Hutabarat Halim & Rekan ("HHR") is one of the leading commercial law firms in Indonesia. The firm was founded by a number of experienced Indonesian commercial, corporate and finance lawyers with skills across a broad range of legal practice areas. HHR has grown steadily to include a number of partners, of-counsel (foreign lawyer), lawyers and professional support staff with a total of almost 50 persons, all of whom are distinguished in their respective areas of specialty and professionalism.
Since 2000, the firm has expanded its regional network in Indonesia by establishing a branch office in Batam (an industrial island near Singapore) to facilitate clients’ needs in doing business in Batam and Bintan Islands (Riau Province) and cementing the firm’s networking in Singapore as the financial center of the region. Since 2002, the firm has also had an active presence and provides legal service for investors doing business in the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste. This legal practice enables the firm to truly service its clients across the country and its neighboring countries.
Independent surveys and international legal publications consistently rank HHR as a leading and dynamic law firm in Indonesia. HHR has been recommended by the Asia Pacific Legal 500, International Financial Law Review 1000 and Asia Law Profiles as a leading transactional law firm in Indonesia. In 1998, 3 years after its incorporation, the Asia Pacific Legal 500 recognized the firm’s capability and expertise in six areas of practice, out of the seven areas of practice which were listed. The firm’s expertise and capability have been acknowledged in: (i) Corporate and Commercial, (ii) Capital Markets, (iii) Project Finance, (iv) Banking, (v) Intellectual Property, and (vi) Commercial Dispute Resolution.
