OUR ATTORNEYS STAND APART FROM THE REST

Our Team

Managing Partner – Attorney at law

Darin C.A. Crouch, MBA LL.M.

Practice/ Focus Area:

  • General civil law
  • Labor law
  • Litigation
  • Corporate law
  • Contract law 
  • Landlord and tenant law
  • Criminal law
  • Liability law and bankruptcy law
  • Insurance law

Languages:

Dutch, English, Spanish, Papiamento and French (working knowledge of)

Bar and Court Admissions:

2011 – present: Admitted to the bar in Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba.

2011 – present: Member of the Aruba Bar Association

Education:

2011: Master of Laws from the University of Aruba (Aruba)

2006: Master of Business Administration from the University of Leicester (UK)

1994: Bachelor of Science in International Management from the Haarlem Business School (The Netherlands)

1993: Diploma in European Business form the Nottingham Trent University (UK)

Other Experience:

2021 – Present: Alternate member of the Objections Advisory Committee of the Ordinance on Administrative Courts

2011 – 2021: Attorney at law and Head of Management Services at Law Firm Ecury | Crouch

2002 – present: Managing Partner at Genesis Management Company

2010 – 2012: Lecturer at Caribbean Academy of Business

2000 – 2002: General Manager at Visser Trading N.V.

2000: Board member Sun Plaza Office Center and Shopping Mall

1995 – 2000: General Manager at Casa del Mar Beach Resort

1995: Operations Manager at Caravanserai Resort 

1994 – 1995: Marketing Manager at Tierra del Sol Resort & Golf

1992 -1994: Director of Public Relations at Sun Development Company N.V.

Managing Partner – Attorney at law

Darin C.A. Crouch, MBA LL.M.

Practice/ Focus Area:

  • General civil law
  • Labor law
  • Litigation
  • Corporate law
  • Contract law 
  • Landlord and tenant law
  • Criminal law
  • Liability law and bankruptcy law
  • Insurance law

Languages:

Dutch, English, Spanish, Papiamento and French (working knowledge of)

Bar and Court Admissions:

2011 – present: Admitted to the bar in Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba.

2011 – present: Member of the Aruba Bar Association

Education:

2011: Master of Laws from the University of Aruba (Aruba)

2006: Master of Business Administration from the University of Leicester (UK)

1994: Bachelor of Science in International Management from the Haarlem Business School (The Netherlands)

1993: Diploma in European Business form the Nottingham Trent University (UK)

Other Experience:

2021 – Present: Alternate member of the Objections Advisory Committee of the Ordinance on Administrative Courts

2011 – 2021: Attorney at law and Head of Management Services at Law Firm Ecury | Crouch

2002 – present: Managing Partner at Genesis Management Company

2010 – 2012: Lecturer at Caribbean Academy of Business

2000 – 2002: General Manager at Visser Trading N.V.

2000: Board member Sun Plaza Office Center and Shopping Mall

1995 – 2000: General Manager at Casa del Mar Beach Resort

1995: Operations Manager at Caravanserai Resort 

1994 – 1995: Marketing Manager at Tierra del Sol Resort & Golf

1992 -1994: Director of Public Relations at Sun Development Company N.V.

Managing Partner – Attorney at law

Susette M. Paesch, LL.M.

Practice/ Focus Area:

  • General civil law
  • Labor law
  • Family Law
  • Civil servants Law
  • Landlord and tenant Law
  • Administrative Law
  • Criminal Law

Languages:

Dutch, English, Spanish, Portuguese and Papiamento

Bar and Court Admissions:

2017 – present: Admitted to the bar in Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba.

2017 – present: Member of the Aruba Bar Association

Education:

2015: Master of Laws from the University of Aruba (Aruba)

Other Experience:

2017 – 2021: Attorney at Law at Law Firm Ecury | Crouch

2015- 2017: Attorney at Law at Lopez Law

Business Partner – Attorney at law

Grabela M. Brito, LL.M.

Grabela Brito is our new business partner and is owner of Globus Counsellor. Globus Counsellor is a law firm based on the island of Aruba, for more information visit https://britoaruba.lawyer

Practice/ Focus Area:

  • General civil law
  • Civil servants law
  • Administrative and regulatory law
  • Immigration law
  • Labor law
  • Family law
  • Landlord and tenant law
  • Maritime law
  • Criminal law
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

Languages:

Dutch, English, Spanish, Papiamento and French (working knowledge of)

Bar and Court Admissions:

2022-present: Admitted to the bar in Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba

2022-present: Member of the Aruba Bar Association

Education:

2004: Master of Laws from the University of Aruba (Aruba)

 

Other Experience:

2022-present: Attorney at Law with a collaborative work relationship at The Firm  

2021-2022: Attorney at Law with a collaborative work relationship at Lopez Law    

2019-present: Managing Director at G.M. Brito Globus Counsellor

2018 – 2021: Member of the Supervisory Board of Post Aruba N.V.

2018-2020: Senior Legal Advisor at the Government of Aruba

2016-2018: Legal Policy Advisor at the Objections Advisory Committee of the Ordinance on Administrative Courts

2012-2015: Legal Policy Advisor at the Directorate of Nature and Environment

2011-2012: Legal Policy Advisor at the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (Curaçao)

2007-2011: Policy and legal affairs officer at the Department of Technical Inspections

2005-2007: Legal policy advisor at the Department of Legislation and Legal Affairs

2002-2005: Legal policy advisor at the Department of Integration and Management for Foreigners

2001-2002: Paralegal at Law Office mr. C. Helen Lejuez.

Business Partner – Attorney at law

Grabela M. Brito, LL.M.

Practice/ Focus Area:

  • General civil law
  • Civil servants law
  • Administrative and regulatory law
  • Immigration law
  • Labor law
  • Family law
  • Landlord and tenant law
  • Maritime law
  • Criminal law
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

Languages:

Dutch, English, Spanish, Papiamento and French (working knowledge of)

Bar and Court Admissions:

2022-present: Admitted to the bar in Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba

2022-present: Member of the Aruba Bar Association

Education:

2004: Master of Laws from the University of Aruba (Aruba)

 

Other Experience:

2022-present: Attorney at Law with a collaborative work relationship at The Firm  

2021-2022: Attorney at Law with a collaborative work relationship at Lopez Law    

2019-present: Managing Director at G.M. Brito Globus Counsellor

2018 – 2021: Member of the Supervisory Board of Post Aruba N.V.

2018-2020: Senior Legal Advisor at the Government of Aruba

2016-2018: Legal Policy Advisor at the Objections Advisory Committee of the Ordinance on Administrative Courts

2012-2015: Legal Policy Advisor at the Directorate of Nature and Environment

2011-2012: Legal Policy Advisor at the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (Curaçao)

2007-2011: Policy and legal affairs officer at the Department of Technical Inspections

2005-2007: Legal policy advisor at the Department of Legislation and Legal Affairs

2002-2005: Legal policy advisor at the Department of Integration and Management for Foreigners

2001-2002: Paralegal at Law Office mr. C. Helen Lejuez.

Grabela Brito is our new business partner and is owner of Globus Counsellor. Globus Counsellor is a law firm based on the island of Aruba, for more information visit our website https://britoaruba.lawyer

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(297)-2808423

(297)-2808432

Aruba Airport Hotel & Business Center, Fifth Floor, Suite 3

Wayaca nr. 6-B, Aruba

info@thefirmaruba.com

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