Ivan F. Baely
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 5 : Corporate/M&A
About
Provided by Ivan F. Baely
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.
Education
Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne
Master of Laws
1998
Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia
Bachelor of Law
1996
Awards
Chambers Asia Pacific Guide 2024
Chambers Ranked in Asia Pacific 2024 - Lawyer Rankings - (Corporate/M&A) - (Band 5)
2024
The A-List Indonesia's Top Lawyers 2024
Indonesia's Top 100 Lawyers 2024
2024
2024 IFLR1000 Southeast and Eastern rankings
Highly Regarded Lawyer 2024
2024
HukumOnline's In-House Counsel Awards 2023
Recommended Lawyers 2023
2023
IFLR1000 APAC 2023 (33rd edition)
Highly Regarded Lawyer 2023
2023
The A-List Indonesia's Top 100 Lawyers 2023
Indonesia's Top 100 Lawyers 2023
2023
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 Edition
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Recommended Lawyers
2023
The A-List Indonesia's Top 100 Lawyers 2022
Indonesia's Top 100 Lawyers 2022
2022
The A-List Indonesia's Top 100 Lawyers 2021
Indonesia's Top 100 Lawyers 2021
2021
The A-List Indonesia's Top 100 Lawyers 2020
Indonesia's Top 100 Lawyers 2020
2020
The A-List Indonesia's Top 100 Lawyers 2019
Indonesia's Top 100 Lawyers 2019
2019
Languages Spoken
English and Indonesia
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Ivan Baely in Jakarta is an active corporate lawyer, who often represents Indonesian clients in acquisitions, divestments and corporate restructuring activities.