Lawyers

The People Behind Our Practice

At SLA, our strength lies in the experience, diversity, and dedication of our lawyers. Each member of our team brings unique expertise and a shared commitment to delivering precise, reliable, and forward-looking legal solutions. Together, we combine decades of legal practice with fresh perspectives to provide unmatched service for our clients in Indonesia and beyond.

Founder & Managing Partner

Dr. (Commerce) Timotius Tumbur Simbolon, SH., MH.

Timotius is the Founder & Managing Partner at SLA. With his experience from 1998, he has in-depth experience in banking and finance, real estate, especially related to restructuring and insolvency (PKPU), security rights enforcement, commercial litigation, compliance and investigation, corporate crimes, insurance disputes, as well as criminal and civil litigation proceedings.

He handled numerous liquidation process of banks during the government program of BPPN (Badan Penyehatan Perbankan Indonesia – Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency) where he represented numerous big banks in court or outside court settlement.

Back in the days, BPPN was formed to address the banking crisis in Indonesia in the late 1990s, primarily to restructure and resolve problems within the banking sector. Its primary tasks included resolving distressed assets and recovering state funds that were lost or misallocated in the banking sector. His in-depth expertise in banking and finance is still relevant to date with his work representing big banks.
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Markus Simbolon is a Founder & Of Counsel at SLA. With his experience, he has in-depth experience in financial industry especially in insurance, restructuring and insolvency (PKPU), security rights enforcement, commercial litigation, compliance and investigation, as well as criminal and civil litigation proceedings.

He handled numerous litigations proceedings on breach of contract, tort, land disputes and assisted clients on criminal cases on forgery, fraud, embezzlement and corporate crimes. He represented various disputes in insurance on Property All Risk and life insurance policies. The disputes involved police investigation and regulatory scrutiny by OJK.

He also dives deep in life insurance company compliance matter as well as the business-as-usual matter. His experience also covers corporate transactional matters, particularly acquisition transactions, where he represents both acquirers and targets. His expertise extends to legal due diligence, encompassing the preparation of various transactional documents and assist clients with the Fit and Proper Test conducted by OJK.
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Founder

Markus Simbolon, SH.

Rogaraniari is a Founder & Of Counsel at SLA. With his experience, he has in-depth experience in Financial Technology, Personal Data Protection, digital law practice and compliance matter. He provided numerous legal advice on company establishment, business licensing to OSS, business plan to Bank of Indonesia. 

He also emphasizes his expertise in data protection and the extension of Electronic System Provider (PSE), E-commerce Provider (PPMSE), and the placement of Data Centre for Indonesian Payment System Provider. 

In compliance matter of mandatory reporting, he assisted client of the end-to-end process of every mandatory reporting matter, until preparing Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for Accounting Software Company, conducting legal due diligence from the side of corporate governance. 
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Founder & Of Counsel

Rogaraniari Simbolon, SH.

Managing Partner

Dr. (Commerce) Timotius Tumbur Simbolon, SH., MH.

Timotius is the Founder & Managing Partner at SLA. With his experience from 1998, he has in-depth experience in banking and finance, real estate, especially related to restructuring and insolvency (PKPU), security rights enforcement, commercial litigation, compliance and investigation, corporate crimes, insurance disputes, as well as criminal and civil litigation proceedings.

He handled numerous liquidation process of banks during the government program of BPPN (Badan Penyehatan Perbankan Indonesia – Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency) where he represented numerous big banks in court or outside court settlement. Back in the days, BPPN was formed to address the banking crisis in Indonesia in the late 1990s, primarily to restructure and resolve problems within the banking sector. Its primary tasks included resolving distressed assets and recovering state funds that were lost or misallocated in the banking sector. His in-depth expertise in banking and finance is still relevant to date with his work representing big banks.

Timotius is certified by Perhimpunan Advokat Indonesia (PERADI), Himpunan Konsultan Hukum Pasar Modal (HKHPM), Receiver and Administrator of Asosiasi Kurator dan Pengurus Indonesia (AKPI).

Practice Focus:

Restructuring and Insolvency (PKPU), Security Rights Enforcement, Commercial Litigation, Compliance and Investigation, Corporate Crimes, Insurance Disputes, Civil Litigation Proceedings.

Representative Legal Matters:

  • Represented 14 (fourteen) liquidated banks during the government program of BPPN (BadanPenyehatan Perbankan Indonesia – Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency).
  • Represented notable client of PT Ultrajaya Milk Industry & Trading Company Tbk., PT Bank of India Indonesia, as well as other numerous clients in managing shareholder disputes with local joint venture partners, including issues such as board disputes, minority oppression, good governance, exit strategy, arbitration cases on shareholders/joint venture agreements, court litigations and criminal cases.
  • Represented notable client of PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk., PT Bank Maybank Tbk., as well as other various financial institutions and creditors in court proceedings to obtain bankruptcy/PKPU court orders against their debtors at the Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan and Makassar Commercial Courts.
  • Represented numerous insurance companies regarding disputes on Property All Risk, Directors & Officers Liability and Public Liability Insurance policies. The disputes involved arbitration proceedings, enforcement of arbitration award, police investigation and regulatory scrutiny by OJK.
  • Represented member of an Indonesia China Business Council (ICBC) in various disputes involved arbitration proceedings (SIAC), multiple court litigations and criminal proceedings in Indonesia.
  • Represented a conglomerate group of Sarimas Sentosa, Sari Kebon Jeruk Permai, Pondok Permata Estate, Bumi Sidoarjo Permai;, Bukit Mega Griya Makmur, Bumi Indra Wisesa, as well as other numerous clients in real estate to enforce the collateral (land mortgage, fiducia over inventories and receivables, personal and corporate guarantee).
  • Advised Mitsubishi Japan on ammonia deal with local company in Kalimantan, Indonesia.
  • Represented a major textile company in Solo against a company from Germany in the complex dispute.
  • Represented an American shareholder of supply chain of oil and gas sector company in Medan, Indonesia of the dispute with local company and on shareholders/joint venture agreements.

