Matti Smit

About Matti

Matti has been working as an attorney at law at La Gro since 2025 in the Real Estate and Energy teams. His work includes advising municipalities and market parties in the construction, real estate and energy sectors on (civil) real estate issues and energy law. During his law studies, Matti also completed a bachelor’s degree in history. In addition, he gained work experience in the legal profession, the business world and in a legal-academic position during his studies. This has given him a broad background and he always considers the law in its broader context.

Expertise

• Energy
• Real Estate

Qualifications and experience

• 2025, Master’s in Civil Law, Radboud University Nijmegen
• 2022, Bachelor’s in Law, Radboud University Nijmegen
• 2021, Bachelor’s in History, Radboud University Nijmegen

Publications

• W.H. van Boom and M.P.F. Smit, Knopen doorhakken en knopen tellen. Over de afschaffing van handwissel en huurcerter (Cutting the knot and counting the knots. On the abolition of hand bills and rent certificates), Pro Memorie 2024/1, pp. 122-152
• W.H. van Boom, E.G.D. van Dongen, M. Smit, ‘Mark = Mark. Over de Duitse hyperinflatie en hoe het Nederlandse recht ermee omging’ (‘Mark = Mark. On German hyperinflation and how Dutch law dealt with it’), Groninger Opmerkingen en Mededelingen 2023/XL, p. 1-28