We provide services to private, domestic and multinational companies in all significant economic sectors, covering all aspects necessary for the establishment and operation of a business in compliance with Indonesian company law.

This includes drafting applications for investment approvals and business permits, as well as drafting Articles of Association, joint venture agreements and other corporate documents. AP Law Firm is also active in the field of joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions of businesses and companies, as well as corporate restructuring.

We act on behalf of issuers and arrangers/underwriters of debt and equity, including IPOs and secondary offerings. We have also represented both issuers and fund managers in mutual fund registrations and distribution, and convertible bond and long and medium term note issuance, and have been involved in swap transactions and other derivative products. The firm regularly advises on a wide variety of issues arising under Indonesia’s Capital Market law, including those relating to private placements, debt/equity conversions, conflict of interest transactions, insider trading, tender offers, and general disclosure and reporting requirements.

We advise multinationals, investment funds, private equity funds, venture capitalists, strategic investors and domestic corporations on all types of Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) transactions. Our services include advice on compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, due diligence, document preparation and relevant implementation processes (including liaising with public notaries and Government Agencies).

We advise on all aspects of Indonesia’s Investment Law to ensure that prospective investors obtain the maximum benefit offered by the Law, garnering a full understanding of the correlation with other regulatory requirements of starting a business in Indonesia. AP Law Firm also assist in formulating the required documentations and thinking through possible alternatives to direct foreign investment.

We represent both borrowers and lenders on all aspects of insolvency and bankruptcy reconstruction. We act for steering committees to large troubled debtors and provide local law assistance in restructuring their external debt. This covers all aspects of corporate and financial restructurings, including those posed by the Indonesian capital market regulator and based on the Indonesian capital market regulations. Our experience in complex bankruptcy situations permits us to respond to insolvency litigation and initiate it where necessary.

We are involved in the full array of telecommunications-related transactions, investments and financings; we acted for mobile telecommunications operators, direct satellite broadcasters, manufacturers of telecommunications equipment and computer hardware, internet service providers and television broadcasters, as well as banks and financial institutions providing financing to these companies.  We also handle applications to the Directorate General of Post and Telecommunications for business licenses in a variety of fields, and advise on the regulatory framework for network operations and network services, cellular telephony, managed data networks, fiber optics and satellite connections and interconnection issues.

We have played a major role in the financing of most of the significant Indonesian power projects in the last decade, including those involving traditional fossil fuel plants and geothermal power stations. Our advice has included project finance aspects including financing structures involving BOT and BOO, and issues relating to government guarantees. We have been involved in gold, copper and coal mining projects, and advise on the regulatory and licensing framework of these industries, including issues relating to the latest generations of contracts of work. We also assist mining service companies with contracts and compliance with tender procedures.

We advise oil and gas contractors and services companies on the negotiation and execution of Cooperation Contracts including Production Sharing and Technical Assistance contracts as well as oil field support service contracts covering drilling, maintenance, and transportation.  In addition, we advise on permit and license requirements for upstream and downstream operational activities, as well as acting as local counsel for lenders in the financing of major oil and gas projects.

We have the most dominant shipping and maritime law practice in Indonesia and manage a complex portfolio of high-end shipping work in the region, in ‘dry’ and ‘wet’ contentious matters, as well as in ship finance and other non-contentious shipping matters.

We cover legal matters pertaining to cargo claims, liability issues, maritime liens, ship mortgage/hypothec, charter party disputes, vessel collision and salvage, and marine insurance.

We also deal with shipping accidents, oil spills and the clean up of wrecks, as well as legal matters relating to ports and harbors, warehousing, freight forwarding, and combined or multimodal transportation, sale and purchase of ships, ship registration and financing under both Indonesian and foreign flags.

In terms of our representation, we represent clients in all areas of shipping and maritime industry including: ship owners, operators and charterers; governments and government-owned carriers; marine insurers and reinsurers including P&I insurers, hull and machinery underwriters; freight forwarders and other shipping agents; cargo interests; lending banks and other financial institutions.

We advise on: the granting of permits under the Indonesian Aviation Act; Aviation Navigation System, aircraft financing, purchasing and leasing (dry and wet); aircraft accidents; disputes relating to operators and carriers’ liability; and security interest over aircraft securities and aircraft insurance. We also have specific experience with legal matters pertaining to airports, including: airport services; airline agencies; ground handling services; and aircraft maintenance.

In the field of immigration and labor law, we advise on: applications for stay and working permits for foreign workers; drafting of employment contracts; personnel policies and practices; working conditions and severance legislation; union relationships and collective bargaining agreements; secondment and contract labor arrangements; retrenchment negotiations and separation agreements; pension funds; social security arrangements; and labor disputes. In terms of labor disputes, our services include representing clients when required before the relevant Industrial Relations Court.

We advise on the registration, protection and enforcement of trademarks, patents and copyrights, industrial designs and geographical indications, and on all aspects of franchising arrangements in Indonesia. We also advise on the negotiation and drafting of the relevant documents and agreements, applications for registration, assignment, and public announcements, both for international and Indonesian clients.

We help commercial and industrial enterprises to secure title to real property for plants, offices, and residences.  We also advise on sale and purchase transactions on land, mortgages, leasing, and strata title.

We assist clients in identifying the environmental rules applicable to their situations and in working out strategies for compliance.

We have extensive experience in project financing for industrial, power plant, telecommunications, mining and other major infrastructural projects.  We have acted for lenders, borrowers, project sponsors and developers, advising on every ‘financing’ and ‘project’ aspect involved in securing and managing a project finance transaction.

We have expertise in forestry and plantation matters, and have assisted major clients in projects in these fields.  In forestry, we have acted as principal legal counsel in matters pertaining to natural park operations, permits to utilize Industrial Plantation Forest (HTI), permits to utilize timber forest product in Nature Forest, and provision of loan financing and mining operation in a protected forest area.  In plantation, we have been involved in the acquisitions of major palm oil plantation companies.

We provide services to developers, management companies and construction companies in the rapidly growing tourism industry, and have acted for both principals and owners in time-sharing arrangements as well as establishment of international chain hotels.

We advise on anti-competitive trade practices, product liability issues, and government procurement laws, as well as on the manufacture, supply, sale and delivery of goods and services, both domestically and internationally. We also advise on WTO related matters, including those on anti-dumping.

We acted for corporate clients in dispute settlement negotiations, representing them when required before the relevant administrative and arbitration tribunals.  When necessary, as the result of a matter handled by us which becomes a dispute which the client wants to bring to court, we can handle the case for our client in court.