About Us

History

The history of the Firm originated from year 2002 as a partnership of experienced experts mainly in the fields of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Corporate Finance and Infrastructure.  Their capabilities in such areas have been acknowledged by their respective industries.

At its launching, the Firm strived its position by specializing in the then emerging industry of Telecommunication and Information Technology.  In short time, the Firm successfully gained the attention and trust of the industry and high profile companies.

In 2003, due to the restructuring of many Indonesian companies to survive the 1998 economic crisis and as a response to the vast and growing needs of the Firm and high demands on corporate and finance restructuring services, the Firm recruited several lawyers from various leading corporate law firms to be the Firm’s members in the corporate and finance department, and since then the Firm expanded its services to cover more various area of specializations.

In 2006, the Firm recruited some experienced litigators to meet the growing demand of litigation and dispute settlement services.

On year 2009, the Firm reorganize themselves as in the current form and structure.

Vision

An Indonesian law firm with a wide national and cross-border recognition on continuous value-adding services to all clients, colleagues and stake-holders.

Missions

Assist the clients to accomplish their objective; particularly by deliver trouble-shooting, innovative, prompt, detailed, tailored and dependable legal services and support.

To be the firm where its lawyers and members are challenged to liberate and enhance their passion for creative, excellent and amusement to serve.

Core Values – What Each One of Us Believe?

Integrity, Faithful, Bold, Strive, Excellence, Pride to Serve

The EMP Way – Our Approach

Indonesia has been acknowledged as the land of endless opportunity and complex challenge.  Its massive natural resources; low cost labor; geographic position and population (is considered as one of the biggest market in the world) provide many business opportunities in various kinds.

Along with its potential, various obstacles facing those who pursuit those endless opportunities though. The still developing legal system; red tape bureaucracy; and the social and cultural gap are named as the top challenges in Indonesia.

As our mission is to assist the clients in accomplishing their objective, we keen to position our firm as the arbitrator of the opportunity and challenge.  The key to arbitrage those potential and obstacle are by having the commercial sense of the transaction; understanding both the ideal condition and minimum requirements and how to play in between; wide net work; and mastering the written and unwritten rules.

We are proud to be acknowledged by many as their part of solution and element of success.  We have no other topmost objective but to maintain that reputation and always be better.

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Our Services

WHAT WE DO FOR YOU?

What we do most for our clients are to Identify potential risks, Managing potential and current risks, and to Overcome legal problems.  The manifestation of the foregoing are:

  1. Legal audit on the client, the client’s counter parts, the client’s target, and/or any specific transaction or case.
  2. Render legal opinion or legal advice on the transaction and issues relating to various aspects of law.
  3. Draft contracts, memorandum, letters and other legal documents.
  4. Represent the client before the court, arbitration panel or other law enforcement institutions.
  5. Represent the client in negotiation with any third party.
  6. Represent the client before the authority in Indonesia, including to obtain the necessary approval, permit, license, recommendation and/or concession.

Area of Specialization

Area of Specialization

Consortium and Joint Operation

Our Consortium and Joint Operation practice provide a comprehensive range of services necessary for the establishment and operation of Consortium and Joint Operation between or among our clients with their partners, which include: the drafting of consortium or joint operation contract; the involvement of that partnership on the project bidding process; drafting profit sharing contract; drafting cooperation contract; and drafting the contract between that partnership with any third party.

Construction

The Construction practice serves the clients on: the drafting of construction contract between the project owner and contractor; drafting contract between project owner and construction consultant; drafting contract between contractor and vendor; and applying construction license and membership in the association.

Litigation and Dispute Settlement

This practices offer litigation and dispute settlement services in various methods and courts including: mediation; arbitration; dispute in the District Court, High Court, Supreme Court, and Administration Court.

Corporate Matters and Foreign Direct Investment

The Firm Corporate and Foreign Direct Investment practice covers a broad range of services including: the formation of company in various industry; ensuring the company’s legal presence; drafting joint venture agreement, shareholders agreement, article of association and other corporate documents; merger; acquisition; consolidation; legal audit for the purpose of acquisition; company formation, restructuring, the arrangement of holding structure; reorganization; liquidation; and applying investment approval and business permit.

