Managing Partner, IABF Law Firm
Ivan obtained his Master of Laws degree at the University of Melbourne, upon completion of his Law Degree from the University of Indonesia. He is fluent in both Indonesian and English. Before establishing IABF Law Firm, Ivan’s professional experience extends across a number of major firms in Jakarta, a government agency (the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency/IBRA) and a foreign consulting company. He has particular expertise in advising on mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, debt restructuring, foreign investment, energy and mining, corporate and commercial law, labor, employment and immigration, bankruptcy and corporate secretarial work.
Ivan is a licensed Financial Sector Lawyer, along with being a receiver & administrator for bankruptcy. His work as a corporate lawyer has received global recognition, including from Legal500, Chambers Global, Chambers Asia-Pacific, IFLR1000, Asia Business Law Journal, Asian Legal Business, and Asia Law. Since 2019, he has been named to Asia Business Law Journal’s A-List of Indonesia’s Top 100 Lawyers and has been recognized in the Top Tier by Legal500. He has also been named the 'Most Recommended Lawyer' by Hukumonline's In-House Counsel Choice, ranked in the Asia Pacific and Global Guides by Chambers and Partners, and is recognized by IFLR1000 as a Highly Regarded Lawyer in Mergers and Acquisitions.
Ivan is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Indonesian Advocates Association (Perhimpunan Advokat Indonesia), the Financial Sector Lawyer Association (Himpunan Konsultan Hukum Sektor Keuangan/HKHSK), the Indonesian Competition Lawyer Association (ICLA), the Indonesian Receiver and Administrator Association (Asosiasi Kurator dan Pengurus Indonesia) and a registered consultant for Commercial Paper Transaction at Money Market (Lembaga Pendukung Pasar Uang yang Melakukan Kegiatan terkait Surat Berharga Komersial di Pasar Uang).
Senior Partner, Jeff Leong, Poon & Wong
Jeff Leong is the Co-Chair of the Belt and Road Initiative Committee and Corporate, Securities and Investment Law Committee of the Law Association for Asia and the Pacific (LAWASIA).
He is a founding partner of Jeff Leong, Poon & Wong, recognized as one of Malaysia's Top 100 Lawyers by Asia Business Law Journal's A-List and listed in The Legal 500's Hall of Fame for Corporate and M&A. He is also listed in Legal 500 Private Practice Powerlist 2024 for M&A Asia Pacific and was awarded LegalOne Stellar Accolade 2024 - Southeast Asia.
With 36 years of legal experience, Jeff is an adviser in heavily regulated industries, known for his expertise in handling IPOs, M&As and other complex and high-stakes matters. He designed Malaysia's capital market due diligence system in 1999 and continues to contribute to its evolution.
Jeff also lectures part-time at Kobe University and leads the firm's Japan and China services groups. Additionally, he is an accredited mediator with the Malaysia International Mediation Centre and several other mediation institutions in China. He is also an arbitrator with Borneo International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation and Chinese arbitration centres such as Nanning Arbitration Commission, Chongqing Arbitration Commission and Nansha Arbitration Centre. He is also a Council Member of Belt And Road International Legal Services Association (BRILSA), Deputy Chairperson of the Bar Council Malaysia Ad Hoc Committee on Sectoral Law and Practice Integration (2025-2026), President/Secretary-General of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Business Leaders Forum and President and Secretary-General of the Belt and Road Global Business Alliance (BRGBA).
Founding Partner, AKSET Law Firm
Johannes is one of the founders of AKSET, a firm with 20 lawyers. AKSET was founded in 2010. Before AKSET, Johannes was a partner at another prominent law firm in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Johannes advises clients in various industries on mergers and acquisitions, financing, and complex transactions. To complement his other practice, Johannes is also widely recognized for his expertise in labor and employment matters, and commercial dispute resolution.
Johannes started his practice in 1995. He then practiced in Singapore as an international lawyer between 1996 and 2002. He was one of the first Indonesian lawyers to work on major cross border transactions in the region, including major restructurings and reorganizations triggered by the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s.
Johannes graduated from Universitas Airlangga in 1994 (Sarjana Hukum degree), and he holds a Magister Hukum degree (Master of Laws) from Universitas Gadjah Mada. He is an advocate licensed to practice in Indonesia and is a certified mediator. He regularly teaches at law schools or law faculties in universities in Indonesia. He also speaks at seminars and webinars on topics related to Indonesian laws and regulations.
