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Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills > The Legal 500 Rankings

Indonesia > Antitrust and competition Tier 1

Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills is primarily active in handling the competition law aspects of prominent M&A mandates, advising multinational clients on the Indonesian competition law-related aspects of global deals. Sakurayuki heads up the team, and has an excellent track record in advising on M&A deals, competition matters within the telecoms sector, and the competition law aspects of Japanese investments into Indonesia. She is also noted for advising on direct investments concerning the infrastructure sector. Of counsel Randitya Adiguna handles competition matters for hospitality and TMT companies.

Indonesia > Banking and finance Tier 1

Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills' team has strong capabilities across the full range of financing mandates; the group advises global and domestic banks and financial institutions on acquisition and leveraged finance, corporate finance, and project finance, notably for clients in the energy, mining, manufacturing, real estate, and TMT sectors. Firm founding partner Tjahjadi Bunjamin is sought after for his excellent track record in advising on cross-border mandates, and jointly heads the practice with Adrianus Adritomo, who fields extensive experience in financing work, debt restructuring matters, and bilateral and syndicated loans.

Indonesia > Capital markets Tier 1

Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills has an established track record in advising foreign arrangers and underwriters in both the onshore and offshore elements of offerings and public M&A. Drawing upon the international network of Herbert Smith Freehills, particularly in relation to China and Singapore, the firm is well-placed to handle these cross-jurisdictional mandates that cover the full scope of debt and equity capital markets. Tjahjadi Bunjamin, founding partner, is active and highly-experienced in this area. David Dawborn is also an important contact as a Herbert Smith Freehills partner on secondment to the firm, bringing with him his longstanding reputation with global investment banks in relation to their Indonesian securities business. Viska Kharisma Fajarwati specialises in capital markets and financial services, and has particular strengths in respect of multi-jurisdictional deals relating to the banking, fintech, and manufacturing sectors.

Indonesia > Corporate and M&A Tier 1

Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills has the capacity to handle the full range of transactional corporate mandates across a number of sectors; financial services, including banking, insurance, and fintech, is an area of particular expertise for the firm, as is TMT and related infrastructure projects. Through its association with Herbert Smith Freehills, the firm is not only able to enhance its cross-border capabilities, but also draw on the extensive experience of seconded partners David Dawborn, Vik Tang, and Cellia Cognard across M&A, joint ventures, and corporate transactions more generally. Other key names include Sakurayuki, who specialises in telecoms; Stephanie, who focusses on healthcare; Irfan Ghazali, who has an emphasis on TMT; and Abimata Putra Sulistyo, who works primarily in the financial services and industrial sectors. Founding partner Santi Darmawan also continues to be active within the team.

Indonesia > Dispute resolution Tier 1

Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills fields a team with extensive experience in advising on civil and criminal litigation, as well as domestic and international arbitration. The group's recent caseload includes high-profile tort disputes and anti-corruption matters. Practice head Debby Sulaiman is well known for her strength in ADR cases, and Prawidha Murti acts for domestic and international clients from a range of sectors, including energy, infrastructure, TMT and aviation. Roni Heilig Marpaung and Tedy Rachmanto are also key names to note.

Indonesia > Foreign firms Tier 1

By its longstanding presence in Indonesia, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP is able to offer its clients international standard deal execution and expertise on local Indonesian law for both domestic and multi-jurisdictional matters. In addition, the firm is capable of acting for clients across the legal sector; its portfolio includes major companies in renewable, oil and gas, power, TMT, finance, and real estate. Adrian Cheng is well-versed in acting in financing matters for major companies operating in Indonesia, while the firm’s international arbitration practice is headed by Alastair Henderson, who has appeared in arbitrations on Indonesian disputes. Glynn Cooper advises on infrastructure projects in Indonesia concerning roads and ports whilst heading the projects & energy practice. In addition, Mark Robinson, Gitta Satryani, Jamie McLaren and Xavier Amadei head other crucial practice areas in the firm. Victor Chiew and Salonika Kataria were promoted to partners in May 2023.

Indonesia > IT, Telecoms and Fintech Tier 1

Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills is particularly strong in respect of its telecoms offering, advising on the most high-profile corporate, M&A, and capital market transactions in telecoms and related infrastructure in the Indonesian market. The firm also has a growing presence in the fintech space, where it is similarly capable of providing cross-practice services to advise on complex transactional mandates. Sakurayuki heads the TMT practice, working on FDI, infrastructure, competition, M&A, and corporate matters in regard to the telecoms industry. Vik Tang straddles M&A and capital markets in advising both telecoms and fintech sector clients. Seconded Herbert Smith Freehills LLP partner David Dawborn and seconded counsel Michelle Virgiany have equally broad practices, while Abimata Putra is more focussed on fintech.

Indonesia > Labour and employment Tier 1

Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills covers the full spectrum of employment work, handling contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Drawing on the wider Asian presence of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, the team is well-placed to handle both local and regional matters for major international companies. The team is now led by Prawidha Murti who joined from Oentoeng Suria & Partners in association with Ashurst following the departure of David Siagian in October 2022. Tedy Rachmanto is also recommended.

Indonesia > Projects and energy Tier 1

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.

Indonesia > Real estate Tier 1

Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills acts across the real estate sector in Indonesia, such as in M&A, joint ventures, capital markets, investments, financings and restructurings. The firm has recently worked on data centre projects and telecom tower sales. Its association with Herbert Smith Freehills provides a greater pool of talent to draw from in order to provide clients with the best possible service. The practice group is led by Vik Tang, who specialises in M&A and private equity work and Irfan Ghazali who joined the firm in May 2022. Astri Widita Kusumowidagdo is noted for her focus on real estate transactional matters.

Indonesia > Restructuring and insolvency Tier 1

Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills is experienced in handling the full range of informal financial restructurings, court-supervised debt restructurings, and bankruptcy cases for domestic and international clients. The firm is active across a range of sectors, and is able to draw upon its wider finance and disputes strengths to provide comprehensive assistance to clients. Debby Sulaiman leads the practice, with extensive experience in advising banks and other financial institutions in this work, combined with significant disputes capabilities. Tjahjadi Bunjamin heads up the finance practice, but is also active in this area, much like Adrianus Adritomo, who similarly straddles the finance and debt restructuring spheres.

Asia Pacific: Regional International Arbitration > Leading firms

In Greater China, Herbert Smith Freehills has a presence spanning Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai, with a practice handling complex SIAC and HKIAC cases. Private equity and funds related arbitrations, alongside expertise in energy, infrastructure, TMT, and pharmaceutical sectors are all key areas of focus of the practice. Simon Chapman KC leads the practice based in Hong Kong, with global CEO Justin D’Agostino, May Tai, and Kathryn Sanger all key names in the jurisdiction. In Australia, Melbourne-based Chad Catterwell is a specialist in cross-border disputes, and heads the arbitration practice. Key arbitration practitioners operating out of the Singapore office include Alastair Henderson, Tomas Furlong, and Gitta Satryani. The experience of the practice across the ASEAN region is expanded by the network of offices across Bangkok, Kuala Lumper, and Jakarta, with Chinnawat Thongpakdee and Warathorn Wongsawangsiri both leading the team in Thailand, and Debby Sulaiman a key contact at the firm's Indonesian affiliate.