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Frans Winarta & Partners enjoys a strong reputation and instructions on a range of contentious matters. Practice experience includes anti-monopoly cases and civil and criminal litigation, in addition to offering alternative dispute resolution and arbitration. Past clients include the Washington Post and CEMEX. Frans Winarta is the name to note.
Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung delivers a ‘first-rate, quality service’ and advice that is ‘always sound and practical’. Praised for ‘understanding the intricacies of the law but not letting theory overwhelm the need for practical advice’, the practice boasts an impressive roster of international clients that include a major European telecommunications company, a US aircraft manufacturer and a large Japanese construction company. Clients are quick to recommend ‘excellent lawyers’ David Dawborn and Mira Fadhya.
Highlights for ‘very good’ KarimSyah practice include acting for a state-owned oil company in a dispute with foreign entities in a Singapore International Arbitration Court (SIAC) arbitration relating to the enforcement of contractual obligations from a joint operation agreement. The ‘rated’ Karen Mills is particularly noted for arbitration whilst Firmansyah is recommended for litigation. Additional clients include Singapore Airlines and several state-owned energy and infrastructure companies.
Lubis, Santosa & Maulana undertakes a mix of instructions from individuals, private and public companies, multinational corporates, state owned enterprises and governmental agencies. It represented nickel producer PT INCO in arbitration proceedings under the ICC Rules relating to its services contract. It has also acted for major players in the energy and natural recourses sector in litigation relating to concessions, operation and commercial contracts. Head of practice Lelyana Santosa and T Mulya Lubis are recommended.
Specialising in contentious work, Adnan Buyung Nasution & Partners boasts rights of audience up to the High Court and Supreme Court. Founding partner Adnan Buyung Nasution is the driver behind the practice’s reputation. ADR is also offered.
Clients value Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners’ ‘exposure to cross-border transactions and understanding of foreign client expectations’. Praised for his ‘great insight into the workings of the legal system’ and ‘valuable advice’, Timur Sukirno leads a practice that ‘understands the market’ and has acted for clients in bankruptcy and suspension of payment proceedings against debtors in both Commercial and Supreme Court hearings. Instructions on domestic and international arbitrations are commonplace.
Luhut M P Pangaribuan & Partners continues to attract instructions from executives and multinational corporates. With an impressive market reputation, Luhut Pangaribuan is the name to note. Clients include coal mining operations.
Sani, Aminoeddin & Partners possess rights of audience at all levels and is also licensed by the Indonesian National Arbitration Board and Indonesian Capital Markets Arbitration Board. The practice receives instructions at a national and international level. Arsul Sani is recommended for his litigation skills.
Soemadipradja & Taher was recently bolstered by promotion of Nira Sari Nazarudin to partner and the arrival of Nicholas Watts, on secondment from Australian firm Freehills. Watts’ expertise includes international commercial arbitrations. Notable instructions include the successful defence of Newmont Minahasa Raya and its (former) President Director in a Supreme Court hearing alleging an environmental pollution claim. The practice boasts an impressive client list that includes Standard Chartered Bank and mining companies, Antam and BHP Billiton. Joint group heads Hafzan Taher and Linda Widyati are also recommended.
Pheo M Hutabarat and Asido Panjaitan head the team at Hutabarat Halim & Rekan that recently acted for Mahameru Citra, owner of the Mercantile Club Jakarta, as the claimants in a case against the club’s operators valued in excess of two hundred billion Rupiah. The practice is also developing a strong shipping disputes practice and is receiving instructions from local and Singaporean clients.
Under the guidance of practice head Timbul Thomas Lubis, Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo is growing its capabilities and reputation in this area. It is receiving an increasing number of instructions resulting from the recent economic crisis, including bankruptcy proceedings for failing Indonesian debtors. Past notable clients of the team include Temasek Holdings.
Specialising in criminal cases, Amir Syamsuddin & Partners often receives instructions from banking and trading clients. The practice has experience ranging from the District Court to Supreme Court and regularly represents clients before the Indonesian National Board of Arbitration (BANI) and ICC Court of Arbitration. Didi Irawadi Syamsuddin is a respected practitioner and Subani is recommended for civil litigation.
