Matthew Goerke > Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills > Jakarta, Indonesia > Lawyer Profile
Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills Offices
18TH FLOOR, TOWER 1, SUDIRMAN 7.8
JL. JENDRAL SUDIRMAN KAV. 7-8
JAKARTA 10220
Indonesia
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Matthew Goerke
Work Department
Corporate | Energy
Position
Senior International Counsel
Career
Matthew became a Herbert Smith Freehills partner in May 2019 and has been on secondment to HBT since 2012, where he is now a senior international counsel.
Matthew advises on public and private mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas, energy and resources, power and infrastructure (particularly ports) sectors and also provides general Indonesian corporate and foreign investment regulatory advice.
Matthew is described by clients as “an excellent, commercially minded lawyer with exceptional country and industry knowledge.” He is further praised by commentators as “a decision maker who advises us rather than just reciting the law” and who possesses “a photographic memory of everything.” He has been commended for providing “both very astute and commercially focused legal advice. He is a solutions-based lawyer who looks for ways to get the deal done.”
Memberships
PERADI, Indonesia Australia Business Council
Education
Matthew is admitted in the Supreme Court of Western Australia and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the University of Notre Dame. Matthew has also completed a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance with Kaplan Education.
Lawyer Rankings
Indonesia > Projects and energy
(Leading individuals)Matthew Goerke – Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills
Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills has a particular focus in the areas of renewable energy, oil and gas, mining and infrastructure. Its longstanding relationship with Herbert Smith Freehills enables it to provide combined international and domestic advice. Dhani Maulana Pattinggi, as head of the practice alongside David Dawborn
and Matthew Goerke, has a particular focus on M&A transactions and energy projects. Dawborn has advised major mining companies on their mineral projects in Indonesia whilst Goerke focuses on energy, power, and infrastructure matters. Aditya Rachman is also recommended for corporate transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Foreign firms
- IT, Telecoms and Fintech
- Labour and employment
- Projects and energy
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency