EXPERTISE
Economic and Financial Offences Law & Compliance
Supervision and compliance play an increasingly important role in our rapidly changing world. We advise and assist clients such as insurance companies, financial institutions, trust companies, telecommunications companies, other service providers, trading companies and manufacturers in their relationships and disputes with regulators such as the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten, the Bureau of Telecommunications and Post, the Corporate Governance Advisor (Supervising Bureau and Standards for Government Entities Foundation), the Gaming Control Board and the Curaçao government, as the regulator and executor in numerous policy areas such as pricing policy and public tendering. Internationally, more and more often we receive requests for advice related to complying with local laws and regulations from companies doing business in Curacao or that intend to do business here. We also advise the regulators themselves in similar situations.
In line with supervision and compliance, we practice financial and economic criminal law. We advise and provide companies and company directors with practical support in the event of suspected financial or economic offenses, such as: premises searches, criminal (third parties) investigations, financial transactions and legal representation in criminal proceedings. We are also involved in consulting and planning to prevent violations in the area of financial and economic criminal law and the related (hefty) fines and damage to one’s reputation.
Other Practice Areas
In our practice, we’re experienced in dealing with the entire spectrum of labor laws, everything from the law regarding termination of employment, with its various dismissal procedures and rules on dispute settlement, to providing advice and assistance for takeovers…Read more
You can look up our track record when dealing with companies having difficulties with their relaunch and restructuring programs…Read More
During mergers and takeovers, we’re able to quickly organize teams and to support sellers as well as investors during the merger and takeover process…Read More
We register trademarks and trade names on all the islands in the Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba) and provides consulting services in all areas of intellectual property law…Read More
In our family law practice we regularly provide counseling and legal assistance in cases involving undivided estates, partition of communities, estates and divorces…Read More
Since our firm was established, we have acted on the government’s behalf in relation to citizens, but also as a party in private enterprises…Read More
The local real estate and rental market is comprised of a variety of stakeholders, from builders of private homes and apartments, to (overseas) investors in extensive tourist projects…Read More
We register trademarks in Curacao, St. Maarten, Aruba and the BES islands…Read More
Traditionally, we have been closely involved in the energy and telecom sectors…Read More
We pride ourselves on having local and international banks and insurance companies among our regular clients…Read More
The growth of tourism in the countries where we are active has caused an increase in the need for legal assistance for this sector…Read More
Our office looks after the interests of television stations and television broadcasting companies and we draft license and advertising contracts for parties in the entertainment sector…Read More
Soliana Bonapart & Aardenburg has a wide-ranging and deeply-rooted litigation practice…Read More
Our islands are inherently maritime nations. Curaçao’s harbor is the second largest in the Caribbean. Likewise, Aruba, Bonaire, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba…Read More