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Lucas Berman appointed partner of the Firm
Lucas Berman was appointed as a Partner in the firm. Lucas arrived in Sint Maarten in 2010 after having worked in Amsterdam in the Netherlands as an Attorney at Law. From the beginning Mark Kortenoever and Jeroen Veen, the founders of Lexwell, experienced that the collaboration was a success. Rapidly Lucas felt at home both on Sint Maarten and within the firm and that chemistry led to joining the firm as partner.
Lucas Berman (29) was born in Toulouse, France (1982) and was raised in the Netherlands where he graduated from Leiden University in 2007 for his Bachelor’s degree (LL.B.) and in 2008 from Amsterdam University for his Master’s degree (LL.M.). He was admitted to the Bar of Amsterdam in 2008. In 2010, he moved to Sint Maarten where he was admitted to the bar of the former Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. His practice focuses mainly on commercial litigation, corporate law and employment law. Because of his interest in maritime law he specialized over the past few years also in maritime law and handles the maritime cases of the firm. Lucas was raised in a family of contractors and was taught that you always have to perform your services like you would perform them for yourself. “Build the house like it’s your own” was the motto in his family and Lucas is still guided by this principle in his daily work as an attorney. Lucas Berman was a member of the Appeal Council for the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) and has a big interest in other sports such as diving and golf. Next to his work as an attorney Lucas Berman is currently a board member of the Sint Maarten Nature Foundation. In his opinion apart from legal interests, natures’ interests need to be defended as well.
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March 2012 Martyn Schellekens sworn in as attorney.
On March 2, Martyn Schellekens, attorney at law at Lexwell Attorneys, was sworn in by the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten and Bonaire, Saba and St.
Eustatius in St. Maarten bringing the number of licensed attorneys at the office to 8. Martyn graduated in 2010 for his Bachelor’s Degree in Dutch Law and in 2011 for his Master’s Degree in Law & Technology, both at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. He focused mainly on intellectual property law, copyright law and privacy law. He also worked with homeowners associations.
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Changes to the Civil Code.
Changes to the civil code of Sint Maarten are on the agenda of Parliament. Draft ordinances on Rental Contracts, Contracts for Services and Consumer Protection were recently published on the website of the Sint Maarten Parliament. If you have questions how these changes could affect you, contact Fehmi Kutluer or Martyn Schellekens for an explanation. The drafts can be downloaded here:
Draft Ordinances
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December 2011 - Mr. Fehmi Kemal Kutluer sworn in as attorney in Sint Maarten.
On December 14, Fehmi
Kutluer, attorney at law at Lexwell Attorneys, was sworn in by the Joint Court of Justice of
Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten and Bonaire, Saba and St.
Eustatius in St. Maarten.
Fehmi graduated in
2009 at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. He is specialized in European Law and intellectual property law more
specifically trade mark law and parallel import. He joined the Lexwell firm in
October 2011 and works in the general practice and he will handle most of the
firm’s intellectual property cases.
Lexwell
Attorneys have been providing legal
services on Sint Maarten for over 19 years. Combined, the two partners of the
firm Jeroen Veen and Mark Kortenoever have been practicing law on Sint Maarten
and the other Islands for over 40 years. They
have a wealth of experience and vast knowledge about the Sint Maarten legal
system. They are board members in several organizations such as the General
Audit Chamber, the SZV and the Chamber of Commerce. Lexwell currently has 8 attorneys
one of which is expected to be sworn in during the Court Session of January
2012. The Lexwell law practice is a general practice with an emphasis on
corporate law and civil litigation
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November 2011 - 10 years.
Lexwell Attorneys have been providing legal services for over 19
years on the island of St.Maarten. The Month of November will mark 10
years since the office started carrying the new name Lexwell.
On November 1, 2001 the law firm separated from the Winkel
Soliana&Grul group, a law firm based on the island of Curacao and
continued on Sint Maarten under the name Lexwell.
In 2003, Lexwell moved into our new office building in Harbor View that
was designed after the former Lt. Governor's house on Frontstreet.
Combined, the two partners of the firm Jeroen Veen and Mark Kortenoever
have been practicing law on Sint Maarten and the other Islands for over
40 years. They have a wealth of experience and vast knowledge about the
Sint Maarten legal system. They are board members in several
organizations such as the General Audit Chamber, the SZV and the Chamber
of Commerce.
Lexwell currently has 6 attorneys while a 7th will be joining at the
end of November. The Lexwell law practice is a general practice with an
emphasis on corporate law and civil litigation
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