About Jan Herfkens

Jan Herfkens is a senior associate in the Amsterdam office of Greenberg Traurig, with a focus on administrative law, environmental law and energy-related matters. Jan has significant experience in advising clients on nature conservation related aspects and enforcement matters. In addition, he regularly works on complex energy issues, including grid congestion, the development of alternative energy solutions (for instance cable pooling), and navigating energy regulatory frameworks. Jan represents clients in administrative court proceedings, but also drafts and negotiates contracts and supports transactional work.

Currently, Jan is member admitted to the Amsterdam Bar and a member of the associations for administrative law (VAR) and energy law (NeVER). Before joining Greenberg Traurig in October 2019, Jan worked as a student-assistant and served as a lecturer on “Techniques and Methods of Jurisprudence” at Leiden University.

Jan is an active member of the Amsterdam Sustainability Desk, which provides daily assistance and support for real estate sustainability inquiries in the Netherlands and the EU. For more information, please visit our dedicated Sustainability Desk page.

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Legal 500 EMEA Guide, Environment and Planning, 2025 and 2026
•Team Member, a Law360 'Environmental Practice Group of the Year,' 2022

 

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Areas of Law

  • Real Estate
  • Energy 1
    • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Environmental Law 1
    • Environmental
  • Other 2
    • Hydrogen
    • Digital Infrastructure, Data Center and Cloud Computing

Practice Details

  • Languages
    Dutch
    English
    Arabic
    German
  • Payment Information
    Accepted Credit Cards
    American Express
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Senior Associate
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Government Experience: Political Affairs Trainee, Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherl
    s in Lebanon, 2018-2019
    Teaching Experience: Lecturer, Techniques
    Methods of Jurisprudence, Leiden University, 2019
  • Additional Links

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    The Netherlands
  • Education & Certifications
    Other Education
    Leiden University
    Class of 2018
    LL.M.
    Encyclopedia and Philosophy of Law

    Leiden University
    Class of 2017
    LL.B.
    Law

    Leiden University
    Class of 2017
    B.A.
    Middle-Eastern Studies: Arabic

    Netherlands Flemish Institute Cairo
    Class of 2015
    B.A.
    Arabic bachelor program

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  • Does this attorney speak any other languages?
    Jan Herfkens speaks Dutch, Arabic and German.
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 2750 attorneys at this location.
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.