We’re exceptionally proud of the deep-rooted oil and gas specialism we have here at Fortislaw. As one of our priority areas for investment and growth, much of our time and resource is focused upon these related (and converging) sectors, ensuring we are at the forefront of industry developments and are best placed to make a positive difference to our clients.
Our oil and gas team is made up of counsels from multiple disciplines across the firm, all of whom act for clients active, or with an interest, in the sectors. These include our specialists in multiple arrays of the business such as Granting Instruments, Indonesian Oil and Gas Laws, Joint Operating Agreements, Unitization Agreements, Procurement and Contracts, Gas Sale Contracts, Hydrocarbon Transportation Agreements, Facility Sharing Agreements, Abandonment and Decommissioning, Deepwater Assets, Production Sharing Contracts Exits/Expirations, Exploration and Exploitation Data Transfer and Forensic, Farm-In and Farm-Out.
Our lawyers have been part of, among others, outstanding cross functional expertise in the process of major work Production Sharing Contracts exits/expirations in East Kalimantan and Riau, Indonesia. The Government of Indonesia considered the Production Sharing Contract exit/expiration in Riau as a role model for future Production Sharing Contracts exits/expirations.
The knowledge our experts bring across the many dimensions of the utility landscape allows us to give you clear, concise advice – combined with strong commercial flair – to deliver bespoke solutions when you need them.
Our lawyers provide clients with unique insight into the business and operational side of the new and renewable energy industry as well as the perspective of the relevant regulatory agencies.
Our multidiscipline team advises on joint venture arrangements, power trading and selling arrangements, environmental compliance, permitting, and litigation.
The team also acts on project development and project financing transactions for the construction and operation of new and renewable energy and advises on general corporate, labor and employment, real estate, competition, intellectual property, and administrative law issues arising from transactions in the new and renewables sector.
With extensive experience in the new and renewable projects, our lawyers work closely with clients to identify and develop a unique strategy for mitigating risks associated with their specific project.
Clients can be confident of the new and renewable energy expertise at Fortislaw. Our firm has strong network and the forefront of renewable commercial and regulatory issues.
Fortislaw’s highly specialized professionals leverage a broad experience in managing corporate and commercial matters in Indonesia and overseas. Our lawyers are licensed to practice in Indonesia, the United Kingdom and New York.
Drawing on our profound knowledge in business and industry sectors, we advise our clients on all legal aspects of their corporate existence from formation and day-to-day business operations including:
Commercial Contracts
Permits and Regulations and Liquidation
Merger & Acquisition
Strategic Investments and Joint Ventures
Corporate Governance
Internal Compliance, Audit and Commercial Contract Mandates
Corporate Restructuring
Other Cross-Border Business Ventures
Fortislaw has an experienced team of litigation and arbitration lawyers committed to and ready to defend your interests and offer you the best solution to your dispute, either by extrajudicially settling the conflict through negotiation and mediation or by defending in the Indonesian courts or Arbitration to resolve the case.
The work covers the full course of a dispute such as pre-trial negotiations, mediation, documentation and preparation for trial, summary judgement motions, trial, appeals and enforcement proceedings.
Our Dispute Resolution Practice Area advises on civil, criminal and commercial disputes. We create multidisciplinary teams so that, in addition to leading specialists in litigation and arbitration, every client benefits from the expertise of lawyers from relevant practice areas. Our aim is to offer our clients added value in every negotiation, mediation, claim and arbitration.
Our lawyers’ experiences include the following:
Arbitration proceedings in BANI Arbitration Center and Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) for commercial disputes involving large corporations.
Civil litigation in Indonesian courts for civil and commercial disputes involving large corporations.
Unprecedented criminal litigation (alleged corruption case) in Indonesian courts involving employees of an International Oil Company with positive outcomes.
Environment claims, disputes and class actions raised by individuals/community and non-government organization.
Business competition disputes in the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU).
Our lawyers have a unique understanding of environmental law, credibility and skill to deliver practical and strategic advices. Through our work with the full spectrum of stakeholders, we are able to view environmental law from all perspectives. From shaping the landscape of environmental law, to helping businesses ensure regulatory compliance.
Our lawyers’ experiences include the following:
Take pride in their involvement in the largest remediation program in the world in the oil and gas sector by developing strategic legal position and managing legal issues during environmental audit process.
Engage with local and central government agencies in advocating for our client’s priorities.
Collaborate closely with subject matters experts in Health, Environmental & Safety to secure the most effective outcomes for our client, which include regulatory compliance and enforcement counsel on existing and emerging legal issues involving oil and gas facilities.
Resolve claims and disputes with governmental entities, NGO and private parties arising under environmental laws and, when necessary, aggressively protect client’s interests in litigation or alternative dispute resolution.
