Year Category: 2016

Indonesia Widens Door to Foreign Investment

By Ira A. Eddymurthy and Alvin Suryohadiprojo The Indonesian government released its tenth economic policy package on February 12, 2016, with a focus on boosting foreign direct investment into Indonesia and protecting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and cooperatives. The package offers hints of the coming revisions to the Negative Investment List, commonly known as Indonesia Widens Door to Foreign Investment

SSEK Highly Ranked in 2016 Chambers Asia-Pacific

SSEK earned seven firm rankings in the 2016 Chambers Asia-Pacific directory of the leading law firms in the region. SSEK was recognized as a leading firm in Indonesia in Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Projects & Energy, Real Estate and Telecommunications. These rankings underline SSEK’s standing as one of Indonesia’s leading full-service corporate SSEK Highly Ranked in 2016 Chambers Asia-Pacific

SSEK Partner a Speaker at Doing Business Across Asia Conference

Ira A. Eddymurthy, a founding partner of SSEK Legal Consultants, was a speaker at the recent “Doing Business Across Asia: Legal Convergence in an Asian Century” conference organized by the Singapore Academy of Law on January 21 and 22. The conference was attended by policy makers, regulators, members of the judiciary, and top leaders from SSEK Partner a Speaker at Doing Business Across Asia Conference

Indonesian Financial Services Authority Re-Regulates Rights Issues

In late December 2015, the Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK) issued Regulation No. 32/POJK.04/2015 regarding Rights Issue (New Rights Issue Rule). The New Rights Issue Rule came into effect on December 22, 2015. It integrates provisions concerning rights issues and the form and content of the registration statement for a rights issue. These provisions were Indonesian Financial Services Authority Re-Regulates Rights Issues

SSEK Welcomes New Partner Syahdan Z. Aziz

SSEK Indonesian Legal Consultants is pleased to announce the promotion of our new partner, Syahdan Z. Aziz, effective January 1, 2016. Syahdan’s areas of practice include oil and gas law, energy and natural resources, mergers and acquisitions, foreign capital investment, infrastructure and general corporate matters. Syahdan joined SSEK in early 2005. He received his Bachelor of SSEK Welcomes New Partner Syahdan Z. Aziz

Indonesian Import License Regulations

By Christina N. Soela The Indonesian Minister of Trade (MOT) issued two new regulations on import licenses in 2015 that took effect on January 1, 2016. The first is MOT Regulation No. 70/M-DAG/PER/9/2015 dated September 28, 2015 regarding Importer Identification Number (API) (MOT Reg 70/2015). This √Ç revokes MOT Regulation No. 27/M-DAG/PER/5/2012 dated May 1, 2012 Indonesian Import License Regulations

SSEK Legal Consultants Invites You to a Free ELA Employment Law Webinar

The Employment Law Alliance is offering a free 90-minute webinar on Thursday, January 28 focusing on “Year in Review: Key U.S. Labor and Employment Developments in 2015 and What to Expect in 2016.”  Webinar Description There were significant labor and employment developments in the U.S. during 2015 and we expect to see at least as SSEK Legal Consultants Invites You to a Free ELA Employment Law Webinar