Katinka Verdurmen

Partner

Fields of practice
  • Tenancy Law
  • Franchise Law
  • Real Estate Law

Katinka has registered the following principal legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister):

  • Tenancy Law and Contract Law

Based on this registration, she is required to obtain ten training credits per calender year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.

Katinka has been with LXA Attorneys since 2025 and is part of the Franchise and Government & Real Estate teams.

She is a specialist in real estate, tenancy, and franchise law, with a strong focus on the retail sector. With over 20 years of experience, she advises, negotiates, and litigates on behalf of leading retail and franchise organisations, with whom she has built long-standing relationships. In addition, she frequently works with property developers, investors, investment funds and agents, giving her a broad perspective on the sector.

Katinka is known for her pragmatic and commercial approach and often acts as the central link in collaborations with her clients’ other advisors. Her leading position and in-depth expertise in the sector are underlined by the fact that since 2020 she has been recognized every year by The Legal Legal500  as a Leading Individual in the Industry category: Retail.

Other activities and memberships:

  • Lecturer at the Real Estate Business School;
  • Editor-in-chief of the ‘Tijdschrift voor Huurrecht Bedrijfsruimte‘;
  • (Co)-editor-in-chief of the ‘Tijdschrift voor Huurrecht Bedrijfsruimte’;
  • Member of the Association of Tenancy Law Attorneys (VHA).