Femke has acted on several large construction projects for the development of office, retail, warehousing and laboratory facilities.  She also has a broad range of commercial property experience, including in relation to investment sales and acquisitions, refinancing, commercial leases and other landlord and tenant matters. 

Femke obtained a Masters Degree in law from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and worked as a legal advisor at a well-established legal consultancy in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates before moving to England.  Femke qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2011 and returned to Plainlaw to practice as a commercial property/construction lawyer in 2014.

Notable transactions:

·         Acting for a private investment group in relation to refinancing of their portfolio of properties

·         Acting for a multinational transport company in relation to the development of a newly acquired site in the UK (Stephen Stratton acted on the acquisition of this site)

·         Acting for Stanley Black & Decker (UK) Limited in relation to the development of one of their sites in the UK

·         Acting for a large biomedical company in relation to the development of several of their sites