DECADES OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE · INDONESIA

Where Indonesian Law Meets Global Consequence.

James Law Partnership advises corporations, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals on Indonesia's most complex disputes, restructurings, and cross-border transactions — handled by licensed advocates, certified bankruptcy trustees, and registered IP practitioners.

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Certified PKPU & Bankruptcy Trustee
AKPI / IKAPI
PERADI Licensed Advocates
Indonesian Bar
Foreign Arbitral Award Enforcement
NY Convention
Domestic & International Arbitration
BANI · ICC · SIAC · HKIAC
Mandarin · English · Bahasa
Multilingual Counsel
ABOUT THE FIRM

Depth Where It Counts.

James Law Partnership was founded on a single conviction: that the best legal counsel is inseparable from strategic judgment. We do not process matters — we take ownership of them.

Our team has operated at the intersection of Indonesia’s legal landscape and the demands of global commerce for over a decade. We have represented clients before the Supreme Court of Indonesia, in international arbitral tribunals, and in corporate transactions spanning Southeast Asia, China, and Europe.

We understand that what is at stake in each engagement is never simply legal — it is commercial, reputational, and consequential. For international businesses entering Indonesia, and for Indonesian enterprises operating on the global stage, we provide counsel that bridges local authority with international standards.

When the outcome of a legal matter can reshape a business, determine a reputation, or define a career, the choice of counsel is not a procurement decision. Our partners have stood in exactly those moments — at the highest levels of Indonesian commercial, regulatory, and public life — and delivered. We bring that standard to every engagement we accept.

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Our partners do not advise from the outside. Across decades of practice before Indonesia's highest courts, in international arbitral chambers, and in matters of genuine public and commercial consequence — we have taken ownership of every matter we accept. We do not change that standard for anyone.

Doly James
MANAGING PARTNER
RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY

When the Stakes Are Measured in Hundreds of Millions.

James Law Partnership's restructuring and insolvency practice is led by certified Bankruptcy Trustees (Kurator) and PKPU Administrators. We have administered some of Indonesia's most significant commercial insolvency proceedings, acting for creditors, debtors, and investors in matters where both urgency and precision determine outcomes. When financial distress demands authority to act — not just advice — our partners carry the court-recognized credentials to do both.

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CERTIFIED KURATOR

Court-appointed Bankruptcy Trustees recognized by AKPI and IKAPI.

PKPU ADMINISTRATORS

Full administration authority in debt reorganization proceedings.

CREDITOR & DEBTOR REPRESENTATION

Acting for all parties across the insolvency spectrum.

CROSS-BORDER COORDINATION

Coordinating insolvency between Indonesian and foreign stakeholders, with integrated arbitration enforcement.

· Certified PKPU Administrators · · Court-Recognized Bankruptcy Trustee (Kurator) · · Certified under AKPI & IKAPI ·
PRACTICE AREAS

Across every practice area, one standard.

Technically precise. Commercially intelligent. Delivered by lawyers who have handled matters of genuine consequence.

Corporate law is the architecture of your business. We structure entities, govern relationships, and design the legal frameworks on which businesses operate, grow, and protect themselves in Indonesia's evolving regulatory environment.

PMA Incorporation OSS Licensing Shareholder Agreements Corporate Governance Group Restructuring
KEY SERVICES
  • Company incorporation and establishment of foreign investment entities (PMA) in compliance with Ministry of Investment (BKPM) regulations
  • Foreign direct investment structuring, OSS (Online Single Submission) licensing, and sector-specific business licensing
  • Corporate governance advisory — board resolutions, directors' duties, and shareholder rights
  • Shareholder agreements, joint venture arrangements, and strategic partnership structuring
  • Corporate secretarial services and ongoing statutory compliance under Indonesian Company Law (UU PT)
  • Regulatory compliance reviews and legal health checks across multiple industry sectors
  • Restructuring of corporate group structures, including holding company arrangements and intra-group reorganisations
  • General retainer advisory for domestic and foreign-owned companies operating in Indonesia

M&A in Indonesia demands more than process — it demands judgment. We have closed domestic and cross-border transactions across every major sector, managing regulatory complexity and protecting the strategic intent behind each transaction from term sheet to closing.