Eri Hertiawan has bedded down well into the practice at Assegaf Hamzah & Partners that recently acted for Karyamegah Adijaya, a pay-tv provider, in a civil lawsuit.
BT Partnership Law Firm regularly advises on criminal and commercial litigation, arbitration and insolvency litigation. Representative clients include hotel chains the Four Seasons and the Sheraton group. Rahmat Bastian is the name to note.
With a focus on arbitration and non-contentious settlements, Christian Teo & Associates advised an EU-based telecoms company on a potential dispute with an Indonesian counterpart. Other clients include an American IT service provider.
George Widjojo & Partners boasts experience representing clients in arbitration proceedings, at the court of first instance and also in the appellate courts. Regularly instructed by clients involved in civil and criminal cases, however, the practice’s main strength lies in IP litigation.
Hadromi & Partners recently advised a German-based group of companies on a multimillion-dollar tax dispute with the Indonesian tax authorities. Additional clients include Sobati General Trading of the UAE. Firm head Iqbal Hadromi is recommended.
Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners handles a mix of bankruptcy and labour-related litigation and arbitration matters, for clients across the finance, banking and hotel industries. Fabian B Pascoal heads the team that acted for a Japanese company, as a defendant, in a litigation case involving a claim of approximately $200m.
Boutique firm Ignatius Andy Law Offices represents clients in both domestic and international arbitration proceedings. Founding partner Ignatius Andy boasts experience representing clients before the District Court and the Supreme Court, including recent work for creditors in the enforcement of their security rights.
Mochtar, Karuwin & Komar is well placed to represent existing clients in arbitration proceedings under domestic or international rules.
Advising mostly on IP-related disputes such as patent litigation, and prosecution and trade mark litigation, Sudargo Gautama is the name to note at Prof Dr S Gautama & Associates Law Office. Past clients include Fuji - XEROX, British American Tobacco and several Indonesian State banks.
Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono has seen recent instructions from a host of household names. Darrell R Johnson leads the teams that advised McDonald’s and an affiliate in litigation and arbitration with a minority shareholder and ExxonMobil and affiliates in litigation involving the Cepu block. Additional clients include Prudential Insurance. A Supriyani Kardono is also recommended.
Banking clients including Bank Niaga, Bank Mandiri and Bank of Taiwan dominate the roster of past instructions for the practice at Warens & Partners. Fachri HMU Asaari is recommended.
Past instructions to note for Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto include achieving the largest arbitration award in Indonesian history on behalf of California Energy, who it acted for as local counsel. Founding partner Stefanus Haryanto is recommended.
Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro regularly advises existing clients on contentious matters. Achmad S Kartohadiprodjo is recommended.
Arifardhani & Partners advises on civil, criminal and commercial litigation, and regularly appears before the Supreme Court. The practice receives instructions from individual company directors who are facing disqualification proceedings for improper conduct. Slamet Riyanto is recommended.
Bangun & Partners advises on commercial litigation, arbitration and bankruptcy proceedings.
Much of the work handled by Iman Sjahputra & Partners flows from its IP practice. It boasts an impressive list of international clients from the US, UK, Singapore, China and Australia, including MoneyGram International and Pacific Dunlop.
Law Offices of Remy & Partners represents clients on criminal and civil cases at all levels of the Indonesian court system. It also handles domestic and international arbitrations.
Lawrence T.P. Siburian & Associates offers litigation, mediation and alternative dispute resolution expertise with practice head Lawrence Siburian recommended.
Makarim & Taira S. advises on civil and criminal cases. Recent instructions include representing a major Indonesian mining company in a criminal case relating to Forestry and Environment crime allegations. In addition, the practice represented a foreign bank in Jakarta in several civil cases against its customers. Rahayuningsih Hoed is recommended.
SS&R Legal Consultants recently advised a large Malaysian food and beverage producer. Gregorius Satongko and Gamal Muaddi are recommended.
Headed by Henry Togi Situmorang, Situmorang, Saragi & Partners offers experience in litigation, mediation and arbitration proceedings.