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Restructuring/Insolvency

Indonesia

2 Years Ranked

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Provided by Martin Patrick Nagel

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution | Debt Restructuring and Insolvency | Civil and Criminal Litigation | Construction and Property | Corporate and Investment | Taxation | Employment

Career

Martin Patrick Nagel, a Founder and Partner of FKNK Law Firm, is one of Indonesia’s leading legal practitioners in the fields of restructuring, insolvency, and complex dispute resolution. With unwavering commitment to excellence, strategy, and business impact, Martin is recognized to deliver Indonesia’s most critical corporate issues - from complexity to certainty and success.

Martin’s practice leads the way in Indonesia, spanning the full spectrum of high-stakes restructurings—both contentious and non-contentious—complex cross-border insolvency, commercial litigation, and special situations financing.

Martin played a significant role in many of Indonesia’s most consequential and largest restructuring cases in Indonesia. Martin has acted as counsel and administrator in some of the largest and most high-profile restructuring and insolvency cases in Indonesia, advising on transactions exceeding IDR 250 trillion (over USD 15 billion) in total value for both multinational corporations and major domestic companies across sectors including aviation, marine, investment, manufacturing, banking, energy, media, and property development, such as Garuda Indonesia (IDR 142 trillion), Sri Rejeki Isman/Sritex Group (IDR 26 trillion), Sentul City (IDR 11 trillion), Visi Media Asia Group (IDR 11 trillion), Pan Brothers (IDR 6.8 trillion), Koperasi Indosurya Cipta (IDR 13.8 trillion), PT Narendra Interpacific Indonesia (IDR 4,4 trillion), PT Dok & Perkapalan Kodja Bahari (Persero) (IDR 3,7 trillion), and etc.

Martin is widely recognized by clients and peers for his exceptional skill in navigating complex negotiations, underpinned by strategic vision, a pragmatic, business-oriented mindset, and deep expertise in both court-supervised and out-of-court restructurings. His approach consistently delivers successful outcomes. He regularly advises on high-stakes, multi-party negotiations, creditor committee strategies, and formal restructuring processes, having secured maximum creditor approvals across numerous proceedings..

In addition to restructuring and insolvency, Martin’s expertise extends to private debt restructurings, M&A transactions, public-private partnership projects, corporate governance matters, major corporate and transactions, and strategic dispute management advising leading multinational corporations, financial institutions, state-owned enterprises, blue-chip companies and large companies across Indonesia and Southeast Asia.

Recognized for his excellence, Martin has been consistently ranked by leading international legal directories, including Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, Benchmark Litigation, and Hukumonline. His accolades include Leading Lawyer and Leading Partner in Restructuring and Insolvency in Indonesia, as well as induction into HukumOnline’s Hall of Fame.

A recognized thought leader in his field, Martin is frequently invited to speak at national and international conferences on restructuring, insolvency, arbitration, dispute resolution, as well as construction and real estate law.

His academic background includes a Bachelor of Laws (S.H.) from Universitas Parahyangan and a Master of Business Law (M.H.) from Universitas Padjadjaran. He is licensed as an advocate, curator (receiver), and administrator in Indonesia.

Professional Memberships

• Vice Chairman - Indonesian Association of Curators and Administrators (AKPI)

• Vice - Indonesian Advocates Association (PERADI SAI)

• Vice Secretary, Indonesian Advocates Association (AAI) South Jakarta

• Founder and Advisor, Restructuring and Insolvency Chamber of Indonesia (RICI)

• Member, International Bar Association (IBA)

• Member, Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI)

Work Highlights

• Led over IDR 250 trillion (USD 15B+) in restructuring - PKPU, and dispute transactions.

• 100% creditor approval achieved in multiple multi-trillion Rupiah restructurings.

• Adviser to Top-Listed Companies across Indonesia and Southeast Asia, Banks, SOEs in Indonesia, and international investors.

• Consistently ranked among Indonesia’s Leading Lawyers and Practice Leaders.

• International and national speaker and thought leader on restructuring and insolvency, commercial dispute, and arbitration.

Languages Spoken

Indonesian & English

Awards

Leading Partners in Retructuring and Insolvency in Indonesia

The Legal 500

2025

Leading Lawyer in Restructuring & Insolvency

Chambers & Partners

2024

Notable Practitioner – Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific

IFLR1000

2024

Hall of Fame – HukumOnline Elite Practice Leader in Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Restructuring, Corporate M&A, and Criminal Law

HukumOnline

2024

Asia Pacific Recommended Lawyer for Restructuring and Dispute Resolution

The Legal 500

2024

Asia Pacific Recommended Lawyer for Restructuring and Dispute Resolution

HukumOnline

2024

Indonesia Rising Star

Asian Legal Business

2024

Future Legal Leader

Asia Business Law Journal

2024

Education

Parahyangan University

Bachelor of Law

Padjadjaran University

Master of Law

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Restructuring/Insolvency - Indonesia

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Martin Patrick Nagel is respected for his experience in restructuring and insolvency in Indonesia, regularly representing debtors in PKPU proceedings. He is also instructed as an administrator in debt restructuring situations.

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