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VANEPS
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VANEPS

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Overview

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  • Managing Partners: Tom Peeters and Esther Geerings-Jansen

    Number of partners: 9

    Number of lawyers: 30

    Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Papiamentu, Spanish

    Firm Overview:

    VANEPS keeps distinguishing itself with true unrivalled specialist legal advice across the Dutch Caribbean region. Financial institutions, large national companies, (listed) large multinational companies and governmental bodies are among the firm's strong client base. The attorneys in our firm are specialists with expertise in their dedicated field (almost all other law firms in our jurisdiction consist of general practitioners). Our attorneys are able to fully legally represent their respective clients throughout each of these jurisdictions. Several lawyers of our firm are also qualified to represent our clients in the Netherlands, enabling us to act on behalf of our clients in cross-border proceedings. VANEPS is the leading Dutch Caribbean law firm, having offices in different jurisdictions of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Dutch Caribbean, i.e. Curacao, Bonaire (for the BES Islands), St. Maarten and Amsterdam. In addition, VANEPS offers a specialized team that serves the Suriname market in alliance with Best.

    Main contacts

    Banking & Finance

    Focco Lunsingh Scheurleer

    [email protected]

    +5999 461 3400 ext. 160

    Inge van Hees-Wolswijk

    [email protected]

    +5999 461 3400 ext. 180

    Corporate/M&A

    Tjarda Tazelaar

    [email protected]

    5999 461 3400 ext. 158

    Commercial Contracts

    Diek Fabius

    [email protected]

    +5999 461 3400 ext. 221

    Litigation and Dispute Resolution (including arbitration)

    Rogier van den Heuvel

    [email protected]

    +5999 461 3400 ext. 156)

    Roderik van Hees

    [email protected]

    +5999 461 3400 ext. 175

    Governance, Risk & Compliance

    Focco Lunsingh Scheurleer

    [email protected]

    +5999 461 3400 ext. 160

    Insolvency

    Michiel Gorsira

    [email protected]

    +5999 461 3400 ext. 110

    Real Estate / Administrative Law

    Tom Peeters

    [email protected]

    +599 717 7557

    Telecommunications

    Rogier van den Heuvel

    [email protected]

    +5999 461 3400 ext. 156

    Intellectual Property & Trademarks

    Diek Fabius

    [email protected]

    +5999 461 3400 ext. 221

    Employment Law, Public Service Law & Pensions

    Muriëlle Spithoven

    [email protected]

    +599 701 1040

    Memberships

    Lex Mundi – the world’s leading association of independent law firms

    INTA

    The Dutch Caribbean

    VANEPS is the leading Dutch Caribbean law firm, having offices in jurisdictions of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and in the Dutch Caribbean:

    • Amsterdam
    • Aruba
    • Bonaire
    • Curaçao
    • Saba
    • Statia
    • Sint Maarten
    • Suriname

Ranked Offices at VANEPS

Provided by VANEPS

Dutch Caribbean - Head office

Curaçao

Pietermaai 123, Willemstad, Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean, PO Box 504, Willemstad

Ranked Departments at VANEPS (2)

Dutch Caribbean

Suriname

Ranked Individuals at VANEPS (8)

Aruba

Bonaire (special municipality of The Netherlands)

Curaçao

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