Niels is a Dutch qualified lawyer and has previously worked for Allen & Overy’s Projects & Real Estate team in Amsterdam. Before joining Mobius, Niels worked as a general counsel at Schönhaus, a private real estate investor with real estate portfolios in Amsterdam, Berlin and London.

Niels specializes in real estate transactions, project development, construction and lease. His field of work includes advising and litigating on cases involving acquisitions, project development and commercial contracting. For such matters, Niels acts on behalf of retail chains, real estate companies, project developers, local and foreign investors and banks.

Niels holds master’s degrees in both civil law and criminal law from the universities of Amsterdam and Groningen. In 2013, he completed the post-doctorate specialization course Real Estate Law at the renowned Grotius Academy.

Seppe is a Dutch law qualified lawyer and previously worked for 9 years at Allen & Overy’s Projects and Real Estate team based in Amsterdam. In 2018, Seppe was seated in New York City and affiliated with the New York Bar association, working as an ESG lawyer at Allen & Overy’s US corporate M&A team.

Seppe is passionate about the energy transition, climate change and renewable energy. He specialises in permitting, environmental, zoning, energy and other regulatory/public law topics. He worked on projects such as wind farms Gemini, Borssele 3&4 and major Dutch solar farms and real estate deals.

Seppe studied law in Nijmegen (2012 – masters public law and private law) and completed the university’s honours programme.

Publications:

• Boom Strafblad: ‘Klimaatverandering en strafrecht: een verkenning’ – Aflevering 3 2020
• General Counsel Netherlands: ‘Een nationale veiligheidstoets op buitenlandse investeringen: Made in the USA, coming to the Netherlands’ – May 14, 2019
• Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht: ‘Amerikaanse sancties op Iran en de Europese blokkeringsverordening: Europese ondernemingen in een lastige spagaat’ May 1, 2019
• The Law Reviews: ‘The Environment and Climate Change Law Review: Netherlands’, Several editions
• Lexology: ‘Real estate planning and environmental considerations in the Netherlands’, several editions

Soufjan is a Dutch law qualified lawyer and has previously worked for 10 years at Allen & Overy’s Projects & Real Estate team in Amsterdam, focusing on project finance and real estate finance.

Soufjan values a pragmatic, deal-driven and hands-on approach on his transactions. He has a wide range of experience in the energy transition and real estate sector and has worked on the largest renewables and real estate transactions in the Netherlands. As such, Soufjan has a strong track record of advising on the full range of structures used for projects in the energy transition and real estate sectors.

Soufjan studied law in Groningen (2012 – masters private law and corporate law) and graduated cum laude at the prestigious Grotius academy (2018).

Publications:

• Lexology: ‘Real estate planning and environmental considerations in the Netherlands’, several editions

Marius is a Dutch qualified lawyer and has previously worked for Allen & Overy’s Corporate team and Projects & Real Estate team in Amsterdam.

Marius specialises in both corporate and real estate law. He has broad experience advising corporate clients and (real estate) investors on acquisitions and disposals, with a specific focus on transactions in the real estate and (renewable) energy sector. He has acted for buyers, sellers and financiers. Moreover, he is experienced in the drafting and negotiating of different types of real estate documents, including lease agreements, construction and maintenance contracts and real estate related transaction documentation.

Marius studied law in Leiden (2015 – cum laude master financial law) and completed the post-doctorate specialization course Mergers & Acquisitions cum laude in 2020.

Pieter is a Dutch-qualified lawyer specializing in energy market regulations and sustainable energy projects, including wind, solar, biogas, and heat. He advises clients on a wide range of energy-related legal matters and represents them in proceedings before regulators and in civil and administrative courts. Pieter began his career at the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) and subsequently worked for two top-tier law firms.

Pieter studied law in Amsterdam (2015), with a focus on international and European law. He is a member of the Dutch Energy Law Association (NeVER) and regularly publishes articles in the Dutch Journal for Energy Law.