Asialaw Profiles
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The banking and finance team at Hutabarat Halim & Rekan is principally engaged in the provision of advice to foreign and domestic securities companies, banks and financial institutions. Partners Pheo M Hutabarat and Rosna Chung are highly recommended for their work on complex restructurings. The team also advised longstanding client Credit Suisse on a US$20 million Labuan loan facility.

One of Hutabarat Halim & Rekan’s specialties is acting on corporate and investment issues. The practice is led by partners Nini Halim and Inka Kirana and focuses on the provision of legal services to foreign and domestic companies. The firm’s extensive range of client includes Mitsui Matsushima, Sinicatum Carbon Capital and Perkebunana Nusantara.

Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro

Acting for corporate clients on dispute settlement negotiations, ABNR regularly appears before relevant administrative and arbitration tribunals. With the combined efforts of the energy and natural resources team, the dispute team represented MMC Oil & Gas Engineering in a dispute concerning the termination of subcontracts with PT Tamarona. The firm also advised PT Perusahaan Gas Negara in a decision by the Dispute Adjudication Board.

Assegaf Hamzah & Partners

Assegaf Hamzah & Partners’ very strong litigation team is at the forefront of competition law developments in Indonesia having acted as counsel to national carrier Garuda Indonesia in a ground-breaking competition law dispute. This saw the District Court overturn the Business Competition Supervisory Commission’s decision that Garuda had taken part in an airline cartel established to maintain fuel surcharges.

Budidjaja & Associates

Housing a strong group of litigators, Budidjaja & Associates enjoys an excellent reputation for disputes work. The firm represented PT JAIC Indonesia, a venture capital consulting business, in its dispute with state owned enterprise PT Istaka Karya (Persero) over Istaka promissory notes.

Hutabarat Halim & Rekan

The firm’s founding partner Pheo M Hutabarat is “an expert in commercial dispute resolution”, says one rival partner. The firm acted as legal counsel to the Lippo Group in connection with the termination of 100 employment contracts of employees of PT Kymco Lippo Motor Indonesia. The matter was heard in front of the Labour Court in Jakarta.

Roosdiono & Partners

Roosdiono & Partners represents clients from various business sectors in settling disputes in connection to Indonesian arbitration, civil and construction law. The firm advised PT Daysun Jaya Satu in filing a lawsuit against PT Archipelago Trading & Service Corporation over the purchase price of a property in Jakarta.

Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono

Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono is very experienced in handling matters for Singapore-based international law firms in conjunction with arbitration hearings for multinational companies. The firm is also adept at handling litigation cases. It acted as Indonesian counsel for PT Aperni Pratama Ocean Line and assisted the Indonesian law firm Kailimang & Ponto in the successful defence during bankruptcy proceedings made by the Korea Securities Finance Corporation.