Mr Erik Widjaja > Allen & Gledhill LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile
Allen & Gledhill LLP Offices
ONE MARINA BOULEVARD
#28-00
SINGAPORE 018989
Singapore
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Mr Erik Widjaja
Work Department
International Arbitration; Litigation; Maritime & Aviation
Position
Partner
Career
Erik is one of the youngest lawyers to be recognised as an Accredited Specialist in Maritime and Shipping Law by the Singapore Academy of Law. He is rated as a Future Star in Shipping by Benchmark Litigation and ranked as a recommended lawyer by Who’s Who Legal for Shipping (Southeast Asia).
Erik’s primary areas of practice encompass maritime (e.g. maritime collisions and incidents, cargo claims, ship repair and construction, ship sale and purchase, offshore rigs, charterparties, mortgage enforcement, insurance and ship management) and trade matters (bills of lading, trade finance (including letters of credit and indemnities), and international sale of goods), with a focus on dispute resolution.
He has handled numerous international arbitrations (institutional, non-institutional and ad hoc), and is familiar with the arbitration rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), The London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) and the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA).
He also has extensive experience in dealing with Indonesian-related matters and insolvency-related matters arising out of mortgage enforcement on ships as well as various claims against companies (e.g. claim for delivery without production of original bills of lading) which eventually went into liquidation, or into other forms of restructuring (e.g. Chapter 11 under the US Bankruptcy Code and Penundaan Kewajiban Pembayaran Utang (PKPU) under Indonesian law).
Apart from contentious matters, Erik has also been actively involved in non-contentious matters (e.g. the employment of crew on board ships, vessel new builds and sale and purchase). He regularly advises his clients on legal issues that arise in the course of his clients’ business dealings and transactions (including but not limited to sanctions, and import and export controls).
Languages
English, Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia
Memberships
Member of Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats – International Association of Young Lawyers.
Education
Graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LL.B. (Hons) degree and M Karthigesu Memorial Gold Medal and Prize (for Shipping).
Lawyer Rankings
Indonesia > Foreign firms
With members focusing exclusively on Indonesian-related transactions for clients, Allen & Gledhill LLP is experienced in cross-border transactions and disputes, enabling a well-rounded service for any clients with matters pertaining to Indonesia. The firm has represented domestic and multinational corporations alike on restructurings, expansions, financings, acquisitions, divestments and disputes. Oene Marseille and Prawiro Widjaja lead the firm’s Indonesia practice. Marseille handles M&A, corporate and commercial transactions work whilst Widjaja focuses on M&A and restructurings. Other notable lawyers include Erik Widjaja, who specialises in maritime and trade with a particular focus on dispute resolution, and Aris Budi Prasetiyo, who handles a diverse range of practice areas including M&A and banking.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition: local firms
- Banking and finance: local firms
- Capital markets: equity and debt: local firms
- Capital markets: structured finance, derivatives and securitisation: Local firms
- Construction: Local firms
- Corporate and M&A: local firms
- Data protection and cyber security
- Dispute resolution: local firms
- Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms
- Intellectual property: Local firms
- Investment funds: local firms
- Labour and employment: local firms
- Projects and energy: local firms
- Real estate: local firms
- Restructuring and insolvency: local firms
- Shipping: local firms
- Start-up and venture capital – Local firms
- Tax: local firms
- TMT: local firms
- White-collar crime - Local firms