Douwe op de Hoek – Lawyer
Douwe op de Hoek provides legal advice and represents clients in administrative law proceedings. He primarily assists real estate entrepreneurs, property developers, and hospitality businesses, while also representing private individuals. Douwe possesses extensive expertise in areas such as environmental and planning law, hospitality law, housing regulations, administrative enforcement, public order law, the Bibob Act, and the Open Government Act. He has significant experience with the workings of public administration, partly due to having spent several years working for the government in a previous role.
Douwe’s clients can rely on high-quality legal assistance; he places great importance on personal contact and clear communication with his clients.
Douwe graduated from the University of Groningen in 2004. Before joining Labré, Douwe worked as a legal advisor at the municipality of Zandvoort for over three years.
Douwe is a member of the Vereniging voor Bestuursrecht (VAR).
Douwe regularly gives presentations and lectures on his field of expertise.
Mr. Op de Hoek has registered the following principal (and secondary) legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister): (Bestuursprocesrecht, Europees recht en Handhavingsrecht). Based on this registration, he is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.