Attorney at law, Partner

Alain de Jonge

Specialisation

Alain de Jonge focuses on real estate law and is an established name in the field of tenancy law. Alain advises and litigates for governments, provinces and, in particular, municipalities in the field of urban renewal, inner city developments and restructuring. In addition, Alain acts for developers, real estate funds and investors in various redevelopments and transformations. In recent years, Alain has regularly advised major users of industrial sites, particularly in the Rotterdam Port area. In addition to tenancy law, his areas of practice include purchase, leasehold, sale/lease-back, property management and ownership (squatting, separation and division). Consideration for managerial and social relations and commercial impact are at the heart of Alain’s varied public and private practice.

What clients say

'Alain de Jonge is sharp, smart and pragmatic.' - The Legal 500 2022

'Alain de Jonge is a know it all real estate professional who does not hesitate to connect us with partners and colleagues in other fields to ensure we get an excellent product.' - The Legal 500 2022

Background

Alain graduated from the University of Leiden. Additionally, he spent a year studying at the University of Florida. After his studies, Alain joined Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuyn as a lawyer in 1992. In 2005 he became chairman of the real estate department. In 2012, Alain was appointed as managing partner of this firm, a position he fulfilled for five years. As of May 1, 2023, Alain joined Ploum as partner.

Memberships

  • Redactielid Tijdschrift voor Huurrecht (2006 – 2022)
  • Docent huurrecht in diverse beroeps- en specialisatie opleidingen waaronder OSR, VHA, Orde, Academie voor de rechtspraktijk (2006 – 2021)
  • Lid van de Vereniging van Huurrecht Advocaten (VHA)

Publications

  • 2022 Handboek Huurrecht
    Author 8th updated edition
  • 2019 Handboek Huurrecht
    Author 7th updated edition
  • 2008 A.R. de Jonge and E.E. de Wijkerslooth-Vinke
    Parlementaire Geschiedenis Huurrecht, Kluwer

Examples of recent work

  • Strategically advised and litigated on numerous (inner city) redevelopments and real estate files for the municipalities of The Hague and Rotterdam (lease termination Zwarte Madonna for the construction of ministries BZK and J&V, redevelopment of Binckhorst, eviction of car wreckers; closure of caravan sites Escamplaan (DH) and De Kievit (Rotterdam); relocation of the American embassy; sale of the American embassy, redevelopment of Haagse Markt; revitalization of Spaande Polder; dismantling of housing for motorcycle clubs; redevelopment of Doubletstraat (DH); restructuring ADO The Hague; Amare The Hague);
  • Intensive advice and litigation regarding significant rent and canon revisions on behalf of (international) major users of oil, chemical and other terminals in the port of Rotterdam (VOPAK, Exxon, Total, BP, Shell, Aramco);
  • Corona Task Force, municipality of Rotterdam;
  • Conducted Corona proceedings for, among others, Five Guys and Vanilia;
  • Restructuring of temporary housing agreements on behalf of Nationaal Coördinator Groningen, including the recalibration of current rental and financing agreements with the supplier of the temporary housing and its house banker;
  • Strategic advice regarding the reallocation of all beach plots by the municipality of The Hague; Strategic advice and litigation regarding - the implementation of - the auction policy of the municipality of Rotterdam of motor fuel locations;
  • Strategic advice on behalf of the Municipality of Rotterdam regarding the intended conversion of approximately 26,000 temporary leasehold rights of residential, business and commercial and social properties;
  • Strategic advice and integral supervision of the conversion of 52,000 residential and non-residential units for the municipality of Rotterdam managed by Woonstad and Havensteder with a total transaction value of over 500 million;
  • Redevelopment, leasing, sale (shares) of TNO Biosciencepark Leiden for a private investor;
  • Acquisition and redevelopment of TNO complexes Zeist and Heimolen (bricks/shares)for private investors;
  • Redevelopment, purchase, establishment of ground lease and lease of Galapagos Headquarters Netherlands in Leiden;
  • Sale/lease of the Galapagos Headquarters Netherlands in Leiden on behalf of Galapagos N.V. to an international investor including the separate sale of CHP to an external party;
  • Sale and redevelopment of office building Spui, The Hague, for a private investor;
  • Acquisition and redevelopment of the former Landall headquarters in Leidschendam-Voorburg;
  • Purchase, redevelopment and sale of Bellevue The Hague;
  • Purchase of real estate portfolio for real estate fund/developer;
  • Purchase and redevelopment of a location in Duivendrecht, Amsterdam, on behalf of a real estate fund/developer.

The Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister)

Alain de Jonge has registered the following principal (and secondary) practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister)

Based on this registration, Alain de Jonge is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principla legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.

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