Herbert Smith is the only UK headquartered international firm with a real team of experienced senior lawyers practicing as international counsel based permanently in Jakarta. The combined Herbert Smith and HBT team of partners and more than 50 lawyers work together on both corporate and financial transactions and disputes and contentious Indonesian regulatory matters, protecting international client interests.
HBT is one of the leading commercial and corporate law firms in Indonesia. HBT also has a specialised disputes practice focusing on representing the interests of foreign investors and financial institutions who become involved in contentious and regulatory issues. The firm provides high quality, innovative legal services to an international standard, based on informed and commercially relevant local knowledge.
HBT has seven Indonesian partners, who work alongside Herbert Smith partners David Dawborn and Brian Scott. David and Brian are on long-term secondment to HBT and between them, the two have clocked up over 25 years in the region.
The Jakarta team is also supported by a group of additional Herbert Smith lawyers based in Herbert Smith’s Singapore office, who are dedicated to Indonesian transactions. We believe that having senior international lawyers based full time in Jakarta who are experienced in the market, is an important part of servicing the needs of international clients in Indonesian matters. These lawyers work closely with HBT's Indonesian lawyers to ensure our clients receive an international standard and benefit from local insight on Indonesian legal matters. Our clients benefit from the highly experienced seamless combination of HBT and Herbert Smith acting together.
HBT also works closely with Herbert Smith’s other Asian offices, including Herbert Smith Tokyo in representing the many large investments and business interests of Japanese corporates in Indonesia. Increasingly, HBT also works with other Herbert Smith offices in the UK, Russia and Europe. Our association provides both HBT and our clients with access to Herbert Smith's global resources and support network.
HBT provides legal services across all aspects of Indonesian commercial and corporate law, with particular expertise in the following areas:
- mergers and acquisitions
- corporate and business structuring
- banking and finance and debt restructurings
- capital markets (debt and equity)
- mining and minerals
- oil and gas
- power
- competition and consumer protection
- dispute resolution
- employment and industrial relations
- foreign investment and domestic investment
For further information about our Jakarta practice please contact David Dawborn.
Accolades
Law Firm of the Year, Asia
PLC Which lawyer? Awards, 2010
Ranked first tier for five consecutive years in Banking, Indonesia
IFLR 1000, 2007-2011
Ranked first tier for four consecutive years in Mergers and Acquisitions, Indonesia
IFLR 1000, 2008-2011
Ranked first tier for four consecutive years in Project Finance, Indonesia
IFLR 1000, 2008-2011
Ranked first tier for two consecutive years in Capital Markets - Equity, Asia Pacific
IFLR 1000, 2009-2010
Law Firm of the Year, Indonesia
Chambers Asia Pacific Awards, 2012
Ranked first tier in Energy & Natural Resources, Asia
Chambers (Global and Asia), 2010
Ranked first tier in Foreign Firms, Indonesia
Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2010
Ranked first tier for two consecutive years in Dispute Resolution, Indonesia
Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2010-2011
Ranked first tier for eight consecutive years in Projects and Energy, Indonesia
Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2004-2011
Ranked first tier for four consecutive years in Corporate/ M&A, Indonesia
Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2008-2011
Ranked first tier in Dispute Resolution, Indonesia
Chambers Asia, 2009
This “fully committed group” has made its mark through its “deeply experienced and excellent team of lawyers.” Benefiting from a close relationship with international firm Herbert Smith, Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung’s local partners and foreign consultants offer truly international expertise. The team works on transactions concerning projects and natural resources, granting deals “plenty of partner time and attention with further support from a great group of juniors,” report clients. The firm also serves a range of Japanese clients.
Chambers Asia, 2009
"They're the only show in town really, because what you've got is English-qualified lawyers bringing international-standard legal advice to clients in the Indonesian market, which is quite rare," comments one client. "We get the perfect mix of legal advice combined with a commercial perspective on how those laws are applied in practice."
IFLR 1000, 2009
"High praise is reserved for the team at Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung, clients stating that 'David Dawborn is an invaluable recourse; his experience as a foreign lawyer working in Indonesia is without parallel’… Partners Iril Hiswara and Sakurayuki and International counsel Brian Scott are also recommended."
Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2009