Founder partner of Hadromi & Partners Law Firm and has over 2 decades of experience in the legal business. Asia Pacific Legal 500 has named him as one of the leading lawyers in Indonesia in the fields of banking & finance, corporate & M&A, dispute resolution, IP, projects & energy, restructurings & insolvency, real estate, shipping. He has also been listed by Lawyer Monthly Magazine of UK as one of the Asia Pacific's 100 leading lawyers in 2011. His expertise in corporate and M&A has in the past been highly recommended by Chambers & Partners. Further he has recently been honored as one of Indonesia's Top 100 Lawyers 2020 by Asia Business Law Journal. He is also actively involved in litigation and dispute resolution work for domestic and multinational clients as well as written in various articles and spoken in various seminars on Indonesian law. He has also acted as independent director and commissioner for several multinational subsidiary companies in Indonesia due to his knowledge and experience.
Dispute Resolution - Advised and represented a world class coal trading company, on a multi-million dollar arbitration case under LCIA rules and its enforcement in Indonesia.
Mining - Advised and assisted a leading Indian conglomerate on acquisition of Indonesian coal mining companies in Kalimantan and Sumatera.
Oil & Gas – Advised holders of Production Sharing Contracts for listing purpose in UK.
Restructuring and Insolvency - Advised and assisted on multi-million US dollar restructuring of a group of companies in Indonesia.
Shipping - Advised and represented P&I clubs, insurers on maritime litigation cases i.e. cargo disputes, charter party disputes and arrest of vessels.
Banking & Finance - Advised on multi-million dollar loan transaction involving pledge of publicly traded shares in Indonesian Stock Exchange for a New York based venture capital company.
Having a double degree in law and finance, with 2 decades of experience in the legal business, he advises on matters pertaining to foreign investment, project financing, banking & finance, mergers & acquisitions, distributorship & agency, employment & manpower law, as well as dispute resolution, covering sectors such as among others manufacturing, mining, oil & gas, shipping, freight forwarding, trading, and the financial sector. Once recognized as one of the leading lawyers by Intercontinental Finance & Law Magazine from UK, he has assisted numerous domestic and multinational clients on the above areas of law. He has recently been listed in Indonesia's Top 100 Lawyers 2020 by Asia Business Law Journal. Contributor to various articles and publishing and speaker in various seminars on Indonesian law inside and outside of the country.
Notable past legal work include assisting various foreign banks on multi-million dollar financing facility transactions, acquisition of multi-million dollar manufacturing companies and chemical plant, advice Fortune Global 500 company on cross-border M&A transaction in connection with its acquisition of electrical & automation business, advice on oil & gas on tender process regulatory requirements, advice on investment structuring of shipping and constructions companies.
With tax practice experience spanning over 2 decades, he is well versed in Indonesian tax law and its complexities. He has assisted both high net-worth individuals and corporate clients on Indonesian tax matters, providing them tax advisory services, tax compliance services, cross-border tax matters and transfer pricing strategy formulation. Over the years he along with his tax team has also successfully assisted clients on various multi-million dollar tax disputes before the Directorate General of Taxation Office as well as the Indonesian Tax Court. His knowledge & expertise in tax field has in the past been recommended by Asia Pacific Legal 500 and Tax Directors Handbook.
Indonesian & English
A seasoned diplomat, Hadromi Nakim has been posted in various places such as the Indonesian Embassies in Jeddah of Saudi Arabia, Amman of Jordan, Singapore, Riyadh of Saudi Arabia and most recently as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to the State of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Bahrain. He joined Hadromi & Partners in 2006 as Of Counsel after having completed his assignment as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to the State of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Bahrain. He maintains close contact with various government offices and assists clients in liaising with government office on significant matters.