Firm Profile > Assegaf Hamzah & Partners > Jakarta, Indonesia
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners Offices
CAPITAL PLACE, LEVEL 36 & 37
JALAN JENDERAL GATOT SUBROTO KAV. 18
JAKARTA 12710
Indonesia
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners > The Legal 500 Rankings
Antitrust and competition Tier 1
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners is uniquely positioned in the market due to members of team having previously worked for the Indonesian competition legal authority (KPPU), an advantage which has led the group to advising on high profile appeals against the KPPU. HMBC Rikrik Rizkiyana was involved in the drafting of the country’s consumer and competition law and is highly skilled in merger control and cartel investigations. Farid Nasution formerly worked for the prosecution division of the KPPU and is adept in handling competition litigation and merger filings. The firm enjoys a strategic alliance with Singaporean law firm Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP.
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Testimonials
‘Solid advice on merger control, with added benefit of in-house economists.’
‘Farid Nasution was previously at the Indonesian Competition Commission (KPPU) and Anastasia Pritahayu is an economist, both of which are useful.’
Key clients
PT Tirta Investama (Danone Indonesia)
PT Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Indonesia
PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia
PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.
PT Medco Eneergi Internasional Tbk.
PT Adi Sarana Lelang
PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara
Huawei Tech Investment
Novo Nordisk
PT Ajinomoto Indonesia
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
HSF (S) Pte Ltd
Thymelicus Holding B.V.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
PT Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
PT Bank Permata Tbk
PT Johnson and Johnson Indonesia
PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk
PT Asahimas Chemical
General Atlantic
PT Manunggal Adipura
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corporation
PT Meratus Line
PT Salam Pacific Indonesia Lines
Traveloka
Aviation Tier 1
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners is the standout firm for aviation disputes, with a client roster consisting of three of the country’s six major airlines. Eri Hertiawan is an expert in both litigation and arbitration and has acted on disputes that typically falls under commercial agreements and consumer law. Recent instructions include acting for Garuda Indonesia in its lawsuit against a Rolls Royce subsidiary concerning the fraudulent behaviour of a former director.
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Key clients
PT Citilink Indonesia
PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
Pt Indonesia Airasia Extra
Banking and finance Tier 1
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners’ core areas of focus include project, property and acquisition finance mandates, with expertise in handling syndicated and bilateral structures. Founding partner Ibrahim Assegaf leads the practice and has advised lenders on the financing and refinancing of major energy projects. Fellow founder Ahmad Fikri Assegaf has very broad capabilities and a key name in the market for Islamic finance. Yanu Wiriasmoko, who is highly skilled in corporate finance, is another key name.
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Key clients
Asian Development Bank
PT Bank BTPN Tbk.
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk.
PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk.
PT Bank Muamalat Indonesia Tbk.
PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk.
PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk.
PT Bank Artos Indonesia Tbk.
PT Bank DBS Indonesia
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.
PT Bank Maybank Indonesia Tbk.
Credit Suisse
J.P. Morgan
ABN Amro Bank N.V., Singapore Branch
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC
Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd
PT Metamorfosis Ekosistem Indonesia
Wealth Track Technology
PT Fintek Karya Nusantara
PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk.
PT Indonesia Infrastructure Finance
PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk.
PT Mandiri Sekuritas
PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara
PT Rukun Raharja Tbk.
PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia Tbk.
PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero)
Macquarie
BlackRock
PT Saratoga Investama Sedaya Tbk
PT Danareksa (Persero)
PT Bank OCBC NISP Tbk
PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk
Capital markets Tier 1
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners is particularly prominent in the areas of sovereign and Sukuk issuances, with a client roster including major financial institutions as well as high profile state-owned entities. Managing partner Bono Daru Adji is respected name within this space, mostly known for his work US and Eurobond offerings. Putu Suryastuti leads the capital markets team and specialises in sovereign and shelf registered bonds. He is supported by Mohammad Renaldi Zulkarnain and Intan Paramita.
