Curaçao is an island country in the Dutch Caribbean. Politically, it is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Legal Counsel in Curaçao
Curaçao is our home — and the Dutch Caribbean’s most established business and financial hub. Whatever brought you here, ZL Attorneys handles it.
This is where we’re at our strongest. Our attorneys have spent decades inside Curaçao law, acting for everyone from local families to international groups running subsidiaries on the island. And with a team fluent in Papiamentu, Dutch, Spanish, and English, you’ll always be understood — and always be heard.
Set up and run your business
Curaçao offers a stable, business-friendly framework built on Dutch civil law, which is why so many companies choose to base or structure here. We guide you the whole way: corporate law for local and international companies, the incorporation of legal entities — including private foundations for preserving and passing on wealth — and the ongoing management of legal entities once they’re up and running. We draft and defend everything from a simple agreement to complex commercial deals under contract law, and we handle the full online gaming license process, one of the jurisdiction’s best-known offerings.
Banking here has its own rules — Curaçao shares the Caribbean guilder (XCG) with Sint Maarten, and its institutions can be demanding. Our banking law specialists know them well and keep things moving.
Look after your people
From tourism and oil refining to financial services, Curaçao’s industries run on their workforce. Our employment law and labor law teams protect employers and employees alike, from contracts to disputes.
Protect your assets and ideas
Safeguard your work with intellectual property law — copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and industrial designs. When things go wrong, our insurance law and bankruptcy law practices step in.
Resolve disputes and enforce your rights
When a matter has to be fought, you want proven advocates. Our litigation team covers liability law and personal injury, with a strong track record in the seizure of assets. We also handle landlord and tenant disputes and, where the government is involved, governmental matters and administrative law.
Family, inheritance, and the sea
Life happens too. We handle family law — marriage, divorce, child custody — and inheritance law. And because Willemstad is built around the Schottegat, one of the Caribbean’s great natural harbours, our maritime law practice is never far from the water.
