Firm profile  Sjiem Fat & Co was founded in the 1950’s by Dr Paul Valentijn
Sjiem Fat. The firm is currently managed by Johan Paul Sjiem Fat and
Doris Marianella Canwood.
Through the years the firm has evolved from a general
practice firm to a firm with a strong commercial as well as a busy
public sector practice. The firm handles both civil law litigation and
administrative law litigation, as well as commercial transactions and
matters for both international clients as well as local entrepreneurs.
An important part of our practice is in the hospitalty
industry. We represent various international hotels, casinos and time
share operators active in Aruba. The work for these clients involves
litigation, labor law, contract law, immigration law, business
establishment, hotel and gaming regulations as well as financing
transactions.
We also act for Aruban and international financial institutions doing business in Aruba and in international capital markets.
Many of our clients use our services in the field of
intellectual property (IP) matters. We have an experienced team of
trademark administrators, who can assist you with trademark and patent
registrations, while we also handle prosecutions and litigation in
cases of trademark and copyright infringement.
We represent the Aruba government and various of its
agencies and departments in matters ranging from civil and
administrative law litigation, to the realization of infrastructure
projects with the Public Private Partnership (PPP) structure,
negotiations with foreign investors, regulation of the financial sector
and reform of the pension system.
Our lawyers are admitted to practice before the courts
and in the jurisdictions of Aruba, Curaçao, St Maarten, and the
BES-islands.
PRACTICE AREAS
- civil law litigation
- commercial law litigation
- administrative law litigation
- contract law
- hospitality industry practice (hotels, casinos, time share sector)
- commercial transactions
- banking law, securities law, financial sector regulation
- labor law
- intellectual property law (trademarks, copyrights, patents)
- aviation law
- immigration law
- bankruptcy, insolvency & reorganizations
- corporate law
- company formation
- business establishment & regulations
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