Johannes is active in the Indonesia Advocates Association (Perhimpunan Advokat Indonesia or PERADI). In PERADI, he heads the International Relations Section of PERADI.
In the international legal community, Johannes is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA) and the Law Association for Asia and the Pacific (LAWASIA).
Partner, Baohua Law Firm
Mr. Dong (John Dong), obtained the LLB degree from East China University of Political Science and Law, and LLM degree from Vanderbilt Law School in U.S.A. He holds the bar license both in China and New York, USA. Mr. Dong joined Shanghai Baohua Law Firm when it was established in 2010, and is currently a partner of the firm.
Mr. Dong has for long engaged in the practical and theoretical regimes of labor law and human resources, has provided legal service to many multi-national corporations and large-scale stated-owned corporations, being the labor counsel for more than 30 companies in Fortune 500 and 50 companies in Fortune 2000. Mr. Dong has extensive experience in labor law, also has wide experience in helping companies deal with international commercial disputes involving labor or employment issues. Mr. Dong has been honored as a listed lawyer, Rising Star, Asian Leading Labor Lawyer, and Outstanding Lawyer by various ranking agencies (media) including Chambers, Legal Band and CLECSS.
Mr. Dong is also committed to the field of artificial intelligence and standardized legal delivery service, and has organized a series of CLL and HRLC products, including chinalaborlaw.com, Intelligent Labor Law Calculator, and HRLC Database. These products have greatly advanced the standardized delivery service in the field of labor law.
Mr. Dong has also authored and co-authored publications such as “Case Analysis on Latest PRC Labor Contract Law (Chinese – English version)”, “2012 China Labor Law Yearbook (Chinese – English version)” and “HR Legal Counsel” which have been highly complimented.
Founder and Managing Partner, Rima Baskoro & Partners
After completing her undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Law, Diponegoro University, Rima continued her education by pursuing various professional development programs. These include lawyer professional education, legal consultant education in the capital market (currently known as Financial Sector Legal Consultants Association), international arbitrator education at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIARB), a short course in International Arbitration at Leiden University, a short course on Philosophy of Justice at Harvard University and just finished her Master Degree of Public Policy at Monash University.
Rima is a dynamic legal professional who has carved a distinguished career path as a lawyer, specializing in dispute resolution. With a wealth of experience spanning Indonesian courts and international arbitration tribunals, Rima has been instrumental in navigating complex legal challenges since 2010. Under the mentorship of esteemed international arbitrator Prof. Frans Winarta, she honed her expertise, handling a myriad of cases ranging from construction to investment disputes. Notably, her track record of successful outcomes in prominent arbitration institutions such as BANI, SIAC, and HKIAC has earned her a reputation as a dependable and respected arbitration lawyer, endorsed by the trust of her clients.
Rima is also honored as Elite IV Practice Leader for Arbitration and Capital Market, and Best Female Partners by Hukumonline, the only female lawyer representing Indonesia at the International Young Lawyers Congress in 2022 and the only female Indonesian delegate accepted for research presentation in the International Conference on Political Science and International Relations in 2023 at South Korea.
Principal, Alizia & Partners Law Office
Lia Alizia is a trusted advisor and litigator with over two decades of experience. She advises multinational and global brands on corporate law, commercial transactions, employment, restructuring, insolvency, anti-competition, intellectual property, and dispute resolution. Her practice includes corporate governance, civil and family law, IP enforcement, and arbitration.
Lia is recognized by Legal 500, IFLR1000, Asialaw, AsiaIP, and Who's Who Legal (WWL) for her work in employment, IP, commercial litigation, corporate governance and M&A. She contributes to law publications and seminars. Additionally, Lia is also listed in the A-List of Indonesia's Top 100 Lawyers from 2018 - 2024.
She is an Honorary Secretary and a Board Member in the British Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (Britcham Indonesia), Deputy Chair for International Cooperation in Indonesian Bar Association (PERADI) and Chairwoman of the Board of Inter-Agency Cooperation of the Indonesia Labor Law Consultants Association (HKHKI).
Senior Associate, Dentons HPRP
Ms. Athina is a Senior Associate at Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners ("Dentons HPRP"). She obtained her Bachelor of Law degree from Atmajaya Catholic University and graduated with a Master degree in International Business Law from Coventry University. She is also a licensed advocate and a registered member of the Indonesian Advocates Association (PERADI).
