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Provided by Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills

Our dispute resolution practice is one of the most experienced and successful in Indonesia. Our 24-year association with Herbert Smith Freehills allows us to combine our local expertise and experience with that of one of the world's leading law firms, making our practice in Indonesia and across Southeast Asia unparalleled. We offer clients integrated and seamless high quality legal services, exceptional experience, and unparalleled local knowledge, and work with them on the most complex and significant contentious matters, whether domestic or cross-border.

Our market-leading expertise across the full range of dispute areas includes:

  • civil litigation
  • domestic and international commercial arbitration
  • criminal and other corporate investigations
  • contentious labour & employment matters
  • corporate restructuring & insolvency
  • business competition
  • private wealth disputes

Our recent work highlights include acting for:

  • a subsidiary of an Indonesian SOE in relation to the successful Singapore-seated arbitration against Philippines conglomerates and ongoing enforcement proceedings of an award in excess of US$100 million
  • a Malaysian SOE and its subsidiary, in a successful Singapore-seated arbitration and ongoing enforcement proceedings of an award in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia in excess of US$700 million against two conglomerate group companies in Indonesia 

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What the Team is Known For

Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung is commended for its handling of complex legal work for domestic and international clients across a range of contentious issues in the Indonesian market. The team is well-placed to handle employment, construction and competition, as well as insolvency. The firm acts for clients from a range of sectors, including energy and natural resources, financial services, aviation and technology. The group is experienced in advising on compliance and anti-corruption matters. The firm handles local litigation as well as domestic and international arbitration proceedings.

Work Highlights

Provided by Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills

  • Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung is assisting PT Maybank Asset Management with a corruption investigation by the Indonesian Attorney General’s Office. The investigation is related to alleged mismanagement of investments at PT Asuransi Jiwasraya, resulting in the conviction of eight people and thirteen investment managers for corruption and money laundering.

Strengths

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Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung provides first-rate service for anyone who is unfortunate enough to be embroiled in litigation and arbitration facing unconventional difficulties.

Dispute Resolution respondent
Asia-Pacific

Lawyers at Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung have performed admirably and should continue to maintain this high standard of work. They have a strong understanding of business dynamics and market conditions.

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Asia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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Debby Sulaiman
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Debby Sulaiman
Head of Dispute Resolution
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Debby Sulaiman is a respected name in Indonesia's disputes space, acting for local and international clients. Additionally, she heads Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung's dispute practice. She is well versed in restructuring and insolvency as well as general disputes, including within the banking, energy and natural resources sectors.

Debby Sulaiman has extensive knowledge and experience and can clearly articulate information to our company.

I have a very deep appreciation for the effectiveness of Debby Sulaiman. She did an absolutely fantastic job.

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Members

Provided by Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills

Debby Sulaiman

Debby Sulaiman

Head of Department

Harris Toengkagie

Prawidha Murti

Tedy Rachmanto

Clients

Provided by Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Guy Carpenter (Marsh McLennan Group)

International Court of Arbitration of ICC

Maybank Asset Management

Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia

Pertamina International Marketing & Distribution

Vivo Energy Indonesia

Wicaksana Overseas International

Industries

Provided by Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills

Aviation and Aerospace

Energy and Utilities

Financial Investors

Financial Services

Industrials, Engineering and Manufacturing

Insurance

Property, Construction and Infrastructure

Retail and Consumer

TMT

Transport