Share & Asset Acquisitions Cross-Border M&A Legal Due Diligence OJK & BKPM Filings PE / VC Structuring
KEY SERVICES
  • Full-cycle M&A advisory from deal origination, structuring, and due diligence through to post-closing integration
  • Transaction structuring for share acquisitions, asset purchases, business combinations, and inbreng arrangements
  • Legal due diligence for target companies across manufacturing, technology, FMCG, financial services, and natural resources
  • Negotiation and drafting of SPAs, SSAs, Heads of Agreement (HoA), and ancillary transaction documents
  • Regulatory filings with OJK, Ministry of Investment (BKPM), KPPU, and sector-specific regulators
  • Foreign ownership compliance and negative investment list (DNI) structuring
  • Private equity, venture capital, and growth equity investment structuring
  • Post-acquisition integration advisory, including employment harmonisation and regulatory transition

Our restructuring practice is led by certified Bankruptcy Trustees (Kurator) and PKPU Administrators — among the most credentialed insolvency practitioners in Indonesia. We have administered some of the country's most significant commercial insolvency proceedings.

PKPU Administration Bankruptcy Petitions Debt Restructuring Cross-Border Insolvency Distressed Asset Acquisition Actio Pauliana Claims
KEY SERVICES
  • PKPU (Penundaan Kewajiban Pembayaran Utang) proceedings — representing petitioning creditors, debtor companies, and acting as court-appointed PKPU Administrators
  • Bankruptcy (kepailitan) petitions and defense before the Commercial Court — acting for creditors, debtors, and as court-appointed Bankruptcy Trustees (Kurator)
  • Debt restructuring negotiations and composition plan drafting with multi-party creditor committees
  • Cross-border insolvency coordination involving Indonesian and foreign stakeholders
  • Actio Pauliana (fraudulent conveyance) claims and asset recovery on behalf of creditors
  • Distressed asset acquisitions and investment structuring in insolvency contexts
  • Pre-insolvency advisory — early-stage restructuring options, creditor negotiation strategy, and debt standstill arrangements

Court-led resolution of commercial, civil, and regulatory disputes at every level of the Indonesian judicial system. Consequential disputes demand counsel who are prepared before the first hearing, precise in strategy, and unwavering in protecting what matters most.

Commercial Disputes Shareholder Litigation Land & Property Constitutional Court Asset Preservation
KEY SERVICES
  • Commercial contract disputes and breach of contract claims before Indonesian civil and commercial courts
  • Corporate and shareholder disputes, including class actions, derivative claims, and oppression of minority remedies
  • Tort and civil liability claims, including product liability and professional negligence
  • Land and property litigation — title disputes, asset recovery, and encumbrance claims
  • Constitutional Court proceedings, including representation in high-profile election dispute matters
  • Enforcement of domestic court judgments and execution of court orders against assets
  • Injunctive relief, asset preservation orders (sita jaminan), and urgent interim applications
  • Pre-dispute strategy, litigation risk assessment, and early case evaluation

Indonesian labor law is intricate, frequently amended, and carries significant liability when misapplied. We advise employers — domestic and multinational — on the full range of workforce matters with the precision that regulatory complexity demands.

PKWT / PKWTT Contracts Omnibus Law Severance PPHI Representation Work Permits (RPTKA) Workforce M&A
KEY SERVICES
  • Employment contract drafting and review for executives, expatriates, and general workforce — including fixed-term (PKWT) and permanent (PKWTT) arrangements
  • Company regulations (Peraturan Perusahaan) and collective labor agreement (PKB) drafting and negotiation
  • Workforce restructuring, retrenchment advisory, and severance calculations under the Omnibus Law (UU Cipta Kerja) and its implementing regulations
  • Labor court representation for unfair dismissal claims, industrial disputes, and industrial relations arbitration (PPHI)
  • Work permit (IMTA/RPTKA) applications and expatriate licensing through the Ministry of Manpower
  • Termination strategy and separation agreement drafting — including bipartite and tripartite dispute resolution
  • Employment aspects of M&A transactions — workforce due diligence, TUPE-equivalent obligations, and post-acquisition harmonisation

Our IP practice is anchored by one of Indonesia's most experienced IP litigators, with over three decades of practice spanning the Commercial Court to the Supreme Court. We protect trademarks, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets — and pursue enforcement with the full force of available legal remedies.

