Year Category: 2017

SSEK Legal Consultants Celebrates 25 Years in Indonesia

SSEK Legal Consultants is celebrating its 25th anniversary as one of Indonesia’s leading corporate law firms. SSEK opened its doors on August 19, 1992, in the heart of Jakarta’s business district, with founding partners Dyah Soewito and Ira A. Eddymurthy, to provide world-class legal services to companies doing business in the growing Indonesian economy. The SSEK Legal Consultants Celebrates 25 Years in Indonesia

Government to Approve Corporate Actions in the Indonesian Energy Sector

By Ira A. Eddymurthy and Fransiscus Rodyanto The Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) has issued MEMR Regulation No. 42 of 2017 regarding Supervision of Business Activities in the Energy and Mineral Resources Sector (MEMR 42/2017). The stated aim of MEMR 42/2017, which took effect on July 17, 2017, is to improve the Government to Approve Corporate Actions in the Indonesian Energy Sector

Indonesia Takes Steps to Ease Licensing Process for Trade Companies

The Indonesian Ministry of Trade (MOT) has issued two regulations with the goal of simplifying the licensing process for companies and reducing the amount of time they must spend on such matters. MOT Regulation No. 7/M-DAG/PER/2/2017 regarding the Third Amendment to MOT Regulation No. 36/M-DAG/PER/9/2007 regarding the Issuance of Trade Business License (MOT Reg. 7/2017) Indonesia Takes Steps to Ease Licensing Process for Trade Companies

SSEK Partners, Advisers Recognized as Leading Energy Lawyers for Indonesia

Three lawyers from SSEK Legal Consultants have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of Who’s Who Legal: Energy, a comprehensive guide to the world’s leading energy lawyers. The SSEK lawyers included in the latest edition of Who’s Who Legal: Energy for Indonesia are:   Dyah Soewito, partner Ira A. Eddymurthy, partner Michael D. SSEK Partners, Advisers Recognized as Leading Energy Lawyers for Indonesia

Foreign Investment and Dispute Resolution in the Indonesian Oil and Gas Sector

By Fitriana Mahiddin and Syahdan Z. Aziz Indonesia’s new Negative Investment List, as recently issued in Presidential Regulation No. 44 of 2016 regarding List of Business Fields that Are Closed and Business Fields that Are Open with Requirements in the Field of Capital Investment, stipulates the foreign shareholding limitations for various business fields. Among others, Foreign Investment and Dispute Resolution in the Indonesian Oil and Gas Sector

Attorney in Focus: Rusmaini Lenggogeni

After graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Indonesia in 1992, Rusmaini Lenggogeni joined SSEK as one of our first associate lawyers. In 1994 SSEK sponsored Rusmaini to attend the Academy of American and International Law, Dallas in 1994 – starting an annual tradition that continues to this day. Rusmaini also pioneered Attorney in Focus: Rusmaini Lenggogeni

SSEK Partner Ira Eddymurthy Named a Leading M&A Lawyer for Indonesia

Ira A. Eddymurthy, a founding partner of SSEK Indonesian Legal Consultants, has been recognized as a leading lawyer for mergers and acquisitions in the 2017 edition of Who’s Who Legal: M&A and Governance. Ira leads SSEK’s M&A practice and has extensive experience working with the largest companies doing business in Indonesia. Who’s Who Legal notes SSEK Partner Ira Eddymurthy Named a Leading M&A Lawyer for Indonesia

Insurance Companies in Indonesia Must Appoint Controller

By Ira A. Eddymurthy and Maria Yudhitama Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan or OJK) has issued a regulation that requires insurance companies in Indonesia to appoint a controller by June 2017 at the latest. OJK Regulation No. 67/POJK.05/2016 regarding Business Licensing and the Organization of Insurance Companies, Sharia Insurance Companies, Reinsurance Companies and Insurance Companies in Indonesia Must Appoint Controller