Foreign Direct Investment

Foreign Direct Investment legal services including business formation, establishing joint ventures, structuring foreign investment, compliance with local, foreign and international laws and regulations, translation, negotiation, mediation and arbitration. That’s why we are the leaders in the region for companies seeking to invest in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia. We are the foreign direct investment attorneys in Indonesia for foreign and domestic investment, providing legal services that include:

  • Formation, compliance, merger, acquisition and dissolution of wholly owned subsidiaries, representative offices and joint ventures;
  • Acquiring government approval including permits, licensing and intellectual property registration;
  • Contract drafting, modification and review;
  • Performing investigations to meet due diligence requirements and protect client interests;
  • Feasibility and compliance research and consulting;
  • Intellectual property protection for foreign investors and
  • Representation for disputes that arise.

Business Formation, Mergers and Acquisitions

Business Formation, Mergers and Acquisitions legal representation for all types of large, midsize and small businesses that ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and anti-competition laws. We provide legal opinions, due diligence, legal risk management assistance, corporate integration, and advice for successfully operating a business in South East Asia. We are the ASEAN business attorneys that offer the most comprehensive and dependable services in this area due to our unparalleled local knowledge and expertise in business law in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Our relationships with investment banks, accounting firms, business people, regulators and politicians enable us to smooth the way to successful business transactions. Our deep understanding of local customs and our respect in the community will ensure the success of your ASEAN business concerns. Our work in this area includes:

  • Complete due diligence investigations that leave no stone unturned. This includes a thorough review of all contracts, financing documentation, intellectual property rights ownership, worker and officer relationships, legal disputes, taxation, land use and assets.
  • Designing a trading structure;
  • Drafting and review of all transactional documents;
  • Negotiating terms with businesses and coalitions;
  • Regulatory research and consultation and
  • Other legal services required for the deal.

Intellectual Property and IP Dispute

Intellectual Property and IP Dispute. Schinder Law Firm has provided legal services to various multinational companies in connection with Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Industrial Design Trade Secrets, Layout Design of Integrated Circuits, Licensing, Franchising and Intellectual Property Disputes. Our service include registration of intellectual property rights, drafts for licensing assignment of rights. We have represented clients in disputes before the commercial court and in arbitration. We have also represented clients in criminal law procedures in connection with intellectual property law violations.

Employment and Labor

Employment and Labor Law can be a minefield for foreign investors, but our intimate knowledge of laws and regulations keeps our clients on the right track. You can count on us for hiring and termination protocols, employment contracts and strike management. We can also help you draft employee handbooks that outline codes of conduct for your company. We have represented clients before the Indonesian Industrial Relations Court and have delivered countless seminars for CEO’s and human resources managers in our region. We represent employment and labor clients in many industries including banking, manufacturing, construction, mining, power plants, fintech and government entities. These are some of the services we provide in this area of practice:

  • Feasibility analysis and consultation to determine the proper make up of the workforce;
  • Ensure that the workforce is in compliance with all labor and
  • Draft contracts for various types of employment including full-time, part-time internships and independent contractors;
  • Provide advice on establishing, altering or terminating employment including severance pay;
  • Provide advice on handling disputes with employees or labor associations;
  • Drafting termination and severance agreements to minimize risk to company;
  • Compliance with minimum wage, breaks, vacation, overtime, perks and other employee related issues;
  • Revise and update employee handbooks ensure compliance with changes in laws and regulations;
  • Provide advice on social insurance contributions and
  • Draft warning letters, labor agreements, termination letters and other employment and labor documents.