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Arnout Scholten

Partner
Advocaat

CMS Derks Star Busmann
Atrium - Parnassusweg 737
1077 DG Amsterdam
PO Box 94700
1090 GS Amsterdam
Netherlands
Languages English, Dutch

Arnout Scholten is a partner in our Real Estate & Construction Practice Group. He specialises in real estate transactions, project development and lease law.​

​Arnout advises on major refurbishments, area (re)developments and (turnkey) sale and purchase contracts, including the notarial aspects.

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"An amazing lawyer with a great commercial knowledge, Arnout is easy to communicate with and has a great ability to explain legal issues in business language."

Chambers Europe, 2023

"Arnout Scholten has the ability to step away from personal ego and makes the deal happen if legal issues pop-up between parties. He is solution oriented and in that way realises the best deal for his clients."

The Legal 500 EMEA, 2023

"He is a good negotiator and has a good feeling for the deal."

Chambers Europe, 2022

"Arnout Scholten is always available for the client and has great leadership skills."

The Legal 500 EMEA, 2022

"Very creative in finding solutions", he has a "capability of making sure the deal is done."

Chambers Europe, 2021

"An excellent real estate lawyer, pragmatic, flexible and very approachable."

The Legal 500 EMEA, 2021

"Arnout Scholten: open minded, carries out risk-based analysis, advises outside the strict boundaries of the project. Can play different roles."

The Legal 500 EMEA, 2020

"He gets the deal done without losing sight of the interests of all parties involved."

Chambers Europe, 2019

Memberships & Roles

  • Editor for the Dutch specialist journal for Rent law office space
  • Member of the supervisory board of a housing corporation
  • Royal institute of chartered surveyors (rics)
  • Lecturer at the Academy for Legal Procedure (Academie voor Rechtspraktijk)
  • Lecturer Attorneys’ Education Foundation (Stichting Opleiding Advocaten) for the Sub-District of Utrecht (Lease Law topics)
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Awards & Rankings

  • Chambers Europe, 2024, Ranked in Real Estate
  • The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024, Arnout Scholten is ranked Leading Individual
  • The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024, Arnout Scholten is Recommended
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Education

  • Specialised Course in Tenancy Law, Tenancy Law Association
  • Dutch Law (Private Law), Leiden University
  • Dutch Law (International and European Law), Leiden University
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27/03/2024
CMS ranked in the Legal 500 EMEA 2024
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14/03/2024
CMS rankings in Chambers Europe 2024
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12/04/2023
CMS ranked in the new Legal 500 EMEA
The latest rankings of the Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) are out. We would like to thank our clients for their trust in us and their feedback. Our lawyers are described as 'personal, professional...
16/03/2023
Rankings Chambers Europe 2023 released
The latest Chambers Europe rankings are out now. We thank our clients for putting their trust in us and giving their feed­back. The following practice area groups from CMS in the Netherlands have been...
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