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Key clients
The Government of the Republic of Indonesia – Government
PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Persero) – Holding Company for State Owned Enterprise Mining Industry
PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk. – Energy Resources (oil and gas)
PT Medco Power Indonesia – Power
PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Persero) – Port (State Owned Enterprise)
PT Pelabuhan Indonesia IV (Persero) – Port (State Owned Enterprise)
PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk – Financial Institution
PT Bank Artos Tbk – Financial Institution
PT Bank China Construction Bank Indonesia Tbk – Financial Institution
PT Mandiri Sekuritas – Financial Institution
PT Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional Syariah Tbk. – Financial Institution
PT Barito Pacific Tbk. – Petrochemical
PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk. – Petrochemical
PT XL Axiata Tbk. – Telecommunication
PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk. – Mining
PT Surya Esa Perkasa Tbk. – Oil & Gas
PT Sarimelati Kencana Tbk. – F&B
PT Jaya Bersama Indo Tbk. – F&B operator
Corporate and M&A Tier 1
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners client roster contains major public and private domestic companies as well as international investors from China, Japan, and the USA, amongst other regions. Eko Basyuni leads the practice and is an expert in M&A, with additional expertise in complementary areas such as capital markets and FDI. Founding partner Fikri Assegaf is another key name, noted for his longstanding expertise in M&A, private equity, and venture capital transactions. Managing partner Bono Daru Adji is also an important figure and has been advising local tech giant GoJek on its inward and outward investment in the Fintech and e-commerce space. Another standout feature is its specialist teams in areas such as competition and tax and customs. Although not exclusively affiliated, the firm is part of the Singaporean law firm Rajah & Tann’s international network.
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Key clients
PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk. – Mining & Mineral Resources
PT Mitra Pinasthika Mustika Tbk. – Automotive
PT Provident Agro Tbk. – Agroindustry
PT Salam Pacific Indonesia Lines – Transportation
General Atlantic – Private Equity
GGV Capital – Venture Capital
Johnson Controls International Plc – Industrial
SCG Packaging Public Company Limited – Manufacturing
Toppan Leefung Pte. Ltd – Printing
CITIC Capital Partners Management Limited – Investment
Fountainvest Partners (Asia) Ltd. – Private Equity
AICE Group – F&B
ANSTEEL Group Corporation – Steel maker
Cheetah Mobile Inc. – Mobile internet
China Communications Construction Group Co., Ltd.
China Development Bank – Financial Institution
China Fortune Land Development Co. Ltd. – Real Estate
China Oilfield Service Ltd. – Oil & Gas
Dingyi Group Investment Limited – Investment
Guangdong Power Engineering Corp. – Power
Hai Di Lao – F&B
ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation
Ping An Group – F
Dispute resolution Tier 1
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners’s highly respected team has regularly appeared before the Supreme Court and district courts, as well as acting on international and domestic arbitration. Senior partner Eri Hertiawan is a key name in the market for alternative dispute resolution, as illustrated by his recent appointment as member of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. His disputes have involved corporate, banking aviation, criminal and competition law cases. Founding partner Chandra Hamzah is another key name and most notably known for his work handling anti-corruption cases.
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Key clients
PT Coca Cola Indonesia
PT Antam (Persero) Tbk
PT Hero Supermarket
Asian Development Bank
PT Jakarta Industrial Estate Pulogadung
PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Persero)
PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk.
PT Vale Indonesia Tbk.
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk.
PT Unilever Indonesia PTbk.
PT Meratus
K2 Data Center
Regus Business Centre Indonesia PT
Nirvana Wastu Pratama
Bright Mobile Telecommunication PT (Oppo)
Lotte Chemical
L’oreal
Bank Mandiri
PT Danone Indonesia
PT Garuda Indonesia
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
Coca Cola Amatil Indonesia
Traveloka
IT, Telecoms and Fintech Tier 1
Advising international and local technology companies, Assegaf Hamzah & Partners’ has been active in advising on corporate, commercial and regulatory work, especially in areas such as fintech, OTT services, data storage, telecoms and cloud computing. Zacky Zainal Hussein leads the TMT practice and focuses on the aforementioned areas, bringing a unique insight due to his former role as Head of Legal of local telecoms provider Indosat. Additionally M&A partner Bono Daru Adji has been regularly instructed by local tech giant Gojek on their corporate transactions.
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Labour and employment Tier 1
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners has a notably strong disputes offering and has acted before the Labour Court, Industrial Court and Central Jakarta District Court, and has also acted on out of court settlements and arbitration tribunals. Ahmad Maulana leads the practice and is highly skilled in employment investigations, suspected fraud and industrial relations.
