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CMS Derks Star Busmann is a leading legal services provider which is active at the very highest level with 250 lawyers, civil-law notaries and tax advisers from offices in Amsterdam, Arnhem, Hilversum, Utrecht and Brussels. We advise and give assistance in transactions, financing issues, property developments and commercial projects. In all other legal specialist areas too, we deliver high-quality services to companies, institutions and governments. Our international practice is conducted as part of CMS - The alliance of major European law firms.

Spearheads

Our service is characterized by a number of important values and spearheads:

• Focus on our clients
• The spirit of enterprise and vision
• Focus on results
• Quality and integrity
• Competitive rates
• Access to international markets
• International knowledge-sharing

The Power of Understanding

Our lawyers are not only specialists in their own branch of law, but are also committed to understanding the organization of our clients and the sector in which they operate. We refer to this as ´The Power of Understanding´, an important condition for providing service at the very highest level.

Expertise

Lawyers, civil-law notaries and tax advisers all work together at CMS Derks Star Busmann. The knowledge and experience of our lawyers are grouped into practice areas according to the branch of law and sector. New specialisms develop constantly in response to national and international market developments. We also create teams of specialists to meet market needs. Our firm also has a litigation practice with wide-ranging experience in conducting litigation in the many and varied areas of law.

Practice Areas

Real Estate & Government

The CMS Derks Star Busmann Property & Government practice area encompasses all tax and legal aspects of property and the relationship between citizens, businesses and government authorities. We assist property developers, building companies, institutional investors, housing corporations, agricultural cooperatives, industrial authorities and private individuals within this practice area. Municipal and provincial authorities as well as water boards can also rely on our sound advice.

About 80 specialist lawyers, civil-law notaries, junior civil-law notaries and tax advisors work at CMS Derks Star Busmann in the area of property and government. They work closely together to produce the best possible advice, contract or procedure for you.

For matters such as procurement law, building law, landlord and tenant law, property development, public-private cooperation, administrative law, spatial planning and government liability, you can call on us for all the assistance you need. We can also arrange all the notarial transactions you need for the purchase and sale of immovable property, such as establishing a mortgage.

Industries

Sharing knowledge

Our lawyers are regular speakers at seminars, conferences and workshops. They teach at renowned institutions and publish in professional journals, books, newspapers and online publications.

Client relationships

Commitment and account management guarantee an in-depth insight into the business and the sector in which our clients operate. In the interests of effective communication, our clients have a central point of contact at our office where they can ask any conceivable question they may have. This way of working guarantees quality, speed and focus on our clients.

International

CMS, the alliance of nine leading independent European law firms, is a leader among law firms with an international presence. Through our affiliated firms, our clients have access to wide-ranging experience in strong and emerging markets, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe and in China. All CMS firms are leaders in their national markets. They share knowledge and expertise through specialist Practice Area Groups and Industry Focus Groups. The alliance comprises offices in 47 major cities around the world, with more than 2,000 lawyers, 595 of whom are partners, and a total staff of 4,000.

Thanks to the effective collaboration with our partners in the CMS alliance we also work across borders to assist you on international matters concerning property and government.

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