Languages:

English
Indonesian

Founder

Markus Simbolon, SH.

Markus Simbolon is a Founder at SLA. With his experience, he has in-depth experience in financial industry especially in insurance, restructuring and insolvency (PKPU), security rights enforcement, commercial litigation, compliance and investigation, as well as criminal and civil litigation proceedings.

He handled numerous litigations proceedings on breach of contract, tort, land disputes and assisted clients on criminal cases on forgery, fraud, embezzlement and corporate crimes. He represented various disputes in insurance on Property All Risk and life insurance policies. The disputes involved police investigation and regulatory scrutiny by OJK. He also dives deep in life insurance company compliance matter as well as the business-as-usual matter. His experience also covers corporate transactional matters, particularly acquisition transactions, where he represents both acquirers and targets. His expertise extends to legal due diligence, encompassing the preparation of various transactional documents and assist clients with the Fit and Proper Test conducted by OJK.

Markus Simbolon is certified by Perhimpunan Advokat Indonesia (PERADI), Asosiasi Profesional Privasi Data Indonesia (APPDI), and Receiver and Administrator of Himpunan Kurator dan Pengurus Indonesia (HKPI).

Practice Focus:

Criminal and Civil Litigation Proceedings, Restructuring and Insolvency (PKPU), Insurance Disputes, Security Rights Enforcement, Land Disputes, Compliance and Investigation, Corporate Crimes, Legal Due Diligence, General Corporate and Personal Data Protection.

Representative Legal Matters:

  • Represented numerous clients on breach of contract, tort, land disputes, in courts across Indonesia including District Court, High Court, Supreme Court in Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali, Medan, Palembang, Padang.
  • Assisted numerous clients on criminal cases on forgery, fraud, embezzlement, and corporate crimes during police investigation in police office across Indonesia including Jakarta Police Office, Surabaya Police Office, Medan Police Office, Bali Police Office.
  • Assisted local mining company upon case of corruption before Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
  • Advised gold investment company upon restructuring process.
  • Advised State-Owned Enterprise and foreign banks upon asset execution.
  • Represented PT Bumi Energi Sejahtera to acquire securities and investment-management company.
  • Represented PT World Harvest Textile to acquire a group of textile companies.
  • Represented PT Victo Oro Prima upon shares acquisition transaction of coffee producer company.
  • Advised securities and investment-management company before OJK upon Fit and Proper Test process and on a day-to-day basis of manpower legal matters.
  • Advised strategic investor to acquire real-estate of resort development company in Batam.
  • Advised strategic investor to acquire a major business in Indonesia.
  • Advised real-estate company upon asset disposal of acquisition transaction.
  • Represented Ningbo Lygend Mining Co., to acquire a nickel mining business company.
  • Represented PT Bumi Energi Sejahtera to acquire a trading company.
  • Advised strategic investor regarding joint venture plans.
  • Assisted multinational life insurance company in OJK-mandated spin-off transaction of shariah unit.
  • Represented insurance companies regarding disputes on Property All Risk and life insurance claims. The disputes involved police investigation and regulatory scrutiny by OJK.
  • Advised life insurance company in compliance matter as well as the business-as-usual matter on agreement of insurance product selling by banks, e-commerce, broker and other nonbank business entity and Personal Data Protection issue.

Languages:

English
Indonesian

Managing Partner

Rogaraniari Simbolon, SH.

Rogaraniari is a Founder & Of Counsel at SLA. With his experience, he has in-depth experience in Financial Technology, Personal Data Protection, digital law practice and compliance matter. He provided numerous legal advice on company establishment, business licensing to OSS, business plan to Bank of Indonesia. 

He also emphasizes his expertise in data protection and the extension of Electronic System Provider (PSE), E-commerce Provider (PPMSE), and the placement of Data Centre for Indonesian Payment System Provider. In compliance matter of mandatory reporting, he assisted client of the end-to-end process of every mandatory reporting matter, until preparing Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for Accounting Software Company, conducting legal due diligence from the side of corporate governance. 

Rogaraniari is certified by Perhimpunan Advokat Indonesia (PERADI) and Asosiasi Profesional Privasi Data Indonesia (APPDI).

Practice Focus:

Financial Technology, Personal Data Protection, General Corporate and Compliance, Legal Due Diligence.

Representative Legal Matters:

  • Advised client on general corporate matters based on field research including but not limited to KBLI, Negative List policy, types of guarantee and data centre establishment to OSS;
  • Assisted group of companies in obtaining business license to OSS;
  • Advised one of member of the group companies to hold Drive in Cinema business.
  • Assisted client in providing legal due diligence from corporate side and compliance side for some report on Indonesian Payment System Provider (Remittance Company).
  • Assisted peer-to-peer lending company on the mandatory training and certification test of peer-to-peer lending business organized by AFPI.
  • Assisted business application of Indonesian Payment System Provider to Bank of Indonesia.
  • Assisted client about implementation of personal data protection in Indonesia.
  • Assisted group of companies in researching and drafting about business licensing application for PPMSE
  • Assisted client on placing data centre of Indonesian Payment Service Provider.

Languages:

English
Indonesian