Trademark Prosecution Patent & Design IP Litigation (Supreme Court) Anti-Counterfeiting Licensing & Franchise
KEY SERVICES
  • Trademark prosecution, registration, renewal, and portfolio management before the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DJKI)
  • Patent filing and prosecution for inventions and utility models — domestic registration and PCT applications
  • Copyright registration and advisory for creative works, software, and technology products
  • Industrial design registration and protection
  • IP enforcement actions: infringement litigation before the Commercial Court, customs recordation, and coordination of anti-counterfeiting raids
  • Trademark and IP disputes before the Commercial Court and on appeal to the Supreme Court
  • Trade secret protection, non-disclosure agreements, and non-compete advisory
  • IP licensing, technology transfer agreements, and franchise documentation
  • IP due diligence and valuation for M&A transactions, licensing deals, and investment structuring
  • Domain name disputes and online brand protection advisory

Criminal exposure — whether personal or corporate — demands a different quality of counsel. Speed, discretion, and strategic clarity from the first moment of contact are not optional. They are the difference between a matter contained and a matter escalated.

White-Collar Defense Anti-Bribery & Corruption Pre-Trial Strategy Banking & Financial Crime Crisis Management
KEY SERVICES
  • White-collar criminal defense: fraud, embezzlement, corruption, and financial crime
  • Corporate criminal liability advisory and pre-investigation compliance review
  • Anti-bribery and anti-corruption defense under Indonesian law
  • Criminal defense in banking, capital markets, and financial crime investigations
  • Pre-trial strategy, police investigation response, and bail applications
  • Representation before the District Court, High Court, and Supreme Court in criminal proceedings
  • Victim representation and restitution claims in criminal proceedings
  • Crisis management and reputational protection in parallel with legal proceedings

When government decisions affect your business — permits withheld, licenses revoked, sanctions imposed — you need lawyers who understand not just the law, but the system. We represent clients before Indonesia's State Administrative Court (PTUN) and engage directly with regulatory bodies at the ministerial level.

PTUN Litigation Permit Challenges Public Procurement AMDAL Compliance Government Engagement
KEY SERVICES
  • State Administrative Court (PTUN) litigation — challenging government decisions, administrative sanctions, and permit revocations
  • Government permit and license applications across construction, mining, and environmental sectors
  • Public procurement dispute resolution and tender advisory
  • Environmental impact assessment (AMDAL) compliance and environmental permits
  • Land acquisition advisory for infrastructure and development projects
  • Government relations and regulatory engagement with ministries and local government

Competition law in Indonesia is enforced with increasing vigor, particularly across digital markets, financial services, and infrastructure sectors. Our team has represented clients before the KPPU in investigations and proceedings involving cartel allegations, abuse of dominant position, and merger control.

KPPU Investigations Merger Control Memori Keberatan Abuse of Dominance Competition Compliance
KEY SERVICES
  • Defense in KPPU investigations involving alleged cartel conduct, price-fixing, and anti-competitive agreements
  • Representation in KPPU hearings and preparation of Memori Keberatan (competition appeal memorials) before the District Court
  • Abuse of dominant position advisory and defense
  • Merger control — KPPU notification obligations, filing preparation, and clearance strategy for M&A transactions
  • Unfair business practice advisory under Law No. 5/1999 on the Prohibition of Monopolistic Practices
  • Competition compliance programs, training, and pre-transaction risk assessment

Indonesia's digital economy is among the fastest-growing in Southeast Asia, with a rapidly evolving legal framework — UU PDP, OJK digital financial services regulations, and developments in platform liability and e-commerce governance. We advise technology companies, fintechs, and digital media enterprises across the full range of digital business matters.

UU PDP Compliance OJK Fintech Licensing Platform Liability Kominfo / PSE Fintech PKPU
KEY SERVICES
  • Personal Data Protection Law (UU PDP) compliance advisory, data governance frameworks, and regulatory readiness assessments
  • OJK fintech licensing and regulatory compliance — P2P lending, digital banking, payment systems, BNPL, and digital insurance
  • Technology joint ventures and digital platform partnership structuring
  • Data processing agreements, data sharing frameworks, privacy policies, and vendor data contracts
  • Terms of service, user agreements, and platform liability documentation for digital platforms and e-commerce operators
  • Software development agreements, IT services contracts, and technology licensing arrangements
  • Kominfo regulatory compliance — electronic system registration (PSE), content moderation obligations, and government data access requests
  • Fintech insolvency and restructuring — PKPU and bankruptcy proceedings for digital financial services companies

Real estate transactions and land disputes in Indonesia require practitioners with both technical legal precision and local market knowledge. We have particular experience in Batam and the broader Riau Islands free trade zone, as well as in Kalimantan and Sumatra, where land rights and resource extraction intersect.

