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Real estate notarial services

Arief van Rhee

Civil law notary,

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a.van.rhee@lexence.com
+31 20 573 6790
+31 6 5113 3589

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Chambers 2026

"Arief van Rhee is a pleasure to work with and a highly recommended notary. He is proactive and very knowledgeable in his field."

About Arief

Arief van Rhee specialises in (commercial) real estate law. He is one of  the top ten most influential real estate notaries and focuses in particular on real estate development projects, commercial real estate transactions and real estate financing. His clients include leading national and international property investors, project developers, financial institutions and municipalities.

Until May 2022 Arief was chair of the association of civil law notaries in Amsterdam. He previously lectured at the University of Utrecht and the Amsterdam School of real estate. Currently he teaches “Civil law in practise” at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam.

Arief has been with Lexence since 2023. He received a master’s degree in notarial law and a degree in civil law from the VU in Amsterdam and also studied at the Sorbonne Pantheon Paris I. Since 2011 Arief is a civil law notary in Amsterdam.

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Chambers (2026): "Arief van Rhee is a committed notary who knows the situation and thinks along with his clients when matters arise."
Legal 500 (2026): "Arief van Rhee is easy to reach, makes himself available when needed and always delivers. That applies for Madelon de Blok as well and also for the other junior team members. Both Arief and Madelon are always in the lead of the team, visible in the transaction which is real added value to us."
Legal 500 (2025): "Arief van Rhee, Madelon de Blok and Esther Vochteloo provided excellent service to us. Swift response times, practical and focused on getting a deal closed."
Chambers (2025): "Arief van Rhee is a very experienced but also client-driven notary, with a good sense of the commercial aspects in every transaction."
IFLR 1000 (2025): "Notable practitioner"
Legal 500 (2024): "Arief van Rhee has been a public notary for many years. Hard working, client oriented, but always fair in his opinion. His client’s interest comes first"
Chambers (2023): "Arief is included in the list Real estate: Leading Notaries for the Netherlands "
Chambers (2023): "The team has a hands-on mentality towards matters."
IFLR 1000 (2023): "Ranked as Notable Practitioner"
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