Her experience in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunicaitons (TMT) (Including Data Protection/Data Privacy) sector includes:
She is an Honorary Secretary and a Board Member in the British Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (Britcham Indonesia), Deputy Chair for International Cooperation in Indonesian Bar Association (PERADI) and Chairwoman of the Board of Inter-Agency Cooperation of the Indonesia Labor Law Consultants Association (HKHKI).
Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
Ms. Huang is the head of KWM's Life Sciences & Healthcare Practice and co-head of KWM International Projects Group. Ms. Huang specializes in investments (including inbound and outbound investment), M&A (including domestic and cross-border M&A), and general corporate matters.
Ms. Huang acts for clients from varied industry backgrounds for their M&A transactions and general corporate matters. The industries include pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical devices, food (including health food), agricultural products, cosmetics, direct marketing, clean energy (solar, wind and nuclear energy), machinery manufacturing, aviation, mining, ports, and telecommunications, etc.
As the head of KWM Life Sciences & Healthcare Practice, Ms. Huang advises a number of domestic and multinational pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies and medical institutions. Ms. Huang specializes in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, drug and medical device license-in/out,asset, and equity transactions. Ms. Huang is familiar with the PRC regulatory requirements of drugs, medical devices, foods and cosmetics. She has advised clients on various matters such as registration and approval,clinical trials (drugs and medical devices), importation, manufacturing and distribution of drugs,medical devices and foods with respect to PRC laws, assisted with clients on liaison with the drug and food regulatory authorities and the National Health Commission of the PRC, and served as the expert witness regarding PRC legal matters or provided opinions on PRC laws in several oversea litigations involving medical devices and health food.
Ms. Huang is the legal consultant of National Medical Products Administration, paying close attention to the latest developments in laws and regulations regarding pharmaceutical and medical related industries. She is actively involved in the provision of legislative proposals, and is actively engaged with the relevant pharmaceutical industry association to provide legal consultancy services.
In 2024, Ms. Huang represented Tianjin Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Pharmaceutical Da Ren Tang Group Corporation Limited in transferring 33% of Tianjin TSKF Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. equity for approximately RMB 4.5 billion.In 2018, she acted as the leading partner for Luye Pharma Group on its transaction with AstraZeneca relating to the sale of assets and rights of license in 51 international markets, which was selected as Top 10 Cross-Border M&A Deals in the Field of Healthcare in the Year of 2018. Additionally, Ms. Huang represented Pfizer for Pfizer's acquisition project, which was awarded the Cross-Border Deal of the Year and the Healthcare/Life Science Deal of the Year by M&A Advisor in 2010.
Ms. Huang is in a position to provided accretive legal advice and services on complicated cross-border legal issues for clients based on her perennial experience in international transactions, the thorough understanding of the business and needs of enterprises, and the comprehension of the diversiform legal systems in different countries. She has provided legal services for numerous investments and M&A projects in various countries along the Belt and Road, including many Asian, African, North American, Oceanian, and European countries such as Laos, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Pakistan, India, Bahrain, Germany, the United Kingdom, Austria, Norway, Sweden, the United States of America, Mexico, Australia, Canada, Namibia, and Zimbabwe, etc.
Ms. Huang has accumulated extensive experience in investment and M&A, and provided legal services to many multinational companies (including Fortune 500 companies), domestic companies, and state owned enterprises (SOEs) for their domestic investment and M&A projects. Her legal services include complete architectural design of the investment and M&A transactions, due diligence, drafting and modifying transaction documents, negotiation, and assisting liaison with the government and assisting in the assessment and the approval of the governmental process. Ms. Huang's many years of professional experience has helped her familiarize herself with different operation models, management models and philosophies of companies. This helps her to provide the best advice to her clients for their M&A deals. One of her representative matter is acting as GE's counsel with respect to Chinese law in GE's acquisition of Alstom's power and grid business, which is the biggest M&A deal in 2015 in the industry and the biggest industrial investment GE has ever made.
In addition, Ms. Huang has acted for various SOEs and domestic companies in multiple outbound investment and M&A projects (including North America, Central Asia, Australia, Europe, and Africa, etc.), including acting as the leading counsel and successfully coordinating with attorneys from several countries and regions and different jurisdictions in completing outbound investment and M&A deals involving complicated transaction structure, tight timeline, complex approval process, and different types of target entity. One of her representative matters is representing an SOE for a series of cross-border acquisition including publicly traded companies in London and Australia and African subsidiaries. This acquisition is the second biggest acquisition project in the global mining industry in that year.
