Profil
Jan Herfkens is a senior associate in the Amsterdam office of Greenberg Traurig, with a focus on administrative law, environmental law and energy-related matters. Jan has significant experience in advising clients on nature conservation related aspects and enforcement matters. In addition, he regularly works on complex energy issues, including grid congestion, the development of alternative energy solutions (for instance cable pooling), and navigating energy regulatory frameworks. Jan represents clients in administrative court proceedings, but also drafts and negotiates contracts and supports transactional work.
Currently, Jan is member admitted to the Amsterdam Bar and a member of the associations for administrative law (VAR) and energy law (NeVER). Before joining Greenberg Traurig in October 2019, Jan worked as a student-assistant and served as a lecturer on “Techniques and Methods of Jurisprudence” at Leiden University.
Jan is an active member of the Amsterdam Sustainability Desk, which provides daily assistance and support for real estate sustainability inquiries in the Netherlands and the EU. For more information, please visit our dedicated Sustainability Desk page.
Expertise
Erfahrung
- Political Affairs Trainee, Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands in Lebanon, 2018-2019
- Lecturer, “Techniques and Methods of Jurisprudence,” Leiden University, 2019
Anerkennung durch den Markt
- Listed, The Legal 500 EMEA Guide, Environment and Planning, 2025
- Team Member, a Law360 "Environmental Practice Group of the Year," 2022
Ausbildung
- LL.M., Encyclopedia and Philosophy of Law, Leiden University
- LL.B., Law, Leiden University
- B.A., Middle-Eastern Studies: Arabic, Leiden University
- B.A., Arabic bachelor program, Netherlands Flemish Institute Cairo
- The Netherlands
- Dutch, Native
- Englisch, Fluent
- Arabic, Fluent
- Deutsch, Conversational