper and recycling business, to Smurfit Kappa Group plc for a cash consideration of approximately €460 million. Smurfit Kappa Group plc is one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of paper-based packaging products with operations in Europe and the Americas.

  • Highlighted Matters
    Houthoff (co-counsel to Kirkland&Ellis and Dechert LLP, M&A, VDD) advised Wyndham Worldwide Corp on the sale of its European vacation rental business (Landal part) to private equity firm Platinum Equity for approximately USD1.3 billion.

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