Ms. Huang understands the commercial interests of different clients and their corporate governance needs. She provides her clients with customized solutions specifically tailored to address corporate establishment, operations, or liquidation issues. Her legal expertise includes, but not limited to the following: providing guidance regarding corporate governance structures and the relevant legal risk controls; advising on the laws and regulations in various industries; drafting, revising, and negotiating different types of contracts; communicating with the relevant government authorities with respect to specific business content; and assisting her clients with obtaining government approvals, as well as providing consultation for legal issues with respect to her clients' daily operations.
Partner, Alizia & Partners Law Office
Jonathan has practiced corporate law for more than 15 years. His focus areas are in competition, transactional M&A, investment and joint venture, and real estate. He is known for his structured and solution-seeking approach, commercial acumen, and leadership capabilities.
Throughout his career, Jonathan has successfully advised numbers of international and domestic clients, including financial buyers, in various M&A projects and in navigating Indonesian legal landscape. His client base spans diverse industries, amongst others, manufacturing, consumer (FMCG), F&B, property, and health care.
Prior to joining Alizia Partners Law Office, Jonathan was a senior associate in a prestigious international firm and a leading Indonesian firm, where he contributed for nearly a decade. For most of his career, he has worked with senior international counsels, and became the backbone of the practice. Jonathan was also co-building and coleading competition law practice in his previous firm.
He co-authored various publications on competition law for the international market, and was a speaker for workshops and trainings for a wide range of audiences, on various competition and corporate law matters.
The Legal 500 and IFLR 1000 said the following about Jonathan:
Partner, Tuks Legal
Natasha Sim is a Partner at Turks Legal, a commercial law firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle and Brisbane, providing services to clients across Australia. She began her legal career working for a national trade union. She acts for international and Australian employers and employees across numerous sectors.
Natasha advises clients on all aspects of employment and industrial relations laws, including employee entitlements in the context of cross-border transfers of business, collective bargaining, anti-discrimination laws, and management of executive employees and employment-related privacy issues.
Natasha is known for her clear communication style, commercially pragmatic advice and sensitivity to cultural issues that may affect the outcome of a matter. She appears regularly as solicitor advocate in the Fair Work Commission and other courts and tribunals. She also delivers professional development training to senior leadership and lawyers on workplace laws.
Natasha has a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts from The University of Melbourne.
Partner, ANSS Counsellors at Law
Adam Soroinda Nasution is a seasoned dispute resolution lawyer with over 15 years of experience in litigation, arbitration, and insolvency. He is currently a Partner at ANSS Counsellors at Law and has previously held senior positions at leading firms including Oentoeng Suria & Partners in association with Ashurst LLP and Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith LLP.
He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb) and a licensed advocate under Peradi. He is also actively involved in various professional organizations, serving in leadership roles at Peradi's Young Lawyers Committee, IKADIN Central Jakarta, and the Indonesian Competition Lawyers Association (ICLA).
Adam holds a bachelor of law degree from Universitas Trisakti and is well-recognized for his contributions to the Indonesian legal community, particularly in the areas of insolvency and commercial dispute resolution.
Partner, Guanghe Law Firm
Luis Guanchen is a dual-qualified lawyer admitted in both China and England & Wales, holding an LL.M. degree. He possesses extensive experience in complex commercial dispute resolution under Chinese law, specializing in litigation and arbitration. During his tenure at Huawei, Luis gained valuable insights into the operational dynamics of multinational enterprises, enabling him to effectively understand and address the unique business needs of clients engaged in cross-border operations.
He also provides comprehensive legal support to foreign clients investing in China, ensuring compliance with local regulations and efficiently managing the complexities of conducting business in the country. His practice focuses on delivering practical legal solutions that align with clients' business objectives while minimizing legal risks.
Professional Experience
Selected Project Experience
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Brazil Office, Latin America Region
Terminal Legal Director
Jul 2018 - Jul 2019
Latin America Regional Headquarters, Panama
Regional Senior Legal Manager, Executive Secretary of Legal Compliance Committee
Oct 2016 - Jul 2018
China Headquarters
Legal Business Partner (BP)
Apr 2015 - Oct 2016
Education
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