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On 14 November 2012 PT Supreme Energy Rantau Dedap, which is the project company of the consortium of Japan's Marubeni Corp, Indonesia’s PT Supreme Energy and France’s GDF Suez SA, signed a 30 year power purchase agreement with the Indonesian state-owned electricity utility company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) (Persero).

Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo (LGS) is pleased to announce that our Managing Partner, Dr. Mohamed Idwan Ganie, has been recognized by Asialaw as a Leading Lawyer in Maritime & Shipping in 2012.

On 2 March 2012 the Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for the Muara Laboh and Rajabasa geothermal power plants have been signed between the Indonesian state-owned electricity utility company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) (Persero) and the two project companies. The projects will be carried out by PT Supreme Energy Muara Laboh and PT Supreme Energy Rajabasa, on behalf of PT Supreme Energy, International Power (IPR - GOF SUEZ Asia) and Sumitomo Corporation.

Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo is pleased to announce that our insolvency and restructuring practice has been recognized by Lawyer Monthly Magazine with the award of Insolvency Law Firm of the Year for 2011 in Indonesia.

Award for “Top Corporate & Commercial Law Firm - Indonesia” in 2011 by InterContinental Finance Magazine

Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo is pleased to announce that Rofik Sungkar has become the 7th partner of the Firm on 1 July 2011.

Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo has an acknowledged reputation for providing international and Indonesian companies with authoritative legal analysis on the most complicated business transactions. For our roles in a number of large scale projects over the years, we have received awards from, among others, the International Financial Law Review, named as Indonesia Deal Firm of the Year by Asian Legal Business in 2006, and recently nominated by Asian Legal Business in 2008 and 2009 as Indonesian Deal Firm of the Year.

On Friday, 2nd October 2009, LGS Lawyers and Staff wore batik to celebrate UNESCO`s decision to recognize batik as an element of global cultural heritage from Indonesia.

Adding its outstanding record of legal practice, Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo (LGS) has been named as ‘Firm of the Year 2010' by the Pacific Business Press Asian-Counsel.

Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo (LGS) has appointed Mr. Harjon Sinaga and Ms. Arisia Arundati Pusponegoro as Partners of the Firm in January and July 2009, respectively. The two partners have been included alongside the firm's four partners to lead the firm's over ninety lawyers.

On April 2010, Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo (LGS) acquired the ISO 14001 : 2004 standard for environmental quality management system (EMS).

Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo Represented Temasek Private Limited in its successful defense in Antitrust and Monopoly cases, Advised Bank Tabungan Pensiun Nasional in its Second Bond Issuance and Recapital Advisors in Acquisition of Bank Eksekutif

On Friday, 2nd October 2009, LGS Lawyers and Staff wore batik to celebrate UNESCO`s decision to recognize batik as an element of global cultural heritage from Indonesia.

The Asian Legal Business (ALB) in its recent publication announced the Asia’s largest law firms. The announcement was made on the basis of data as of June 2009.