The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners advises on financing in a broad range of sectors, including telecoms, property development and natural resources. The team recently advised the Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation on a $50m financing to Indonesian luxury hotel owner Karang Mas Sejahtera. Other clients include DBS Bank, the Tokyo branch of ING Bank and UOB Asia. Indri Pramitaswari Guritno and Erwandi Hendarta are recommended.

Within Capital markets, Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners’ team is ‘plugged in to the right people’ and is praised for its partner-level involvement on deals. Rambun Tjajo heads a team that has been particularly busy on equity work over the past year; it advised Indonesia’s largest coal mining company, Bumi Resources Minerals, on its $240m IPO on the Indonesian stock exchange.

Within Corporate and M&A, Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners’s dominance in Indonesian M&A continues unabated. The firm has one of the largest and most experienced teams, consistently acting on a large volume of the most valuable M&A transactions. It recently advised United Tractors in the acquisition of a $26.5m mining concession company, and represented Bank Permata on a $317m acquisition of GE Finance Indonesia.

Within Dispute resolution, Baker & McKenzie is a second tier firm,

Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners recently advised Dow Chemical Pacific in a successful civil claim for $300,000 of outstanding debt from a former supplier. Timur Sukirno heads a practice that has good experience advising chemicals clients, and has seen an increase in arbitration cases for international clients. The team also successfully advised Sodexo Indonesia in an unlawful tort claim in the District Court of South Jakarta.

Within Employment, Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

The team at Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners is one of the largest employment practices in the country and represents major international clients such as General Motors, British American Tobacco, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters and Kraft. Practice head Mark Innis is ‘straight forward, commercial and available at all hours’. Susie Beaumont is ‘experienced and practical and doesn’t hesitate to pick up the phone’.

Within Intellectual property, Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

Daru Lukiantono’s practice at Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners recently represented 
Hasbro Inc in a cancellation action at the Commercial Court in Jakarta against a local Playskool trade mark registration application. 
The practice has good experience in IP enforcement actions in the pharmaceuticals 
and food industries. The firm has also recently begun managing the Indonesian trade mark portfolios of Bayer Group, Abbott 
Laboratories, Home Box Office and Hallmark Cards.

Within Legal market overview,

There are still only a handful of top-notch local firms able to handle cross-border work. The most notable is Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners (which is part of Baker & McKenzie’s international network), the largest firm in the country with over 100 lawyers.

Within Projects and energy, Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners has a strong reputation for its projects practice that consistently advises on some of the biggest deals in the market. The highly regarded Luke Devine heads the practice, which has seen an increase in mining transactions, particularly from Indian and Chinese investors. Recent highlights include advising Reliance Coal Resources on the acquisition of three mining concessions and two companies in Southern Sumatra; and advising the Korea Electric Power corporation in its acquisition of a $520m interest in listed coal mining group Banyan Resources.

Within Real estate, Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners has particular experience advising hotel chains on construction matters. The team recently advised Fraser Suites Jakarta in the purchase 
of luxury apartment units in Jakarta from 
PT Graha Tunasmekar; and represented the Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation regarding a $50m financing to a major hotel owner Karang Mas Sejahtera. Mita Djajadiredja heads the practice.

Within Restructuring and insolvency, Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners 
recently advised a subsidiary of Accenture as a creditor in a $29m suspension of payment proceedings by Mandala Airlines. Timur 
Sukirno’s team that also advised facility services company ISS Indonesia in an out of court settlement relating to a contractual dispute that resulted in bankruptcy proceedings being brought against the client.

Within Tax, Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

Wimbanu Widyatmoko leads a three-partner team at Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners that works on the full spectrum of corporate transactional tax issues, including contentious matters. The team recently represented Bank Permata and United Tractors on separate 
matters before the KPPU (anti-monopoly commission).