The ‘proven knowledge, skills, expertise and experience‘ of practitioners at HBN Law & Tax is a boon to clients across a breadth of sectors requiring advice on operations across the Dutch Caribbean. Corporate and M&A transactions, banking and finance work, regulatory issues, tax assistance, and litigation are all handled adeptly by the firm. Among the key lawyers to note are: Marcha Woudstra for constitutional and administrative law; Jan Pas, who is based in Amsterdam; tax expert and practice head Wendell Meriaan; key contact for energy and telecoms clients, Eric de Vries; litigator Chris de Bres; and Jeroen Eichhorn for M&A, banking and finance, investment funds and asset protection. Stan Putter looks on course for a strong future after his promotion to partner in April 2024.

Primarily led from its Amsterdam office, Houthoff advises on a range of matters across the Dutch Caribbean, regularly seen on leading litigation, banking matters, and M&A deals. The firm is particularly well regarded in contentious matters with Bart van der Wiel, head of the firm's Supreme Court litigation practice, handling appeals against judgments of the Dutch Caribbean Court of Appeal. Jan Willem de Groot is another key figure in the disputes practice, heading the broader litigation and arbitration offering. He has a strong track record in high-profile matters in the Dutch Caribbean. Oscar van Angeren leads the investment management group and draws on 15 years of experience assisting with corporate transactions in the Dutch Caribbean. Laura van Gardingen represents the next generation of litigators at the firm and is developing an active practice in the region.

Global financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies are among those that look to NautaDutilh for advice in Dutch Caribbean jurisdictions. Its Amsterdam office has strong bases in dispute resolution, banking, finance and financial regulation, and corporate law. Specialising in corporate and commercial litigation, insolvency law, and international arbitration, Barbara Rumora-Scheltema co-leads the Dutch Caribbean practice at the firm with Frans van der Eerden, whose practice is banking and finance focused.

Founded in 2015, OX&WOLF Legal partners has rapidly established itself as a force in the Dutch Caribbean law market, now seen by clients as a ‘responsive, problem solving, locally rooted law firm‘. Its partner-only structure seeks to ensure focused expertise in each of its practice areas. Contacts to note include: Sueena Francisco, managing partner of the firm and a key figure in banking and finance, corporate matters, and highly regulated sectors; corporate and finance lawyer Sabine Altena; Willemieke Princée, co-managing partner and specialist in cross-border litigation, insurance and transport law; the firm’s go-to IP expert Carine Jänsch; Mayesi Hammoud, a highly experienced litigator whose practice focuses on contentious matters of contracts, torts, insurance, employment, corporate governance and maritime law; commercial litigator and employment law attorney Karina Keizer; and Michiel van den Brink, who leads the firm’s Bonaire office that it opened in 2020.

Spigt Dutch Caribbean is a renowned a well regarded presence in the region, standing out for its experience in the banking, hospitality and healthcare sectors. The firm is equipped to handle a range of transactional and contentious work, and while being increasingly engaged in regulatory matters, investigations and competition law work. Martijn Welten is one of the most experienced corporate lawyers advising on Dutch Caribbean law and has an extensive track record in commercial and corporate litigation as well as advising on project development. Maike Bergervoet is the main contact in the banking and finance department, while Sebastiaan Barten bolsters the firm’s international disputes offering. Oriana Minguel supports across banking and finance, corporate and M&A, and regulatory matters.

National and international corporates, as well as government bodies, are among the substantive list of clients that look to VANEPS for advice across the Dutch Caribbean; the firm has offices in Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and Sint Maarten. The full-service firm houses a number of key practitioners. For banking and finance, senior partner Focco Lunsingh Scheurleer is the lead contact and has recent experience in financing by lenders syndicates and others for international and local hospitality resorts. Rogier van den Heuvel and Roderik van Hees are joint leaders of the dispute resolution team, while Tjarda Tazelaar is the corporate and M&A practice head. Tom Peeters is the go-to for real estate, government and energy sector advice, and employment law and pensions matters are jointly overseen by Thies Leijsen and Sophie van Lint. IP work is spearheaded by January 2024 partner appointment Diek Fabius, and for insolvency matters and insurance sector work, Michiel Gorsira and Danilo Narvaez are the contacts to note.