Attorney-at-law

Specialisation

Liesbeth Driest specialises in administrative law, spatial planning and environmental law. She advises and conducts legal proceedings in matters involving administrative law, focusing on environmental issues and administrative enforcement. To that end, she works in close cooperation with civil law and criminal law attorneys. Liesbeth has considerable experience in complex permit applications in, inter alia, the infrastructure and industry sectors. In addition she conducts administrative law enforcement procedures in various sectors, including construction, financial services, agriculture and transport.

Work experience

2002-2011: Lawyer at law firm Stibbe, Administrative Law.
2011-2013: Lawyer at law firm Simmons & Simmons, Real Estate. To date as consultant.
2013 to date: Partner at Legaltree.

Memberships and ancillary positions

• Part-time lecturer Introduction to Administrative Law, Leiden University, Department of State and Administrative Law
• Vereniging voor bestuursrecht (VAR) (Administrative Law Association)
• Vereniging voor Bouwrecht advocaten (Construction Lawyers Association)
• ASRE Alumni Association

Education

• Universiteit Leiden (2002)
• Bond University, Australia (2002 exchange program)
• MBA Highlights, INSEAD ((2007)
• Summer course Real Estate, New York University (2008)
• Master of Real Estate (2008)

Areas of law

Liesbeth has entered the following areas of law in the register of the Netherlands Bar Association:

• Administrative law
• Environmental law

Each calendar year ten training points in accordance with the standards of the Netherlands Bar Association must be collected under this registration.