Eri Hertiawan > Assegaf Hamzah & Partners > Jakarta, Indonesia > Lawyer Profile

Assegaf Hamzah & Partners is highly regarded in the market for its expertise in handling sensitive aviation disputes, particularly those involving accidents and payment obligations. It also assists both domestic and international clients with leases, financings, and acquisitions. Group lead Eri Hertiawan, whose practice spans competition law advice, restructurings, and disputes, is a port of call for a range of airlines and manufacturers. Alvin Ambardy is chiefly recognised for his arbitration work and represents clients in insolvency, debt and compliance-related cases.

Led by Eri Hertiawan, the team at Assegaf Hamzah & Partners advises on a variety of shipping and maritime matters, such as marine casualties, shipbuilding and repairs, cargo claims, and shipping disputes. Wildan Lukman Nurmajid has an expertise in the acquisitions and financing of vessels. Muhamad Kamal Fikri is another standout member of the team with an in-depth knowledge of regulatory and employment matters within the shipping sector. Yanu Wiriasmoko  left the firm in September 2023.

‘One of the most established litigation practices in Indonesia’, Assegaf Hamzah & Partners is instructed by a host of Southeast Asian clients for litigation. The firm has a large body of work pertaining to insurance issues, as well as assisting clients in the maritime and real estate sectors. The firm is also skilled in alternative dispute resolution and has represented clients across a number of international arbitration institutions. Practice head Chandra Hamzah has been the main driver behind the firm’s established corruption compliance offering. Co-head Eri Hertiawan is praised as ‘the go-to partner for high stakes litigation in Indonesia’, while Asep Ridwan’s work largely centres on competition and bankruptcy issues. Simon Barrie Sasmoyo is a skilled arbitrator.

Assegaf Hamzah & Partners is led by Ibrahim Sjarief Assegaf, who possesses a wealth of financial knowledge to advise corporate institutions and businesses facing insolvency and debt restructuring matters. Support is provided through Eri Hertiawan, the co-head of the firm’s dispute resolution group, who handles contentious cases of financial difficulty in court with a particular focus on shipping and aviation law. The wealth of expertise, bolstered further by Tracy Tania and her specialities in insolvency and cross-border financing transactions, enables the firm to attend to a range of financial issues across the restructuring process, not limited to the implementation of turnaround strategies, conducting due diligence reports on restructuring plans and submitting standstill proposals on debt repayments.

2023 Singapore silk appointment Kelvin Poon SC heads the arbitration practice of Rajah & Tann Asia, a firm which has built presences across ASEAN jurisdictions and into China, including handling investor-state disputes and cases involving India. In addition to Poon SC, key names in Singapore include Avinash Pradhan, Francis Xavier SC, Ng Kim Beng and shipping specialist Kendall Tan. The firm’s regional coverage, via the firm’s offices and partner firms, also include Eri Hertiawan in Jakarta, Savada Prom in Phnom Penh, Ben Dominic R. Yap  in Manila, and Chau Huy Quang  and Logan Leung in the firm’s Vietnam offices. Recent recruits include Hew Kian Heong in Shanghai, as well as Shilin Huang and Vanina Sucharitkul in Singapore – the latter two bringing with them specialist expertise relating to Taiwan and Thailand respectively.