The Firm
every problem has the best solution
YOHANES SUHARDI AND PARTNERS is regarded as one of the rising law firms in Indonesia performing wide-ranging legal services. Staffed by a team of skilled, experienced and enthusiastic lawyers, the Firm commits to provide a first-rate service for both local and international clients.
The Firm was founded in 2001 by Mr. Yohanes Suhardi, a senior lawyer who has years experience in litigation and non-litigation areas, a specialist in business law. His vision of the essential role of legal matters in the business and economic world in the dynamic situation of Indonesia’s political atmosphere, combined with the spirit of serving various actual personal issues occurs in the country, raises an objective of making the Firm a competitive institution in the areas of law.
Quality and attention to the client’s needs are the foundation for the Firm’s services. Understanding the client’s problems, related activities and legal requirements is a must. In handling business or individual matters, our services are marked by personal attention. By providing the clients an intensive report to monitor the progress of the case, the Firm maintains long and close relationships with clients.
The Firm believes that every problem has the best solution. In order to reach the solution, the Firm works by teams of lawyers, based on the client’s needs and the legal issues involved. This integrated method means that the client benefits from a range of legal facets and broad expertise. This approach allow the Firm to maintain a high standard of quality while responding to the client’s requirements for speed and cost-effectiveness.
Areas of Practise
Litigation is the main focus
Litigation is the main focus of the firm without limits its expertise in nonlitigation areas of practice. In the litigation areas, the Firm offers its best efforts to serve the clients in the legal proceedings from District Court up to Supreme Court, also in Police Department and Public Prosecutor for criminal procedures.
We represent the clients in corporate and commercial issues. We provide wide range advises related to companies and its legal issues, among others are problem solving for shareholders, assisting client in shareholders meeting, etc. We also advise companies in arranging contracts and assisting companies in litigation proceeding.
We advise the client on various aspects of labor law. We provide counsel and representation in civil rights and employment law matters in relation to the hiring, retention, and termination of employees by businesses,etc. We also handle litigation cases related to labor law
We provide clients with legal assistance in relation with land and property issues, including landlord/tenant matters, dispute of land and property and legal matters in land and property law. Assistance is not limited in legal advises such as legal opinion, as we also provide legal assistance in litigation.
We provides a proficient legal service in banking. We assist clients in negotiation as well as giving advice on various banking matters, in relations to banking legal issues, debtors, contracts, etc. We serve legal assistance in litigation.
We provide various services in Intellectual Property issues. In the field of patent, copyright, trademark, design, trade secret and other intellectual property, our services include legal consultation, representation in disputes related to the intellectual property matters.
We represent clients in many types of joint venture transactions. We have experiences in helping clients determine the appropriate joint venture structure such as contractual, partnership, corporate and limited liability company. We also assist the clients in dispute related to joint venture.
In bankruptcy matters, the Firm advises and represents clients in a range of aspects such as debt resolution, workers’ compensation and various rights consequences taken by the company.
We perform excellent methods of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), the process of resolving legal conflicts without going to trial. We have extensive expertise in determining when a form of ADR is in the best interest of clients and meets their needs better than traditional litigation. We also have experiences in assisting the client in arbitration proceedings in various arbitration tribunal.
The Firm’s lawyers are experienced in handling cases of civil and criminal litigation. Civil Litigation includes all matters of dispute in the court systems and within the various systems of alternative dispute resolution which are not allegations of criminal conduct. In the case of criminal litigation, we represent defendants, targets, and witnesses in criminal proceedings at all stages. We represent individual clients and institutions in civil matters in court. We also counsel clients on a range of issues to prevent problems from escalating into costly litigation. We handle preventative counsel and complex litigation.
We have an extensive family law practice including divorces. We assist the clients in district court and religious court. When handling cases related to family properties and assets, We work hard to obtain property and asset settlement which is fair to our client. We also provide legal advises regarding custody of children and other family law issues.
We provide legal assistance and advises in agency and distributorship matters. We represent clients in litigation matters and also legal advises in establishing agency and distributorship.
Billing
two basic system
For litigation matters which can be unpredictable in duration and complexity, The Firm offers a lumpsump basis system for the client.
The Firm offers two basic system of billing, namely hourly basis and lump-sump basis.
For litigation matters which can be unpredictable in duration and complexity, The Firm offers a lump-sump basis system for the client.
The Firm works in a flexible and cost-efficient manner. It opens for discussion and negotiation upon billing system concerning currency, term of payment and other matters regarding the fee structure to meet the clients’ need.
Lawyers
the most valuable assets
Our lawyers are the most valuable assets of the Firm. They are the people who commit their expertise for the law and the benefits of the clients.
The Lawyers of the Firm are qualified persons to provide advice on litigation and non litigation issues in Indonesian law. They are skilled, experienced and dynamic lawyers from the best universities in the country and abroad. The combination of the decades experience of the senior members and the enthusiasm of the juniors brings up a solid team in the Firm.
All of the lawyers are excellent in English. This quality enables the Firm to comprehend clients from many cultural backgrounds. As the Firm expands itself, it presents opportunities for young lawyers to employ their legal knowledge here.
We make the best use of modern facilities to combine all the information we get on the case we handle and the talent of our lawyers to produce the best possible legal action for the benefits of the clients.
The lawyers are managed by Mr. Yohanes Suhardi, the founder of the Firm. Mr. Suhardi obtained his law degree from the University of Parahyangan, and broadened his educational background attending Business School in Boston, USA. On July 2005, he has just obtained his Master degree in Law from University of Indonesia.
Now he is a specialist in business and economic law, and has been handling various cases of banking, corporate and commercial issues as well as intellectual property and civil and criminal litigation.