Expertises
Administrative law Environmental law Energy law Environmental criminal lawPart of team
Energy Enforcement and sanctionsMaayke is active in the fields of environmental licensing law, spatial planning law (Spatial Planning Act, Housing Act, etc.) and environmental law in the broadest sense (IPPC, waste, reach, Environmental Impact Assessment procedures, environmental reporting, environmental permit procedures and enforcement, general administrative procedure and constitutional law (including freedom of government information). She is a member of Ploum’s energy rights team. In addition, she regularly publishes and edits various administrative and environmental law publications for Sdu and Euroforum, respectively. Maayke is a member of the NOVA Administrative Procedure working group. Finally, she teaches for Erasmus University Rotterdam, the vocational training programme in Law, OSR Utrecht, Sdu Opleidingen and delivers advocacy training and in-house courses.
In April 2012 Ploum was awarded as ‘Environmental Law Firm of the Year 2012’ in the Netherlands by Corporate INTL legal awards.
"Maayke Maas-Cooymans of Ploum advises clients on contentious and non-contentious environmental permitting matters, as well as acting on zoning plans and offshore wind permitting mandates." - Chambers 2023
"I was impressed with her knowledge and work ethic." - Chambers 2023
‘Maayke Maas is generally recognized as top of the bill in environmental law. She can be reached easily, and knows the needs of the industry.’ – Legal 500 EMEA 2023
‘Maayke Maas-Cooymans is in a class of her own. She leads the small expert team at Ploum. She is a unique person who has the ability to give spot-on advice in understandable, crisp language. She always walks the extra mile and never lets the client down.’ – Legal 500 EMEA 2023
Maayke graduated from Utrecht University in 1997. She gained work experience during successive spells with Trenité Van Doorne, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Simmons & Simmons, before joining Ploum as a lawyer and partner in 2008.
Maayke Maas-Cooymans 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, Maayke Maas-Cooymans 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.
20 Dec '22
09 Dec '20
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