SSEK Legal Consultants is ranked as a Tier 1 firm across five practice areas in the 2023 Legal 500 Asia Pacific directory of the leading law firms and lawyers in the region. These rankings underline SSEK’s position as one of the elite law firms in Indonesia.
SSEK received a top-tier ranking for:
- Corporate and M&A
- IT, Telecoms and Fintech
- Real Estate
- Restructuring and Insolvency
- Shipping
In addition to five Tier 1 rankings, SSEK was ranked in the following practice areas:
- Antitrust and Competition
- Banking and Finance
- Dispute Resolution
- Intellectual Property
- Labor and Employment
- Projects and Energy
These rankings highlight SSEK’s standing as one of Indonesia’s leading full-service corporate law firms.
Four SSEK lawyers received elite Leading Individual rankings.
- Ira A. Eddymurthy – Corporate and M&A
- Denny Rahmansyah – Real Estate
- Michael D. Twomey – Corporate and M&A
- Michael S. Carl – Corporate and M&A, Restructuring and Insolvency
SSEK founding partner Ira A. Eddymurthy was also named to The Legal 500’s elite Hall of Fame for Banking and Finance, and of counsel Darrell R. Johnson was named to the Hall of Fame for Projects and Energy.
Lawyers selected for inclusion in The Legal 500 Hall of Fame are widely regarded as being at the very top of the profession and have been consistently ranked as leading individuals by The Legal 500 for a number of years.
SSEK partner Stephen Igor Warokka was named a Next Generation Partner for Labor and Employment, and Shipping.
What Clients Say About SSEK
Corporate and M&A
“Well-trained associates with experienced partners make their team standout compared to other law firms in a sense of delivery speed/quality of work.”
Dispute Resolution
“Outstanding knowledge and experience in labor and employment law.”
“The service is incredible. As a client, we feel that we get maximum service levels.”
“The strength of SSEK is the combination of a certain level of experience with competitive prices.”
IT, Telecoms and Fintech
“Sophisticated practice and team capable of providing high-quality advice to international clients inbound.”
“Michael Carl is a key figure. He is very experienced and adept at interpreting local rules and regulations for international corporates and investors.”
“Always provides good, practical advice in a difficult jurisdiction to operate.”
Labor and Employment
“Indonesia employment law is intricate but the employment team in SSEK simplifies the law and delivers excellent advisory services to clients.”
“Syahdan Aziz is very friendly and approachable but at the same time delivers on the work with sound and practical advice.”
Projects and Energy
“They are responsive and always attend to their client’s needs even in crunch-time situation.”
Real Estate
“They have a strong and knowledgeable team for handling property clients. They are very good at it and even the junior associates have more than sufficient knowledge to answer any pop-up questions given at any time.”
“We worked with Nico Mooduto directly. He was resourceful and had a quick turnaround time.”
“Great team that’s commercially minded, responsive and guided us well in our first hotel acquisition. Good communication skills, negotiation throughout SPA negotiations, and well-rounded.”
“Experienced partner and up-to-date knowledge. Prompt responses given.”
“The firm is a dynamic and has a team of lawyers with a wealth of knowledge.”
About The Legal 500
The Legal 500 assesses the strengths of law firms in over 150 jurisdictions. The rankings are based on a series of criteria and highlight the practice area teams providing the most cutting-edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. The Legal 500 research is based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers, and a team of researchers who have unrivalled experience in the legal market.
