Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto

Managing Partner: Stefanus Haryanto

Number of Partners: 6

Number of Counsels: 4 (including 2 foreign counsel)

Number of other Lawyers: 18

Languages: Indonesian, English

Firm Overview:

Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto (AKHH) is one of Indonesia’s leading business law firms. Established in 2001, the firm provides a full suite of contentious and non-contentious services to a broad range of clientele that includes some of Indonesia’s and the world’s leading enterprises, as well as government entities and private individuals, through its offices in Jakarta and Batam.

The firm’s success comes from its ability to combine the extensive legal expertise and wealth of industry and local knowledge held by its lawyers into timely, effective legal advice and representation. Since opening its doors, the firm has grown its practice steadily and organically to ensure it provides individualised value-added solutions aimed at addressing specific client needs without compromising on quality. To this end, the firm invests considerable time and energy familiarising itself with its clients’ commercial needs and objectives within their particular business environment and fostering strong professional relationships with management teams. Combined with consistent project teams and continuous partner involvement in every matter, the firm attributes this commitment to its clients as the key to the success and growth of the firm.

Practice Areas:

■ Banking & Finance

■ Capital Markets

■ Commercial, Trade & Investment

■ Competition

■ Construction

■ Corporate/M&A

■ Dispute Resolution

■ Employment

■ Energy & Natural Resources

■ Intellectual Property

■ Insurance

■ Oil & Gas

■ Restructuring & Bankruptcy

■ Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Main Areas of Practice:

Competition:

The firm’s lawyers regularly advise on the impact of the merger regulations on proposed mergers and acquisitions and represent clients in their merger and acquisition notification procedures before the KPPU. The firm has also successfully represented many businesses against claims of anticompetitive behaviour and unfair business practices.

Corporate/M&A:

AKKH provides a full suite of services to Indonesian corporations, multinational enterprises, and their stakeholders across the entire spectrum of corporate law. It regularly acts to establish enterprises; negotiate and structure significant capital transactions, including foreign investment; deal with internal governance matters; acquire or sell companies; and enter into strategic ventures with other Indonesian and foreign businesses.

Dispute Resolution:

AKHH represents corporations, industry groups, and private clients in court and arbitration proceedings throughout Indonesia, working closely with our clients on every matter to ensure they secure timely and effective representation. The firm also provides legal advice on all aspects of dispute resolution clauses in order to contractually mitigate and manage the risks of a dispute at the time of agreement.

Energy & Natural Resources:

The firm’s lawyers combine legal talent and know-how with an exceptional depth of industry knowledge to provide premium service to an established clientele that includes some of Indonesia’s leading companies, state-owned enterprises, and multinational corporations. It provides legal advice across the mining, oil and gas, forestry and plantation, renewables, and power and energy industries, including on some of the major projects and transactions in the country in recent years.

Oil & Gas:

AKHH has comprehensive experience in all segments of the oil and gas industry, from the exploration for and exploitation of oil and gas resources to the production, storage, distribution, and trading of derivative products. As a result, the firm’s lawyers thoroughly understand every aspect of the business.

Restructuring & Bankruptcy:

AKHH provides effective counsel and representation to debtors and creditors in order to ensure their interests are protected during periods of bankruptcy and restructuring. The firm has advised on a number of significant restructurings in the Indonesian market in recent years, and regularly counsel clients through the entire bankruptcy process.

Technology, Media & Telecommunications:

AKHH advises a distinguished clientele operating in, amongst others, the e-commerce, e-payment, internet, IT and software licensing, and telecommunications sectors across a wide range of transactions. The firm’s advisory practice is complemented by its dispute resolution practice, which has considerable experience representing market players before courts, arbitral tribunals, and regulatory bodies.

Key Clients:

American Express International, Inc.; Apple, Inc.; The Boeing Company; PERTAMINA; PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk; PT Nusantara Regas; Bank Indonesia; Bank Negara Indonesia; GE Global Operations; Johnson Home Hygiene Products; Mitsubishi Corporation; Mitsui Corporation; TEPCO; Paiton Energy; Sampoerna Group; PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk; PT Tower Bersama Tbk; PT XL Axiata Tbk; WalMart Stores Inc; United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); and PT Merdeka Gold and Copper Tbk.