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Rob van der Hulle

Senior Associate

Email

rob.vanderhulle@aoshearman.com

Phone

+31 20 674 1532

Offices

Amsterdam

V-CARD
Rob litigates and advises national and international clients on a wide range of environmental and other regulatory matters, including spatial planning, permitting, nitrogen, climate, solar, wind, circular economy, and the new Dutch Environment and Planning Act which entered into force on 1 January 2024 and provides for a complete revision of Dutch environmental and spatial planning laws.

Rob also has significant experience in corporate M&A and real estate transactions.

Rob joined the firm in September 2015, after working four years as a law clerk at the Dutch Council of State, the highest administrative judge in The Hague, the Netherlands. In addition to his legal practice, Rob completed a PhD on the role of courts in adjudicating politically sensitive cases and the American political question doctrine at the Radboud University in Nijmegen in 2020. He also serves as a research fellow at the Radboud University in Nijmegen and frequently publishes articles in legal journals on various topics, including comparative constitutional law with a particular focus on the United States Supreme Court.

Published Work

  • Hulle, R. van der, Spaans, LA.J. & Winters, B.M. (2022), “De Shell-zaak in internationaal perspectief”, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Energierecht, p. 1-9., Laren: Uitgeverij Den Hollander.
  • Hulle, R. van der & Spaans, L.A.J. (2022), “De Porthos-zaak. Annotatie bij Raad van State 2 november 2022, ECLI:NL:RVS:2022:3159”, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Energierecht, p. 269-272, Laren: Uitgeverij Den Hollander.

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

Research fellow, Radboud University Nijmegen

Qualifications

Admissions

Advocaat, Netherlands, 2015

Listed in the register of legal practice areas of the Dutch Bar Association for Omgevingsrecht (Environmental and planning law)

Academic

MA, Civil Law, Leiden University, 2009

MA, Administrative and Constitutional Law, Leiden University, 2011 MA, Political Science, Leiden University, 2011 PhD, Constitutional Law, Radboud University Nijmegen, 2020

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.