HHP Law Firm (HHP), the Indonesia member firm of Baker McKenzie, is pleased to announce that leading real estate and M&A lawyer Bima Sarumpaet has rejoined the Firm as a partner on 2 January, further bolstering the Firm’s real estate and M&A/transactional capabilities.
Bima brings almost 20 years of experience advising both international and domestic clients on high-profile M&A, complex joint ventures, structured foreign direct investments, and real estate transactions. His expertise covers the full spectrum of industrial, commercial, and residential property sectors, including townships, logistics, data centers, anchor leases, and the hotel industry. Bima has a proven track record of supporting businesses throughout the entire life cycle of real estate transactions, from investment structuring and land acquisition, to company setup, construction work, property management, and sale/lease.
Mita Guritno, managing partner of HHP Law Firm, said: “We are excited to have Bima rejoin HHP. His return not only helps us deepen the many institutional relationships we have developed with clients over the years but also bolsters our real estate and transactional capabilities in Indonesia, positioning us well to respond to the growing real estate, infrastructure, and corporate/M&A demand as local and foreign investors explore the tremendous opportunities presented by the Nusantara project.”
Daniel Pardede, Head of Transactional – M&A, said “We are happy to welcome Bima back to the team. Bima is a highly regarded transactional lawyer. His ability to navigate complex, cross-border transactions will be invaluable as we remain focused on delivering outstanding results for our clients.”
Andre Gan, Asia Pacific chair of Baker McKenzie’s M&A Practice, said: “We are delighted to welcome Bima back to HHP. His return to HHP comes at a crucial time as we anticipate increased investment in the region, with investors pivoting toward Indonesia and Southeast Asia for growth opportunities and risk diversification. His arrival also comes hot off the heels of the recent addition of M&A partners Shirin Tang and Ang Lip Kian in Singapore. Bima’s wealth of knowledge and experience, which complement regional capabilities of Baker McKenzie and its member firm, HHP, will be of significant value to our clients.“
Steven Sieker, Baker McKenzie’s Asia Chief Executive, added: “The addition of Bima underscores our ongoing commitment to attracting top-tier talent and enhancing our bench strength in Asia. As we continue to build on a robust platform and expand strategic offerings to meet clients’ evolving business and legal needs, Bima’s return to HHP, along with recent additions of other talented lawyers in our M&A, Tax, Dispute Resolution and Construction practices across the region, will be invaluable.“
Bima said: “I am thrilled to be returning to HHP, where I began my career and spent 17 years. It truly feels like coming home. HHP, being the member firm of Baker McKenzie, has the connection to Baker McKenzie’s global platform and extensive capabilities in Asia which are unparalleled. I am excited to further expand my practice and collaborate with my colleagues in Indonesia and abroad to contribute to the continued development of HHP’s thriving M&A practice, particularly in the growth of our real estate service offerings.”
With more than 2,700 deal practitioners in 45 jurisdictions, Baker McKenzie and its member firms are a transactional powerhouse and excels in complex, cross-border transactions; over 65% of our deals are multi-jurisdictional. Baker McKenzie and its member firms have been consistently recognized as a top-three firm for cross-border M&A by volume over the past decade. The teams are a hybrid of ‘local’ and ‘global’, combining money-market sophistication with local excellence.
Bima joins HHP Law Firm, a member firm of Baker McKenzie, from MHMS Advocates where he was a partner. He is a widely recognized lawyer, having achieved a Band 1 ranking for real estate in Indonesia in Chambers Asia Pacific since 2022, and being recognized as a leading individual in the 2021 and 2022 editions of The Legal 500 for real estate. Bima was named one of ‘Indonesia’s Future Legal Leaders’ by Asia Business Law Journal in 2023. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at Atma Jaya Catholic University, South Jakarta, and is a member of the Indonesian Bar Association (PERADI).
Bima is the eighth partner to join Baker McKenzie and its member firms in Asia Pacific in the last 13 months, following the recent additions of Sean Lim (Seoul), Melanie Harwood (Brisbane), John Kwak (Seoul), Doug Suh (Seoul), Shirin Tang (Singapore), Ang Lip Kian (Singapore), Sunyoung Kim (Seoul) and David Kim (Seoul).
About HHP Law Firm
Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners (HHP Law Firm) is one of the leading law firms in Indonesia. The Firm was established in 1989 to provide legal services to Indonesian and foreign companies, including banks, insurance companies, securities companies/investment banks and other financial institutions, as well as government and state-owned agencies. The Firm has over 100 legal consultants – made up of 13 partners, more than 100 associates, and 2 foreign legal consultants – and more than 300 employees in total.
HHP Law Firm’s legal consultants work in practice groups and specialize in certain legal fields including Capital Markets, Corporate M&A, Employment, Dispute Resolution, Finance & Projects, Intellectual Property & Technology and Tax & Customs. HHP Law Firm maintains close relationships with all regulatory bodies in Indonesia, since we believe this is imperative for us to give the best advice to our clients. (http://www.hhp.co.id/)
