Karel Frielink

Current

Board Member at Foundation Youth Into Media
Member Board of Directors at Curacao Chamber of Commerce
President at Curacao Bar Association

Member of the Advisory Board at Citizens Rescue Organization Curacao (Citro)
Weblogger at Curacao-Law.Com
Partner at Spigthoff Attorneys & Tax Advisers, Curaçao, the Netherlands Antilles

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Past

Board Member at Supervisory Board for Fiduciary Business Netherlands Antilles
Attorney at Loyens & Loeff (Curaçao)
Attorney at Smeets Thesseling Van Bokhorst Spigt (Curaçao)

Attorney at Loeff Claeys Verbeke (Amsterdam)
Attorney at Russell Law Offices

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Education

Free University of Amsterdam

Recommended

9 people have recommended Karel

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Law Practice

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Karel Frielink’s Summary

Personal

I live in the Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao) with my wife, Carla, and our two daughters, Yvette and Pascale.

I have three confessions. First, I am an attorney. Second, I’m not sure what made me decide to become an attorney. Third, I seem to be pretty good at what I do.

Most people, including my clients, think that I am a professional with a sense of humor, open-minded, and full of energy.

When I am not working, you will find me on a beach playing with my children.

Business

I am a partner at Spigthoff Attorneys at Law & Tax Advisers and belong to both the Amsterdam Bar (the Netherlands) and the Netherlands Antilles Bar.

I really like practicing in the Netherlands Antilles because it’s a perfect mix: working in an almost tropical environment and getting paid for it too...

My specialties are corporate law, banking law, securities law and e-commerce.

What else have I done?

1. Serving as a lecturer at the University of the Netherlands Antilles on 'conflict of laws' (international private law).

2. Providing commentaries on corporate and securities case law developments.

3. Writing about Dutch and Netherlands Antilles law. And it is true indeed: I am the author of the leading legal text book on Netherlands Antilles and Aruba corporate law (2nd edition 2006; 340 pages).

4. Participating in the Business & Law Research Centre, Radboud University of Nijmegen.

If you or your colleagues need advice or representation on corporate law, banking law, securities law, or e-commerce, feel free to suggest that they contact me.

About Spigthoff

Spigthoff Attorneys at Law & Tax Advisers is an independent law firm.

The Curaçao office of Spigthoff is a full service law firm, offering services in any commercial area of law.

The Curaçao tax department, headed by Mrs. Xandra Kleine-van Dijk, is in particular experienced in international financing structures involving the Netherlands Antilles.

Karel Frielink’s Specialties:

Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Banking & Securities (hedge funds, investment funds, securitizations), Litigation & Legal Opinions

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Karel Frielink’s Experience

Board Member

Foundation Youth Into Media

(Broadcast Media industry)

August 2009 — Present (4 months)

Foundation Youth Into Media is responsible for the sustainable development of a youth news program - Caribbean Kids News - on television and the internet for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
Member Board of Directors

Curacao Chamber of Commerce

(International Trade and Development industry)

December 2008 — Present (1 year )
President

Curacao Bar Association

(Legal Services industry)

December 2008 — Present (1 year )
Member of the Advisory Board

Citizens Rescue Organization Curacao (Citro)

(Maritime industry)

August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

CITRO is a Search And Rescue Organization in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles at approx. 12N068W, legally anchored in a private foundation. Main activities of CITRO are the search for and rescue of human lives in distress at sea. All activities are performed by volunteers. Per annum approx. 80 lives at stake in a approx. 55 SAR cases are handled by CITRO.
Weblogger

Curacao-Law.Com

(Privately Held; Myself Only; Law Practice industry)

July 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)

Discussing legal issues related to Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles (Curacao, Bonaire, St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius): Karel's Legal Blog
Partner

Spigthoff Attorneys & Tax Advisers, Curaçao, the Netherlands Antilles

(Privately Held; Law Practice industry)

January 2001 — Present (8 years 11 months)

Spigthoff has built up a fearsome reputation grounded on quality, an unwavering sense of direction and on being unafraid. While focused on international business, our Curaçao office has developed a distinct local practice.

Clients see us as being on the ball: rapid and solution-oriented. They appreciate our personal style, our accessibility and straight talk.
Board Member

Supervisory Board for Fiduciary Business Netherlands Antilles

(Law Practice industry)

January 2002 — December 2003 (2 years )

In 2002 and 2003, the ‘Raad van Toezicht inzake het Fiduciair Bedrijf’ (Supervisory Board for Fiduciary Business) was the independent Netherlands Antilles supervisor of trust offices.
Attorney

Loyens & Loeff (Curaçao)

(Law Practice industry)

January 2000 — December 2000 (1 year )
Attorney

Smeets Thesseling Van Bokhorst Spigt (Curaçao)

(Law Practice industry)

November 1997 — December 1999 (2 years 2 months)
Attorney

Loeff Claeys Verbeke (Amsterdam)

(Law Practice industry)

January 1995 — October 1997 (2 years 10 months)
Attorney

Russell Law Offices

(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)

September 1989 — December 1994 (5 years 4 months)

Karel Frielink’s Education

Free University of Amsterdam

Dutch civil law and notarial law September 1984 — August 1989

Additional Information

Karel Frielink’s Websites:

Karel Frielink’s Interests:

Ecademy, BlackStar Also, OpenBC, Spoke, Ryze, Want to connect?, Karel.Frielink@Spigthoff.com

Karel Frielink’s Groups:

Dutch Bar Association, International Bar Association, Dutch Securities Association, fellow of the Business & Law Research Centre, Radboud University of Nijmegen