Notable cases

• Assisted Grab Holdings as Indonesian counsel in connection with its listing on Nasdaq, which included the world’s biggest-ever merger involving a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
• Acted as external counsel for Pertagas, a subsidiary of Indonesian state-owned subsidiary of PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk, in connection with the creation of a joint operation with energy company PT Rukun Raharja Tbk (Raja) for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Balam-Bangko-Dumai and Minas-Duri-Dumai oil pipeline corridors (the Rokan Project)
• Acted as Indonesian counsel for Singapore-based Princeton Digital Group (PDG) in the sale of a strategic stake in its data centers business, including data centers in Indonesia. PDG entered into a definitive agreement for a new US$360 million equity investment led by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board.
• Advised PepsiCo, Inc. on the sale of its stake in and termination of its joint venture in Indonesia with PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur (ICBP).
• Assisted PT MRT Jakarta with the formation of a new subsidiary for a transit-oriented development (TOD).
• Advised PT Pertamina, Indonesia’s largest state-owned energy company, on the formation of the Indonesian Oil and Gas Holding SOE, a USD 4 billion deal that results in the creation of Indonesia’s largest state-owned holding company.
• Acted as Indonesian counsel to Vision Fund, the venture capital arm of SoftBank, as part of its investments in Grab Inc., the leading Southeast Asian ride-hailing app that is quickly becoming the region’s leading everyday app, and Tokopedia, the largest e-commerce platform in Indonesia.
• Represented China Shenhua, one of the largest developers of coal-powered IPPs in China, as the developer in several major power projects in Indonesia.
• Assisted Ovolo Group with the acquisition of a resort hotel in Bali. This was the group’s first property outside of Hong Kong and Australia.
• Acting as Indonesian counsel to a leading international oil and gas company in relation to the operation of two significant Production Sharing Contract (PSC) areas on Borneo island.
• Assisted an international energy company in connection with its disposal of the Lemang oil and gas block.
• Assisted Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, in the indirect acquisition of TokoCrypto, the first cryptoasset exchange platform registered by the Indonesian government.
• Advising Upbit, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, on its operations in Indonesia.
• Represented a client in a police investigation over a criminal fraud matter and assisted the client in trying to recover its funds.
• Represented a client in its lawsuit against an Indonesian bank at the North Jakarta District Court for the payment of guarantee bonds issued by the bank.
• Successfully assisted a client in a dispute with an employee terminated over performance issues. In particular, the employee had left the factory during office hours, which caused an acid spillage in the factory.
• Represented a client in connection with a dispute with 17 employees our client terminated over an illegal work stoppage. The SSEK team representing the client at the Semarang District Court, including preparing and presenting evidence to defend the client. SSEK successfully guided the client through the court proceedings with minimal legal exposure.

Client testimonials

CLIENT: VP – Finance & Support
COMPANY/FIRM: PT Total Oil Indonesia
TESTIMONIAL: “SSEK’s legal services are always delivered in seamless quality and well-timed manner.”

CLIENT: CEO
COMPANY/FIRM: PT Raiz Invest Indonesia
TESTIMONIAL: “I have always found [Dewi Savitri Reni] dependable, efficient and unfailingly punctual. In fact, I have never worked with a person who gives as much attention to detail as she does. Also, her willingness to take on difficult projects and see them to successful completion has repeatedly impressed me.”

CLIENT: Senior VP
COMPANY/FIRM: Maynilad Water Services, Inc.
TESTIMONIAL: “Maynilad is the biggest water utility in the Philippines in terms of customer base. Currently, Maynilad is looking for opportunities to expand its business in Indonesia. We are regularly talking to government officials and potential private partners. In doing so, we need to have very strong legal counsel in Indonesia. Professionally, we found SSEK to help us in exploring projects.”

CLIENT: Executive counsel
COMPANY/FIRM: GE Corporate
TESTIMONIAL: “[Dewi Savitri Reni] has the ability to understand and communicate cultural differences between the respective US and Indonesia legal regimes and achieve US client objectives in a very different cultural and legal regulatory regime.”

CLIENT: Legal contract advisor
COMPANY/FIRM: PT Pertamina Internasional Eksplorasi dan Produksi
TESTIMONIAL: “[Fransiscus Rodyanto] understands the issues provided by the client accurately and speedily. He provides solutions to the client’s problems in a very efficient way, both for the client’s operational and strategic interests. He also possesses vast knowledge of current legal issues in the Indonesian and international oil and gas industry.”

CLIENT: Head of legal
COMPANY/FIRM: PT Xiaomi Communications Indonesia
TESTIMONIAL: “[Fransiscus Rodyanto] has helped our company solve many tough cases with his superior legal knowledge, research skills, analytical skills, strategic views and practical thoughts. He is a responsive, thorough, responsible and competent professional who always has the client’s best interest in mind.”

International capabilities

• SSEK is the Indonesia member firm of the Employment Law Alliance (ELA), a global network of leading labor and employment lawyers. The ELA provides HR executives, general counsel and business leaders with comprehensive labor and employment and immigration services. Multinational companies choose ELA lawyers for fast, efficient, responsive services tailored to meet the unique needs of their global workforce. ELA law firms provide HR legal solutions around the world. The ELA offers global reach with local experts.
• SSEK is a member of The Interlex Group, an association of leading law firms around the world that cooperate to provide a complete range of international legal and business services to clients.
• SSEK is a member of The Law Firm Network (LFN). LFN offers businesses an alternative to global law firms: successful independent law firms working together, in an integrated way, offering choice, competitive pricing and local knowledge. The networks member law firms work together to resolve cross-border issues and advise legal counsels of small, medium and multinational companies.