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
Ira A. Eddymurthy, a founding partner of SSEK Indonesian Legal Consultants, gave an opening speech at the halal-bihalal gathering on Monday, July 25, of the Indonesian Advocates Association (Peradi). Ira is the deputy chairwoman of the International Division at Peradi. The event was attended by Bpk. Juniver Girsang and Bpk. Harry Ponto, the chairman and … SSEK Partner Ira Eddymurthy a Speaker at Peradi Gathering
SSEK Legal Consultants managing partner Rusmaini Lenggogeni and Andini H. Dewi, an associate lawyer at the firm, were featured speakers at the event “Inbound Investment into Indonesia: Tax & Transfer Pricing Updates.” This complimentary event was organized and hosted by Deloitte Indonesia’s Chinese Services Group. The seminar provided an update on Indonesian regulatory matters from … SSEK Features at Inbound Investment Seminar
Indonesia’s Company Law (Law No. 40 of 2007 regarding Limited Liability Companies) regulates how companies operate their corporations in Indonesia. Since the Company Law was enacted in 2007, it has not been amended nor were there any new regulations issued in 2015 related to the Company Law. One regulatory development is noteworthy and this was … Indonesian Legal Review: Company Law
Indonesia’s international investment policy has been in the spotlight since the Government of Indonesia (the GOI) conveyed in 2014 its intention to terminate all of its existing bilateral investment treaties (BITs). This announcement has raised concerns among current and foreign prospective investors in Indonesia, since BITs provide the foundation for protection against governmental expropriation and … Indonesian Legal Review: Bilateral Investment Treaties
Presidential Regulation No. 44 of 2016 regarding the List of Business Fields that Are Closed and Business Fields that Are Conditionally Open for Investment (the 2016 Negative Investment List or 2016 DNI) replaces the 2014 Negative Investment List or 2014 DNI, and was made public on May 24, 2016. The 2016 Negative Investment List refers … Legal Alert: New Negative Investment List for Indonesia
SSEK Legal Consultants has been named a 2016 Employer of Choice for Indonesia in the annual rankings by Asian Legal Business (ALB) of the region’s best law firms to work for. The rankings are based on the responses of private practice lawyers across Asia, as well as ALB’s own market knowledge. Law firms are ranked … SSEK an Employer of Choice in New Rankings
SSEK Legal Consultants is on the short list for the Chambers 2016 Indonesia National Firm of the Year. The award recognizes the work, achievements and client service of law firms over the past 12 months. It is based on the work of the independent researchers of Chambers & Partners, a leading law firm directory. In … SSEK Short-Listed for Indonesian Firm of the Year
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
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