Finance

Our Finance practice serves the clients on the drafting of various types of financing contract; issuance of various equity, debt or hybrid securities; financial restructuring; debt restructuring; and trade financing (including: forfeiting; invoice discounting; inventory financing; and raw material financing).

Franchise and Licensing

Our leading Franchise and Licensing practice offer complete range of services that assist either the franchisor or franchisee in: reviewing prospectus; drafting unit franchise contract; drafting area franchise contract; registration of prospectus and franchisee registration.

Infrastructure

Infrastructure practice serves the clients on the BOO and BOT structure; advising the clients on the tender process for the concession; and site acquisition.

Labor and Employment

The Firm Labor and Employment practice provide services on: the drafting of working contract, company regulation and collective labor agreement; labor dispute; and advises on labor law.

Product Liability and Consumer Protection

Our Product Liability and Consumer Protection practice mainly serve the clients with the purpose of helping the clients to meet the legal requirements on product liability; preventing the clients from potential consumer claim; preventing the clients from potential sanction by the government; represent the clients on the dispute with the Consumer Protection Organization; and defense the clients on the Consumer Protection Court.

Shipping

The Shipping practice offers the services on: the sale and purchase of vessel; boat charter; ship registration; ship building contract; and vessel mortgage.

Natural Resources and Energy

Our Natural Resources practice assists the clients on various mining and oil and gas transaction, including: mine/field acquisition; sale and purchase of mine materials; application of mining or oil and gas concession/recommendation/permit; fossil power plant project; and geothermal power plant project.

Telecommunication and Information Technology

The Telecommunication and Information Technology practice provide wide range of services, including: application of network or service license; application of frequency allocation; equipment supply contract; service level contract; vendor financing; and tower site acquisition.

Trade, Distributorship and Agency

The Firm Trade, Distributorship and Agency practice offer the services on: the drafting of distributorship agreement and agency agreement; import and export issues; dispute with the Custom office; drafting sale and purchase of goods contract; and letter of credit (L/C) issues.

Credentials

For years the Firm has been proud to complete a number of significant cases involving Multi-National Corporations (MNC); International Organizations; Indonesia State-owned Companies; Business Associations; leading privately-owned enterprises; business groups; and individual and institutional investors.   For  further information on our credentials, please directly contact our management at carlo@emp-partnership.com

Publication

Our Publication section compile newsletters, articles and presentation materials in various aspects of business and law in Indonesia written by our members.  The updated materials are regularly distributed by e-mail to our client and their referrals.  You may found them useful to understand the changes in Indonesia legal environment.  If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please contact us at martin.tambunan@emp-partnership.com

List of Publication:

Price Fixing of Coal and Minerals Selling Price

Penetapan Harga Jual Mineral dan Batubara

EMP NEWSLETTER Edisi September 2010 (Bahasa Indonesia)

EMP NEWSLETTER September 2010 Edition (English Version)

Newsletter of EMP Lawyers Jakarta – Edisi Desember 2010 (Bahasa Indonesia)

Newsletter of EMP Lawyers Jakarta – December 2010 Edition (English)

General Process of Plantation License in Indonesia

How to Franchise Your Business to Indonesia

Memenangkan Kompetisi Dengan Blitzkrieg Waralaba

Mengatur Industri Waralaba – Melindunginya

Meningkatkan Brand Equity dengan Franchise

Persiapan Legalisasi Usaha Waralaba

Pilihan Penyelesaian Sengketa Dalam Kontrak Waralaba

Representative Office License for Non-Financial Business type in Indonesia

Waralaba Sebagai Solusi Menghadapi Tantangan Era Globalisasi

Kewajiban Reklamasi dan Paska Tambang

Pinjam Pakai Kawasan Hutan

Angkutan Multimoda

Penilaian Tingkat Kesehatan Bank Umum

Impor Barang Modal Bukan Baru

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