Asialaw Profiles
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Retaining a strong focus on the energy, mining and real estate sectors, Adnan Buyung Nasution & Partners (ABNP) comes highly recommended for its litigation capability. The firm provides such high profile clients as ABN Amro and ING Bank with the full ... [more]

Retaining a strong focus on the energy, mining and real estate sectors, Adnan Buyung Nasution & Partners (ABNP) comes highly recommended for its litigation capability. The firm provides such high profile clients as ABN Amro and ING Bank with the full range of dispute resolution services. Founding partner Adnan Buyung Nasution continues to drive the practice.

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Name partner Frans Hendra Winarta himself heads the dispute resolution practice at Frans Winarta & Partners, which covers the full spectrum of services across commercial litigation, ADR and arbitration.The litigation focus is on disputes in areas such ... [more]

Name partner Frans Hendra Winarta himself heads the dispute resolution practice at Frans Winarta & Partners, which covers the full spectrum of services across commercial litigation, ADR and arbitration.

The litigation focus is on disputes in areas such as civil and criminal, labour and employment, intellectual property rights, and bankruptcy. Meanwhile, the ADR practice specialises in consultation, negotiation, mediation and conciliation. The firm is considered something of a pioneer in the area of commercial arbitration. Recent clients include ExxonMobil and Hilton Hotels.

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Through its links with Herbert Smith, Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung is able to draw on the UK firm’s significant know-how and case management systems in the disputes area. This provides the firm with a unique combination of international and domestic disputes ... [more]

Through its links with Herbert Smith, Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung is able to draw on the UK firm’s significant know-how and case management systems in the disputes area. This provides the firm with a unique combination of international and domestic disputes experience and expertise.

Focusing on representing major international parties in significant contentious matters in Indonesia, the practice is able to guide multinational clients through the difficulties and peculiarities of litigating and arbitrating in (and in relation to) Indonesia. The firm also assists clients with claims brought in the Indonesian courts, BANI and international arbitrations, regulatory investigations, mediation and other forms of ADR.

With key personnel including Chalid L Heyder and international counsel Charles Ball, Hiswara Bunjamin recently advised Rio Tinto in administrative court claims against local government agents in Sulawesi in relation to the grant of overlapping mining titles. Other work includes acting for a major European telecommunications company in a BANI arbitration arising from a dispute over payment under an infrastructure contract.

Key clients include Diageo, Nokia Siemens Networks, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley.

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Karen Mills heads the arbitration and ADR department at Karimsyah, which added associate Hanna Azkiya in September 2008 but lost associate Harvardy Iqbal in July 2009. Key clients of the practice include the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) ... [more]

Karen Mills heads the arbitration and ADR department at Karimsyah, which added associate Hanna Azkiya in September 2008 but lost associate Harvardy Iqbal in July 2009. Key clients of the practice include the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) and PT Jasa Marga (Persero).

Recent work includes advising the Government of Indonesia in UNCITRAL investor-state arbitration proceedings against PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara. Serving as an important milestone in the history of investor-state arbitrations in developing countries, the firm successfully obtained an award in favour of the Government.

Other work includes representing several hospitals in high profile medical malpractice disputes in and out of courts, for which partner Firmansyah has gained recognition. Mills herself frequently sits as an arbitrator in ad hoc international arbitration under UNCITRAL Rules at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, as well as ICC Arbitration proceedings.

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Baker & McKenzie-member firm Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners has developed a specialised practice handling commercial litigation matters and assisting clients with arbitration of their commercial disputes. Headed by office managing partner Timur Sukirno, ... [more]

Baker & McKenzie-member firm Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners has developed a specialised practice handling commercial litigation matters and assisting clients with arbitration of their commercial disputes. Headed by office managing partner Timur Sukirno, HHP’s practice serves corporations, banks and other financial institutions (including many multinational corporations), government agencies and state-owned companies.

The firm’s bankruptcy/insolvency practice has been kept extremely busy of late as a result of the economic downturn, with the practice working on various bankruptcy proceedings before the Commercial Court and the Supreme Court.

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Name partner Luhut Pangaribuan enjoys an unrivalled reputation in the disputes area in Indonesia. Over a number of years, he has built the practice to the point where it can now cite many high profile multinationals as clients. The downturn has yielded ... [more]

Name partner Luhut Pangaribuan enjoys an unrivalled reputation in the disputes area in Indonesia. Over a number of years, he has built the practice to the point where it can now cite many high profile multinationals as clients. The downturn has yielded the firm a number of contract dispute mandates involving some of its key coal mining clients. The firm also offers a litigation consultancy service.

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One of Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo’s biggest cases last year saw it acting for Richard Bruce Ness, the former CEO of PT Newmont Minahasa Raya as plaintiff in a civil case against the New York Times over articles that alleged environmental pollution. The ... [more]

One of Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo’s biggest cases last year saw it acting for Richard Bruce Ness, the former CEO of PT Newmont Minahasa Raya as plaintiff in a civil case against the New York Times over articles that alleged environmental pollution. The firm also represented Temasek Private in an antitrust and monopoly case and two class action proceedings.

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Last year, Soemadipradja & Taher successfully defended PT Newmont Minahasa Raya and its former president director against a claim of alleged environmental pollution. The firm also successfully defended Santos in both the district court and the court ... [more]

Last year, Soemadipradja & Taher successfully defended PT Newmont Minahasa Raya and its former president director against a claim of alleged environmental pollution. The firm also successfully defended Santos in both the district court and the court of appeal in regard to a high profile environmental case.

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