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Key clients
NYK Line Indonesia
PT General Motors Indonesia
PT BMW Indonesia
PT Vale
Asian Development Bank
AICE Group
British Standards Institution
Imerys Asia Pacific Group
PT Harpindo Mitra Kharisma
PT Indo Premier Sekuritas
PT CTS-CIMB Sekuritas
PT Lintec
Real estate Tier 1
Advising local and international clients, Assegaf Hamzah & Partners has a strong track record in advising on the development of major industrial property developments in the region. Practice head Yogi Sudrajat is an expert in both contentious and non-contentious real estate, more specifically in areas such as land acquisitions, tenancy disputes and lease agreements.
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Key clients
Sino-Ocean Group
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara
PT Indonesia Power
The Export-Import Bank of Korea
The Export-Import Bank of China
PT Binsar Natorang Energi
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Gurit Holding AG
Danareksa
PT Pembangkitan Jawa Bali Investasi
PT Penjaminan Infrastruktur Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.
PT Rukun Raharja Tbk
Star Energy (Wayang Windu) Limited
Star Energy Geothermal (Salak) Ltd.
Star Energy Geothermal Darajat Ltd.
The Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund administrated by ADB (ADB LEAP)
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Shipping Tier 1
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners has expertise in contentious and non-contentious shipping issues through its experienced banking and finance partner Chandra Hamzah and renowned litigator Eri Hertiawan. Its shipping disputes work primarily involves financing and competition related issues as well as casualties. Other areas of interest include advising on charter parties, cargo claims and securitisation.
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Key clients
PT OOCL Logistics Indonesia
PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Persero)
PT Pelabuhan Indonesia IV (Persero)
PT Salam Pacific Indonesia Lines
PT Meratus Line
Saipem SpA
PT Sinarmas LDA Maritime
PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk
Tax Tier 1
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners is well placed to handle all aspects of contentious and non-contentious tax work with former government tax auditor Wibowo Mukti leading the practice. Mukti is a fully licensed tax consultant and has acted on appeals and judicial reviews before the tax court and Supreme Court. Muslimin Damanhuri is another key name and has been advising international companies such as Celta and Bytedance (owners of Tik Tok) on their tax arrangements in Indonesia.
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Key clients
HB Fuller
PT Hutama Karya (Persero)
Ajinomoto group
Novus Nominees Pty Ltd
Star Energy (Kakap) Ltd.
PT GIJ Property Indo
Sidra Capital
PT Jahermosa
WeBank Co., Ltd.
FTI Consulting, Inc.
Celtra Inc.
ByteDance SEA
TikTok Pte Ltd
SoftBank Group Corporation
Hexion Korea Company Limited
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Arendt & Medernach SA, Luxembourg
DLA Piper LLP
Hill Dickinson LLP
Arent Fox LLP.
Intellectual property Tier 2
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners’ intellectual property practice consists of IP specialist Dewi Kamaratih Soeharto working alongside the multi-disciplined commercial litigator Chandra Hamzah. Soeharto is highly skilled in soft IP and has been advising Tik Tok on the numerous copyright issues emanating from the use of music on its digital platform. Meanwhile Hamzah has been very active in copyright and trademark infringement-related disputes.
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Key clients
TikTok Pte. Ltd.
PT Nirvana Wastu Pratama
Smart Media4u Technology Pte., Ltd.
PT Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk (“Alfamart”)
PT Midi Utama Indonesia Tbk (“Alfamidi”)
Columbia Asia Healthcare Sdn. Bhd.
Projects and energy Tier 2
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners benefits international sponsors with its ‘close contacts with the various regulatory and SOE bodies in Indonesia’, advising on major energy and transport projects in the region. Founding partner Ibrahim Assegaf jointly leads the team and is highly experienced in oil and gas projects, as well as major infrastructure projects. Kanya Satwika advised Abu Dhabi Future Energy on the first floating solar power project in Indonesia and the largest in Southeast Asia. Ahmad Fikri Assegaf is another important name and is highly experienced in satellite financing.
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Key clients
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Danareksa
Gurit Holding AG
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
PT Binsar Natorang Energi
The Export-Import Bank of China
The Export-Import Bank of Korea
PT Indonesia Power
PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara
PT Pembangkitan Jawa Bali Investasi
PT Penjaminan Infrastruktur Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.