Cultivate productive working relationships with government agency and independent environmental professionals at all levels, and work tirelessly to create effective solutions that satisfy our client’s regulatory and compliance goals.
Manage legal issues in environmental crisis and emergency response strategies.
Provide legal supports in obtaining AMDAL, RKL/RPL and Environmental Permit.
The secret to successful major capital projects is planning, and we work with you long before the first shovel hits the dirt.
You will benefit from our lawyers’ unique expertise and unparalleled experiences in providing legal supports to numerous multi-billion oil and gas infrastructure projects. We help you negotiate the complex legal, regulatory, financing and construction issues that arise in infrastructure projects.
Our aim is to build a true partnership with you throughout the project life cycle: from project financing, drafting and negotiating construction and other agreements, and procurement issues.
Our team can advise you on drafting construction, general contractor and subcontractor agreements, as well as general terms and conditions for constructors and manufacturers. This includes EPCI/O&M contracts.
Our team can also help you in dispute resolution of EPCI/O&M contracts through the mechanisms of negotiation, mediation, arbitration or court proceedings.
Fortislaw’s experienced lawyers have in-depth knowledge and experience of the intricacies of this sector.
Our lawyers with the Land & Forestry Practice Area have a long-standing reputation as legal experts in managing strategic issues of the largest onshore oil company in Indonesia, which intertwine with land and forestry.
Our lawyers’ experience includes the following:
Land acquisition to support exploration, exploitation and further development activities of the work area.
Resolution of overlapping of the work area with the forestry area.
Secure permits from respective Government agencies to work in the forestry area e.g IPPKH (now PPPKH).
Development of cooperation agreements with respective Government agencies to operate in the protected forest area.
Resolution of claims from individuals, community, Non-Governmental Organizations either by extrajudicial settlement through negotiation and mediation or by defending the claims in the Indonesian courts.
Protection of land assets, which are considered as state assets under Production Sharing Agreement and Indonesian oil and gas regulations.
Handover of land assets to the Government of Indonesia after Production Sharing Contract expiration.
Legal audit to land and forestry permits and other related documents, and develop mitigation/corrective actions/improvement process when there is any defficiency.
Our lawyers offer legal support on intellectual property law – patents, trademarks, copyrights, domain name issues, trade secrets, due diligence, technology transfer and unfair competition.
We combine our experience and network to assist our clients in developing, protecting, maintaining and exploiting all forms of intellectual property. Our lawyers understand your challenges and work with you to develop and implement pragmatic, business-focused solutions.
In helping clients, we lies not only in our understanding the law, but clients’ business goals as well. It often takes a deep understanding of all of these facets on our part to help clients understand the complex legal issues clients face today, and will likely face tomorrow.
We are committed to a proactive approach that will help clients achieve this goal. We would be pleased to discuss clients business, our services and approach, and how we can help clients get the most from their investment in their ideas and innovations.
Our lawyers have worked on complex industrial relations/ manpower issues.
They will work with you to manage these issues and resolve any potential dispute quickly to limit disruption to your organization.
Our lawyers’ experiences include the following:
Develop strategic legal approach on how to transition human resources from old company to new company in large merger and acquisition transactions and Production Sharing Contract expiration.
Develop, negotiate with labor union and register Collective Labor Agreements (CLA) with the Manpower Office.
Develop and legalize Company Policy with the Manpower Office.
Develop, negotiate and execute employment agreements.
Develop services contracts with large scale manpower elements and outsourcing agreements with Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment (TUPE) provisions. We regularly advise on collective consultation in restructuring and redundancy exercises, as well as transfers involving TUPE.
Develop strategic legal approach in the bipartite and tripartite forums.
Resolve disputes with employees and/or Labor Union under the mechanisms of negotiations, mediations and industrial court proceedings.
Our lawyers of competition law provide forward-looking, business-centric advice and counsel on the full scope of antitrust and competition law issues.
Combining both trial and competition law specialists prides themselves on their experiences in resolving clients’ issues that arise with respect to a full range of competition issues, including:
Merger and acquisition clearance – both national and foreign investment review where necessary.
Civil and criminal investigations and inquiries, including internal investigations and leniency and immunity applications.
Co-operative arrangements and strategic alliances.
Criminal prosecutions of individuals.
Daily counselling for both global corporations and innovative new market entrants.
Competition law interface and misuse of regulatory systems.
Monopolisation (dominance).
Pricing issues.
Private competition litigation and arbitration.
Strategic opinions in relation to business-critical issues.
Supply and distribution strategies.
Business critical planning to minimise your exposure to antitrust risks in the achievement of your commercial goals.
We provide practical support and strategic thought leadership, particularly in the context of merger and acquisition review, and vigorously defend antitrust litigation and investigations.
