A well-recognised name in the market, Hutabarat Halim & Rekan (HHR) was established in 1996 and is frequently involved in high-profile litigation matters locally and regionally. It offers a full suite of litigation and arbitration services, ranging from civil and commercial litigation to administrative disputes and product liability and class action cases. It routinely works with clients on out-of-court and in-court settlement options. The firm is a member of law firm alliance group, Meritas. Active disputes clients include Maybank, Raiffeisen Bank International and Kresna Asset Management. To accommodate the increasing complexity of clients’ cross-border contentious matters, the firm continues to build up and maintain its relationships with multiple top regional and global law firms and participates in various reputable global professional networking organisations.
The key dispute resolution contacts are senior partners Pheo Hutabarat, Nini Halim, Rosna Chung and Asido Panjaitan. Other disputes partners to note are Milanti Kirana, Bunga Wijayanti, Yuris Hakim, M Fathan Nautika and Luthfi Putera.
The team is working with Aura Group on various legal actions against some principal employees in relation to unilateral and unlawful terminations over governing electronic systems and transactions, trading through electronic systems, and personal data protection. It is acting for Johnson Controls Indonesia on its insolvency proceedings before the court. Auraluxe Indonesia engaged the firm for its defence against false allegations of IP infringement.
Client feedback
“First, they are strong at negotiating the terms and conditions of the disposal. Second, they advised us on the potential legal risks of the disposal. Third, they were always liaising with the government agencies and relevant authorities. Fourth, they anticipated our needs and requirements. They were always contactable and replied to our queries swiftly.” – Commercial and transactions
“Helpful at convincing the courts.” – Real estate
Rosna Chung
“She understands and anticipates our needs and requirements. She responds swiftly to our queries and deadlines.”
Pheo Hutabarat
“He is a street fighter.”