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SSEK Legal Consultants

Michael S Carl

Jakarta, Indonesia

Asia-Pacific Guide 2022

Ranked in 3 departments

Ranked in : Projects & Energy: Foreign Legal ConsultantsReal Estate: Foreign Legal ConsultantsCorporate/M&A: Foreign Legal Consultants

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Projects & Energy: Foreign Legal Consultants - Indonesia

Band 2

Michael Carl is an experienced foreign legal consultant who regularly advises international investors on deals in the projects and energy sector in Indonesia. His work includes oil and gas and telecoms infrastructure.

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Real Estate: Foreign Legal Consultants - Indonesia

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Michael Carl is a foreign legal consultant in Jakarta with a solid background in international transactions in the real estate and technology sectors. He is noted by market commentators for his extensive experience in Indonesia.

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Corporate/M&A: Foreign Legal Consultants - Indonesia

Band 2

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Practice Areas

M&A, banking and finance, restructurings, energy, mining, infrastructure, real estate, TMT

Career

Michael Carl joined SSEK in 2004 and has more than 20 years of experience practicing law in Southeast Asia. He was previously with Baker & McKenzie in its Singapore and Bangkok offices. Michael is praised for his "excellent technical grasp of both Indonesian law and the Indonesian language, which makes him unique amongst the expatriate lawyers in Jakarta" (IFLR1000).

Projects include acting for Princeton Digital Group (PDG) in the sale of a strategic stake in its data centers business, including data centers in Indonesia, advising PepsiCo, Inc. on the sale of its stake in and termination of its joint venture in Indonesia and acting for SoftBank Vision Fund in its investments in PT Tokopedia, the leading Indonesian e-commerce market platform, and Grab. Inc., the leading Southeast Asian provider of ride-hailing services. Michael acted for Grab in the acquisition of Uber’s business and assets in Indonesia.

Personal

Received his JD from the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall) School of Law. Earned an SH (the equivalent of an LLB) in Indonesian law from Atma Jaya University, Jakarta, where he was first in his class. Fluent in Indonesian.

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