Diederik Maessen Bio

Diederik is a partner in Van Doorne’s Corporate and Projects groups, with a focus on the energy, infrastructure and industry sectors. He has over 18 years of experience in M&A transactions, project development and complex contracts. Diederik has advised on a range of oil and gas, LNG, solar, (offshore and onshore) wind, CC(U)S, hydrogen, (battery) storage, nuclear, ports & terminals, data centers and chemicals transactions and projects. His clients include leading industrial parties, developers, sponsors, funds and state-owned enterprises. Diederik has particular expertise in acting as project counsel. Diederik is recognized by Chambers as a leading energy & natural resources transactions lawyer. Before joining Van Doorne, Diederik spent 15 years at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, including 2.5 years at their (former) office in Beijing. He has been on secondments with Slaughter and May in London and Hong Kong and with Vopak’s global LNG team.