Insolvency Law Firm of the Year Indonesia

Firm Profile

Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo (LGS) was founded in 1985 by Timbul Thomas Lubis, Mohamed Idwan (‘Kiki’) Ganie and Arief Tarunakarya Surowidjojo. Since then, LGS has grown into the largest corporate transactions and corporate litigation firm in Indonesia. In our more than 25 years of service, we are experienced in representing a diverse range of clients from domestic to multinational corporations, public and private companies, to government instrumentalities and state owned enterprises, and we work with our clients to understand their problems, determine their needs, and arrive at a practical solution that is both cost-effective and viable over the long term.

LGS has obtained Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance certifications of ISO 9001:2008 for Quality Management systems and ISO 14001:2004 for Environmental Management systems to ensure that all aspects of the firm’s operations and the quality of services are on par with the most well managed companies and organizations in the world.

Mohamed Idwan Ganie

Mohamed Idwan Ganie is the

Managing Partner of Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo. He holds a Phd in Shipping Law from the

University of Hamburg. Dr.

Ganie specializes in commercial transactions and commercial litigation, including ADR and has acted as an expert in a number court and arbitration proceedings. His expertise covers general corporate/company law, mining, investment, acquisitions, infrastructure projects/project finance, antitrust, and shipping/aviation, with a particular focus on corporate governance and compliance. Dr. Ganie

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is the Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Anti-Trust Lawyers, a member of the Regional Panel of SIAC, and a fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.

Notable Legal Work

LGS’ commercial transaction and litigation clients include: Goldman Sachs, Standard Chartered Bank, Temasek Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa, Mitsui, Unilever, Hitachi and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia.

Our recent Notable legal work includes:

• Advisor to the Indonesia Infrastructure Guarantee Fund (IIGF / PT PII)

Areas of Expertise

• Alternative Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

• Antitrust • Bank and Debt Restructuring • Banking and Secured Transactions • Bankruptcy • Capital Market • Construction

• Consumer Protection Defense Litigation

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• Corporate Finance • Distribution of Goods and Services • E-commerce • Foreign and Domestic Investment • Forestry and Plantation • General Corporate • Information Technology • Infrastructure • Insurance • Intellectual Property Rights • International Trade • Labor • Maritime and Shipping • Mergers and Acquisitions • Mining, Oil and Gas • Privatization • Project Finance • Property and Real Estate • Refinancing and Bank Lending • Shariah Transactions • Structured Finance • Telecommunications

• Acting for Unilever in the Acquisitions of PT Sara Lee Body Care Tbk

• Acting for DBS Bank Ltd, as the facility agent, in connection with the Deed of Accession to be entered by Adaro Energy

• Acting for PT Astra International Tbk in its acquisition of PT General Electric Services

• Acting for Weda Bay Nickel in a complex license extension

Litigation: Representing Japan Tobacco International Indonesia in a lawsuit by PT Jakarta Tobacco International

Antitrust (KPPU): Representing Temasek over Indosat and Telkomsel ownership; Medco Energy; Goldman Sachs (Singapore).

Contact

Address: Menara Imperium, 30th Fl. Jl. H.R. Rasuna, Said Kav. 1 Jakarta 12980, Indonesia

Tel: Fax:

(62-21) 831-5005, 831-5025 (62-21) 831-5015, 831-5018

Email: lubis@lgslaw.co.id ganie@lgslaw.co.id

surowidjojo@lgslaw.co.id Website: http://www.lgsonline.com

Mr. Timbul Thomas Lubis, Founding Partner

Dr. Mohamed Idwan (‘Kiki’) Ganie, Managing Partner

Mr. Arief Tarunakarya Surowidjojo, Founding Partner

Mr. Abdul Haris M Rum, Partner Ms. Arisia Arundati Pusponegoro, Partner Mr. Harjon Sinaga, Partner Mr. Rofik Sungkar, Partner

Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2011