Alexandra specialises in administrative law and environmental law in a broad sense, including: the Environment and Planning Act (spatial planning, environment, nitrogen, water), waste regulations including the EVOA, licensing procedures, and supervision and enforcement. Alexandra works in the Administrative Law department and advises and litigates on matters such as permits and enforcement procedures. Alexandra also specializes in energy law and advises on energy legislation and regulations.
Alexandra advises clients on enforcement issues and licensing procedures in various sectors, including storage and transport, industry, construction, and energy. She has extensive experience in advising and litigating for large companies in the field of environmental law, environmental law (including soil, external safety), general administrative law, and food law. She also advises parties on infrastructure projects and sustainable energy projects, for example on subsidy schemes such as the SDE++. Her particular focus is on supervision and enforcement issues (including administrative penalty orders), including visits and inspections (IL&T, DCMR, Labor Inspectorate, and NVWA) and permits. Alexandra has extensive experience in conducting proceedings in the field of both administrative law and civil law.
‘Alexandra is very knowledgeable, and is keen on translating her insights into practical advice.’ - Legal 500 EMEA 2025
‘Alexandra Danopoulos really understands our business and cuts straight to the point. Her advice is practical and aligns with the goals of our projects. Alexandra has a knack for convincing our non-legal stakeholders with straight forward and accessible arguments.’ - Legal 500 EMEA 2025
Alexandra has been a lawyer since 2009 and has also worked as Senior Legal Counsel at a large dredging company, where she advised on various infrastructure projects. Prior to practicing law, she worked for six years as a university lecturer and PhD candidate in (European) administrative law at Erasmus University in Rotterdam. She obtained her PhD with a thesis entitled: “Dispute resolution by OPTA. An example for dispute resolution in administrative law?” The research focuses on regulation and enforcement by the ACM in the telecom and energy sectors.
Her experience outside the legal profession as a corporate lawyer has confirmed to Alexandra that clients need practical legal advice that can contribute to the solution of a legal problem. Alexandra has a pragmatic approach and likes to think proactively with her clients. Alexandra is also an assistant professor at Erasmus University, where she teaches courses such as Environmental Law in the Master's program in Public Law for Business and Citizens. In addition to her practice, Alexandra regularly teaches courses on various administrative and environmental law topics. She also publishes in these areas.
Alexandra Danopoulos has registered the following principal (and secondary) legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister):
Based on this registration, Alexandra Danopoulos 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.
03 Oct '24
02 Nov '23
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