PT Rukun Raharja Tbk
Star Energy (Wayang Windu) Limited
Star Energy Geothermal (Salak) Ltd
Star Energy Geothermal Darajat Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
The Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund administrated by ADB (“ADB LEAP”)
Restructuring and insolvency Tier 2
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners has partners from its banking and finance and dispute resolution teams that regularly advise on major restructuring and insolvencies, more specifically in takeovers, recapitalisations and asset recoveries. Banking and finance head Ibrahim Sjarief Assegaf has been advising on debt restructuring, the suspension of debt payments, as well as the restructuring of a Sharia financed structure. Litigator Eri Hertiawan works alongside the team when the bankruptcy goes to arbitration or litigation.
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Key clients
PT Sumberdaya Sewatama
PT Royal Industries Indonesia
TAEL Partners
PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk
PT Bank Permata Indonesia
Raiffeisen Bank International A.G. (Singapore Branch)
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. (Hong Kong Branch)
HSBC Bank plc
Pathfinder Strategic Credit II LP
ACP I Trading LLC
PT Matsuzawa Pelita Furniture Indonesia
PT Apexindo Pratama Duta Tbk
PT Bank Maybank Indonesia Tbk.
PT Bank HSBC Indonesia
PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk.
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners > Firm Profile
The firm: Assegaf Hamzah & Partners is a full-service law firm that was founded by Fikri Assegaf and Chandra Hamzah in 2001. Since then, it has grown rapidly, gaining a reputation for innovation, commercial acumen and for putting clients at the forefront of all that it does. Currently with 19 partners and 100 associates, all of its members have extensive experience representing blue-chip corporate clients, high-net-worth individuals, government institutions and major public enterprises.
In early 2014, the firm entered into a strategic alliance with Rajah & Tann, a Singapore-based law firm that is now the largest in Southeast Asia, to establish a common platform that includes offices or affiliates in Singapore, China, Thailand, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia and Myanmar, as well as regional desks focusing on Japan and South Asia. The tie-up significantly enhances the firm’s capacity to provide top-class cross-border legal services and affords clients access to an arsenal of more than 600 lawyers across the region.
Alongside its partnership with Rajah & Tann, the firm continues to work closely with a range of highly regarded domestic and international law firms on both Indonesian and overseas mandates so as to allow it to draw on international expertise and best practice across all leading jurisdictions. Rendering a full suite of legal and advisory services in Indonesian, English, Malay, Mandarin and Japanese, its lawyers pay particular attention to international legal developments and how these are likely to impact on Indonesia and clients’ interests.
Since its tie-up with Rajah & Tann, the firm’s growth has continued apace. In October 2013, it merged with boutique competition practice Rizkiyana & Iswanto, making it an Indonesian market leader in competition law. Then, in early 2016, it opened its new Surabaya office as part of its ongoing strategy to bring international quality legal services to major commercial and industrial centers across the country. Now with almost 120 lawyers, it is one of the few Indonesian law firms with the depth and breadth of expertise and experience to handle the most complex domestic and international deals.
AHP’s accolades include: Chambers Asia Pacific Indonesia Law Firm of the Year 2014, shortlisted for same in 2015 and 2016; Chambers Asia Pacific 2017 Band 1 firm in capital markets, competition/antitrust, banking and finance, corporate M&A and disputes, and Band 2 firm in real estate, employment, project finance and telecommunications; The Legal 500Asia Pacific 2017 Tier 1 firm in aviation, dispute resolution, IT and telecoms, capital markets, corporate/M&A and banking and finance, Tier 2 firm in shipping, employment, real estate and restructuring and insolvency, Tier 3 firm in tax and projects and energy, and Tier 4 firm in intellectual property.
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Lawyer Profiles
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Bono Daru Adji | Managing Partner, Assegaf Hamzah & Partners | View Profile |
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Ahmad Fikri Assegaf | Partner and Co-Founder, Assegaf Hamzah & Partners | View Profile |
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Chandra M. Hamzah | Partner, Assegaf Hamzah & Partners | View Profile |
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Eri Hertiawan | Co-Head, Dispute Resolution, Assegaf Hamzah & Partners | View Profile |
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Zacky Zainal Hussein | Partner, Assegaf Hamzah & Partners | View Profile |
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Dewi Kamaratih Soeharto | Co-Head, Intellectual Property, Assegaf Hamzah & Partners | View Profile |
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Ahmad Maulana | Partner, Assegaf Hamzah & Partners | View Profile |