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Marijn Bodelier focuses on public law, environmental law, and real estate law. Marijn has particular experience with respect to project developments, permitting, enforcement, sustainability, renewable energy projects and regulatory compliance. Marijn is Co-Chair of GT’s global Hydrogen Group. He currently works on some of the biggest new-energy projects in the Netherlands.

Marijn has a seat in the appeals committee of the city of Alkmaar, he is a guest lecturer at Groningen University, and a regular author of in Dutch legal journals on public law, environmental law and regulatory matters. He completed his master’s degree in Law at Maastricht University cum laude and finished the post-graduate education Environmental and Planning Law of the Grotius Academy cum laude in 2012. He is an active member of the Dutch Environmental Attorneys’ Association (Vereniging van Milieurecht Advocaten).

According to the 2023 edition of The Legal 500, "Marijn Bodelier has a commercial mindset, is a great negotiator, is very pragmatic and will not spend more time than needed to solve a problem. Marijn is always sharp, makes no mistakes, delegates well and is a great project manager."

According the 2022 edition of The Legal 500, "Marijn Bodelier is easily accessible, acts quickly and provides sound advice."

Marijn is a member of the RE-STRUC team, a multidisciplinary team within Greenberg Traurig comprising focus areas including real estate, restructuring, including WHOA ("Dutch Restructuring Scheme"), financing, conflict management, alternative dispute resolution, RICS accredited mediation services, regulatory and tax. Please visit our dedicated RE-STRUC page for more information.

Marijn is a member of the Amsterdam Sustainability Desk. The Sustainability Desk is available daily and provides assistance and support for real estate sustainability inquiries in the Netherlands and the EU. Please visit our dedicated Sustainability Desk page for more information.

Concentrations

  • Public law
  • Project development
  • Permits and enforcement
  • Sustainability, renewable energy
  • Hydrogen

Capabilities

Recognition & Leadership

  • Listed, The Legal 500 EMEA Guide, Real Estate, 2022-2023
  • Team Member, a Law360 “Environmental Practice Group of the Year, 2022
  • Team Member, Chambers USA Award for Excellence, Real Estate, 2017
  • Team Member, U.S. News - Best Lawyers®, Best Law Firms Edition, "Law Firm of the Year," Environmental Law, 2016
  • Member, Municipality of Alkmaar, Appeals Committee 
  • Lecturer, University of Groningen (International Environmental Law)

Credentials

Education
  • Post Graduate Degree, Grotius Environmental Law and Planning Law, cum laude, Grotius Academy
  • Master's Degree, in Law, cum laude, University of Maastricht
  • Bachelor’s Degree, in Law, University of Maastricht
Admissions
  • The Netherlands
Languages
  • Dutch, Native
  • English, Fluent
  • German
  • Spanish