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Ward van Loo

A specialist in procurement, state aid and real estate law, Ward works from context, not structures, from solutions, not impossibilities, to contribute positively to his clients’ objectives. These clients include public and semi-public authorities, education and healthcare institutions, non-profit organisations and companies in a variety of industries. Ward advises and litigates on all aspects of procurement law, including the applicability and scope of the Dutch Procurement Act. He assists contracting authorities to organise procurement procedures and represents clients’ interests in procedures before the Committee of Procurement Experts and advisory procedures. In the area of state aid law, Ward advises his clients on how to “state aid-proof” financial transactions with a public-private dimension. He also has extensive experience in setting up public-private partnerships and property-related contract negotiations. Ward is a partner at Boels Zanders. He has completed the Grotius specialisation programme in European and Dutch Public Procurement Law, graduating cum laude. Ward is a member of the Dutch Association for Public Procurement Law (NVvA) and the Association for Construction Law Practitioners (VBR-A). · Boels Zanders Advocaten

NetherlandsPublic Procurement, State Aid

About

Partner at Boels Zanders specialising in procurement, state aid and real estate law. He advises and litigates for public and semi-public authorities, education and healthcare institutions, non-profit organisations and companies on procurement matters (including the Dutch Procurement Act and proceedings before the Committee of Procurement Experts), state aid-proofing public-private transactions, and property-related contract negotiations.

Practice areas

Public ProcurementState AidReal EstateConstructionPublic-Private PartnershipsLitigation

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Expertise

Public and Semi-public AuthoritiesEducation and Healthcare InstitutionsNon-profit OrganisationsCompanies in Various IndustriesPublic-Private PartnershipsProperty-related Contract NegotiationsDutch Procurement Act and Committee of Procurement Experts procedures

Education

  • Grotius specialisation programme in European and Dutch Public Procurement Law (cum laude)