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Ivan F. Baely

Ivan F. Baely

Asia-Pacific 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

mergers and acquisitions; banking and finance; debt restructuring; foreign investment; energy and mining; corporate and commercial law; labor, employment and immigration, bankruptcy and corporate secretarial work.

Career

2003 - Present: Founder & Managing Partner IABF Law Firm

Professional Memberships

- the Indonesian Advocates Association (Perhimpunan Advokat Indonesia);

- the Capital Market Legal Consultants Association (Himpunan Konsultan Hukum Pasar Modal);

- the Indonesian Competition Lawyer Association (ICLA);

- the Indonesian Receiver and Administrator Association (Asosiasi Kurator dan Pengurus Indonesia) and

- a registered consultant for Commercial Paper Transaction at Money Market (Lembaga Pendukung Pasar Uang yang Melakukan Kegiatan terkait Surat Berharga Komersial di Pasar Uang).

Personal

Ivan obtained his Master of Laws degree at the University of Melbourne, upon completion of his Law Degree from the University of Indonesia. He is fluent in both Indonesian and English. Before establishing IABF Law Firm, Ivan’s professional experience extends across a number of major firms in Jakarta, a government agency (the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency/IBRA) and a foreign consulting company. He has particular expertise in advising on mergers and acquisitions; banking and finance; debt restructuring; foreign investment; energy and mining; corporate and commercial law; labor, employment and immigration, bankruptcy and corporate secretarial work.

Ivan is a licensed capital markets lawyer, along with being a receiver & administrator for bankruptcy. His work as a corporate lawyer has received global recognition, including from Legal500, Chambers Global, Chambers Asia-Pacific, IFLR1000, Asia Business Law Journal, Asian Legal Business, and Asia Law. Since 2019, he has been named to Asia Business Law Journal’s A-List of Indonesia’s Top 100 Lawyers and has been recognized in the Top Tier by Legal500. He has also been named the 'Most Recommended Lawyer' by Hukumonline’s In-House Counsel Choice, ranked in the Asia Pacific and Global Guides by Chambers and Partners, and is recognized by IFLR1000 as a Highly Regarded Lawyer in Mergers and Acquisitions.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Corporate/M&A - Indonesia

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial
Ivan Baely in Jakarta is an active corporate lawyer, who often represents Indonesian clients in acquisitions, divestments and corporate restructuring activities.

Strengths

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  • He has good interpersonal skills and attention to detail as well as important matters.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Asia & Pacific

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Indonesia

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