Koen Wanders

Koen Wanders has been appointed partner at our firm as of 1 January 2024. His practice focuses on commercial rental and real estate law and mergers and acquisitions in corporate law.

Koen graduated in Dutch civil law from the VU university in Amsterdam mid-2013. During his studies, he gained relevant work experience at several national and international law firms and at a major Dutch bank.

Before starting as a lawyer at Fruytier Lawyers in Business, he worked for two years as a lawyer at Fellinger Corporate Law in Amsterdam. Koen specialises in corporate and real estate law and advises on mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and all kinds of real estate matters with a focus on commercial lease law and real estate transactions. He has also gained experience in advising on the development of large-scale solar parks in the Netherlands through a client secondment.

A team player with a goal-oriented mindset, Koen stands out for his conscientiousness and his organisational and communication skills. Koen is a member of the Vereniging van Huurrecht Advocaten (VHA), the specialist association of tenancy law lawyers recognised by the Dutch Bar Association, and successfully completed the associated postgraduate specialist course in 2022.

Koen loves cooking, travelling, Ajax and all ball sports. You can often find him on the hockey field or the padel court.

He does not shy away from other sporting challenges either: he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and ran the Amsterdam marathon. Koen is married to Sylke and father of son Gosse.