KKP Practice Areas

Kloes Kock & Partners is experienced in representing its clients in every phase of litigation, including advising about the merits and likelihood of a successful outcome of a case, drafting and submitting petitions to the Court and conducting negotiations with the opposing party. During litigation we work closely with our clients to develop effective case strategies and optimize our clients’ position. Our firm serves a wide range of clients in various disputes such as contractual, insurance coverage, corporate, employment, liability, construction, administrative, and regulatory.

For many years our dedicated team at Kloes Kock & Partners has provided various financial institutions with advice and guidance regarding a broad range of legal issues. As a result, our attorneys have extensive knowledge and expertise of the legal aspects of the financial services industry. Furthermore, our attorneys have played key roles in assisting financial instutions as well as private companies in a wide range of financial transactions involving various types of projects, assets and collateral.

Our team at Kloes Kock & Partners provides assistance and tailor-made advice in administrative and regulatory matters, such as preparing private initiative proposals for public concessions and competitive bid processes.

In the public sector we negotiate agreements with the government, compliance with government laws, rules and regulations, and assisting our clients in permit applications. Additionally, we handle administrative litigation and disputes and have successfully represented our clients in challenging various administrative enforcement actions.

Our attorneys are equipped to deliver specialist services and advice on (complex) insurance law matters, including but not limited to liability claims, coverage issues, resolving disputes, litigation, and regulatory investigations and enforcement action.

Our attorneys are highly experienced in providing legal services on all areas of labor law, including but not limited to establishing and/or amending collective and individual employment contracts and internal rules and regulations, helping clients create and maintain policies and practices to reduce exposure from lawsuits, advising on issues arising during the employment relationship as well as termination thereof, conducting labor law related due diligence, handling various employment matters arising in the course of corporate restructuring, and advising and representing our clients in labor disputes and litigation.

Kloes Kock & Partners provides services for protecting its clients intellectual property rights to reduce the risk of infringement and ensure that consumers identify its clients products and services from those of their competitors. With a focus on trademark, we offer start-to finish assistance with trademark registration and renewal in Aruba, Curacao and St. Martin. Our team also offers assistance in all legal issues related to trademark infringement.

The Coronavirus has made a profound impact on the worldwide economy. At Kloes Kock & Partners our team of lawyers is committed to provide its clients with insight into the implications of the virus to ensure they can continue to operate in a rapidly changing and increasingly uncertain legal and regulatory landscape. In particular, our team focuses on enabling clients to navigate, adapt and respond to the impact of the pandemic on their employees and the workplace, transactions and operations, contracts and business relations.

Our attorneys have built up broad know-how in the area of Aruban corporate law. Our team has advised and litigated in a variety of shareholders’ disputes, transfer of shares, dismissal of a director and director’s liability. Furthermore, we have experience in advising on and preparing various corporate documents.

Kloes Kock & Partners has extensive experience in advising clients in the financial and non-financial sector on matters related to the supervision and regulation of the financial and non-financial services industry. Furthermore, we have particular expertise in advising on, preparing for and responding to regulatory investigations and defending clients in all stages of threatened or actual enforcement actions brought by the Central Bank of Aruba, as well as in negotiating (confidential) settlements for our clients.