Year Category: 2016

Free Employment Law Alliance Webinar on Optimizing Employee Performance

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The Employment Law Alliance is offering a free 90-minute webinar on Tuesday, October 11. The webinar, Talking About My Generation … Optimizing Employee Performance in a Diverse World, being presented in cooperation with CCA Inc., an HR consulting firm that provides performance improvement and risk mitigation services for ELA firms and their clients. Webinar Description Today’s … Free Employment Law Alliance Webinar on Optimizing Employee Performance

SSEK Hosts Seminar on Land and Property Sector in Indonesia

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SSEK Legal Consultants recently hosted a seminar on Indonesia’s land and property sector. Denny Rahmansyah, a partner in SSEK’s land and property practice, and Michael D. Twomey, the supervising foreign advisor for the practice, were the featured speakers. Denny covered the legal framework for Indonesia’s land and property sector, discussing land titles in Indonesia, foreign … SSEK Hosts Seminar on Land and Property Sector in Indonesia

SSEK Advisor Michael Carl Discusses FDI in Indonesia at LAWASIA Conference

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Michael S. Carl, an international legal advisor at SSEK, was a featured speaker at the recent LAWASIA Conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Michael discussed foreign direct investment in Indonesia and the effects and opportunities of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and China’s One Belt, One Road initiative. Michael joined SSEK in 2004 and has nearly 20 … SSEK Advisor Michael Carl Discusses FDI in Indonesia at LAWASIA Conference

Legal Review: Public-Private Partnerships in Indonesia

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The concept of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) embodies one or more private parties comprising a consortium, commonly consisting of construction companies, operating companies and financiers that together undertake to finance and develop a project or asset for use by the government on behalf of the public and to be paid for over time. The types of projects … Legal Review: Public-Private Partnerships in Indonesia

SSEK Moderates AmCham Seminar on New Indonesian Tax Amnesty Program

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SSEK moderated a seminar organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia on Indonesia’s new Tax Amnesty Law. The seminar, “Tax Amnesty: How it Affects You and Your Company,” was held on Wednesday, August 24, and featured speakers from Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The discussion focused on Indonesia’s new tax amnesty program and … SSEK Moderates AmCham Seminar on New Indonesian Tax Amnesty Program

SSEK Partner, Adviser Recognized as Leading Energy Lawyers for Indonesia

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Ira A. Eddymurthy and Michael D. Twomey of SSEK Indonesian Legal Consultants have been recognized as leading energy lawyers in the 2016 edition of Who’s Who Legal: Energy. Ira, a founding partner of SSEK, has extensive experience working with multinationals and large domestic companies on some of the biggest, most complex projects in Indonesia. Clients … SSEK Partner, Adviser Recognized as Leading Energy Lawyers for Indonesia

Real Estate Disputes in Indonesia

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Real estate is a very broad subject that touches many aspects of Indonesian law, e.g., administrative law, environmental law, construction law, civil law, agrarian/land law, etc. There is no arbitration facility or process specifically designed to accommodate real estate matters under Indonesian law. Disputes related to real estate are treated in a similar manner as … Real Estate Disputes in Indonesia

SSEK Advises Shinhan Investment Corp. on Acquisition of Indonesian Securities Company

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SSEK has acted as Indonesian counsel to Shinhan Investment Corporation, one of South Korea’s leading securities brokerage and investment banking houses, in its acquisition of Indonesian securities company PT Makinta Securities. Jonathan M. Streifer, a foreign legal advisor at the firm, led the SSEK team advising on the transaction. Kim & Chang was Shinhan Investment … SSEK Advises Shinhan Investment Corp. on Acquisition of Indonesian Securities Company

Downsizing in Indonesia

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There has been considerable confusion about whether the law and courts allow employers in Indonesia to downsize a part of their workforce for efficiency reasons. We are writing to clarify the matter. Termination under Article 164(3) of the Employment Law Article 164(3) of Law No. 13 of 2003 regarding Employment allows a company to terminate … Downsizing in Indonesia

Indonesian Legal Review: Franchise Law

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With approximately 260 million people, Indonesia is the largest consumer market in Southeast Asia and the ASEAN region and is attractive to international and local franchise businesses. When the Government of Indonesia (GOI) introduced a number of economic policy packages in a de-regulation effort to stimulate the economy, none of the policy packages focused on … Indonesian Legal Review: Franchise Law