Dirk-Jan Gondrie appointed Europe Head of Real Estate at Dentons
Global law firm Dentons has appointed Amsterdam-based partner Dirk-Jan Gondrie as Europe Head of Real Estate for the term ending December 2027. In his new role, he will be responsible for the strategy and leadership of the Real Estate practice across Europe, with a strong focus on developing talent and fostering a high-performance culture across the region.
In addition to his new European role, Dirk-Jan Gondrie leads the Real Estate practice in the Netherlands. He has 18 years’ experience advising leading international and Dutch institutional investors and developers on logistics, data centre, residential, office, retail, and hotel projects. He has extensive experience with domestic and cross-border real estate transactions involving single assets as well as portfolios. His practice also encompasses property development, leasing, asset management, and real estate-related restructuring. In addition to his legal work, he is a lecturer at the Amsterdam School of Real Estate (ASRE).
Dirk-Jan Gondrie commented on his appointment, “I am delighted to take on the leadership of a practice with such a strong reputation across Europe. I look forward to building on our successful strategy of driving client growth by delivering best-in-class real estate investment solutions to institutional investors, private equity and sovereign wealth funds, investment banks and international developers. It’s a privilege to work alongside more than 50 talented real estate partners whose deep expertise and market insight continue to set us apart.”
“Dentons’ Real Estate practice is a go-to team for clients seeking quality legal advice on their landmark transactions across Europe. It is also a source of great pride for our firm,” said Wendela Raas, Europe Chief Executive Officer at Dentons. “Dirk-Jan is recognised as a proactive, commercially minded lawyer, and I’m confident he will bring fresh energy to lead our Real Estate team into the future.”
Dentons’ global Real Estate practice is made up of more than 1,000 lawyers around the world, including approximately 250 in Europe, making it one of the largest teams on the Continent. The team is among the top-ranked Real Estate practices Europe-wide and holds Band 1 rankings in six European countries according to Chambers Europe 2025.