SHM / HGB / HGU Title Commercial Leasing Land Acquisition Batam FTZ Strata Title Disputes
KEY SERVICES
  • Property acquisition and comprehensive title due diligence — SHM, HGB, HGU, and HPL title verification
  • Commercial leasing, build-to-lease structuring, and strata title arrangements
  • Land acquisition for infrastructure and development projects — including UU No. 2/2012 procedures and land release (pelepasan hak) documentation
  • Resolution of land and title disputes before Indonesian civil courts and the State Administrative Court (PTUN)
  • Batam Free Trade Zone investment and property advisory — BP Batam regulatory framework, HGB in FTZ, and industrial estate licensing
  • Developer agreements, construction contracts, and project delivery documentation
  • Property aspects of M&A transactions — real estate due diligence, title transfer structuring, and PPAT coordination
  • Strata title disputes and apartment/condominium ownership rights

Obtaining an arbitral award against an Indonesian counterparty is one thing. Enforcing it is another. We have done both. Our practice covers the full lifecycle — from clause drafting and pre-dispute strategy, through proceedings before ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, and BANI, to enforcement of awards in Indonesian courts.

ICC · SIAC · HKIAC · BANI NY Convention Enforcement Exequatur Proceedings Award Challenges Investment Treaty
KEY SERVICES
  • Representation of claimants and respondents in international arbitral proceedings under ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, and BANI rules
  • Strategic advice on arbitration clause drafting, seat selection, and governing law in contracts with Indonesian counterparties
  • Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards before Indonesian courts under the New York Convention
  • Exequatur proceedings — obtaining Indonesian court orders for the recognition and execution of foreign awards
  • Challenging arbitral awards on procedural and public policy grounds under Indonesian arbitration law (UU No. 30/1999)
  • Interim measures, emergency arbitration, and asset preservation orders in support of arbitral proceedings
  • Investment treaty arbitration advisory involving Indonesian state entities or regulated sectors
  • Alternative dispute resolution — mediation, expert determination, and negotiated settlement in lieu of or alongside arbitral proceedings
  • Post-award asset tracing and execution strategy, including coordination with insolvency proceedings where the counterparty is in financial distress
LEADERSHIP

Our Partners

Our partners are lawyers who have earned their reputation through consequential mandates. We introduce them not by title, but by track record.

Doly James
MANAGING PARTNER

Doly James

CERTIFIED KURATOR

Founding Managing Partner of James Law Partnership and one of Indonesia's most formidable commercial lawyers — practicing across complex disputes, insolvency, arbitration, and high-stakes criminal defense in matters of national consequence.

Commercial Litigation Bankruptcy & Insolvency Arbitration & ADR Criminal Defense Investment Fraud
Bahasa Indonesia English
Fransiskus Xaverius
PARTNER

Fransiskus Xaverius

CERTIFIED PKPU ADMINISTRATOR

Certified Bankruptcy Trustee and PKPU Administrator (IKAPI). Practice depth in commercial disputes, restructuring and insolvency, arbitration enforcement, criminal defense, and cross-border M&A — published on Indonesian arbitration practice in Lexology.

Commercial Disputes Bankruptcy & PKPU Criminal Defense Arbitration & Award Enforcement M&A
Bahasa Indonesia English Mandarin Teochew
Dinda Raihan
PARTNER

Dinda Raihan

Practice centered on M&A, intellectual property, foreign direct investment, joint ventures, and general corporate law. Master of Notarial Law and S.H. from the University of Indonesia, with over a decade advising domestic and multinational clients across aviation, retail, aerospace, and financial services.

Mergers & Acquisitions Intellectual Property Foreign Direct Investment Joint Ventures General Corporate
Bahasa Indonesia English
Boy S. Danawa Ongkar
PARTNER

Boy S. Danawa Ongkar

One of the few Indonesian lawyers with full professional-level fluency in Mandarin (speaking, reading, writing, and listening) — the firm's primary point of contact for Chinese investors and enterprises entering or operating in Indonesia. Practice in general corporate, M&A, FDI, and joint ventures.

General Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Foreign Direct Investment Joint Ventures China Desk
Bahasa Indonesia English Mandarin Teochew
Dini Carolina Panggabean
OF COUNSEL

Dini Carolina Panggabean

One of Indonesia's most senior intellectual property practitioners, with over thirty years of dedicated IP practice — from registration and licensing through complex litigation at the Commercial Court, High Court, and Supreme Court. Registered IP Attorney (Konsultan HKI Terdaftar).

IPR Litigation & Enforcement Trademark Registration Patent & Industrial Design Copyright Advisory IP Strategy
Bahasa Indonesia English
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