Charles van Rijckevorsel

Partner / Attorney-at-law

Charles focuses primarily on the civil law aspects of the real estate sector. He has extensive experience in assisting in transactions involving the sale and purchase of capital-intensive property investments (existing properties as well as new-build projects) for both Dutch and foreign clients. In addition, property development, sale and leaseback transactions, collaboration and implementation agreements, real estate financing, redevelopment of existing properties and tenancy law form part of his core expertise, and are amongst the regular components of his practice. Charles regularly represents clients in civil law and arbitration proceedings.

Charles studied Dutch and international law at the University of Amsterdam and subsequently completed a master’s degree (LL.M) at the University of Hamburg with the predicate summa cum laude. Charles is co-founder of RechtStaete and previously worked as a lawyer at Baker & McKenzie for more than 7 years. He completed the Grotius Real Estate course in 2000. In 2019 he co-founded NewGround Law

Dutch, English, German

Personal profile
■ Passionate
■ Engaged
■ Sharp
Contact

Gustav Mahlerplein 27, 5th floor, Amsterdam

+31 6 55 71 65 95 | +31 85 808 13 30
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Expertise

Charles van Rijckevorsel and his team guide real estate transactions, both turnkey and via companies, and ensure the creation and establishment of implementation agreements, such as D&B and turnkey contracts, construction contracts, construction and construction team agreements. In addition, he and his team set up financing structures and facilitate partnerships in both the private and public sectors. The team also advises and supports in rental and letting procedures (both contracts and disputes) of commercial real estate, retail spaces and homes, as well as in the redevelopment and transformation of existing real estate to a new purpose. Furthermore, the team has expertise in general contract law and has extensive experience in conducting (complex) procedures and arbitrations.

Recommendations

Charles van Rijckevorsel is listed at Legal 500 EMEA 2025 as in Real Estate (Tier 4) and in Construction (Tier 3).

    

Legal 500 EMEA 2025:
Charles van Rijckevorsel is an expert in construction design, contracting, building, and development issues.”

Legal 500 EMEA 2025:
Charles van Rijckevorsel leads on civil law issues related to real estate.”

Legal 500 EMEA 2025:
Very nice hands-on mentality, with a lot of experience and market knowledge, with the highest level of legal knowledge.”

Citaat uit Legal 500 EMEA 2024:
The way they deal with customers, the relationship of trust that you can build with the management and employees. Someone like Cynthia de Witt-Wijnen who always sees the big picture of real estate transactions, or Charles van Rijckevorsel who fights like a lion to win judicial procedures for you.”

 

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Vereniging voor Bouwrecht-Advocaten (VBRA)

 

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