Ardhiyasa Suratman

A&CO Law Office (“A&CO) establish in 2013 is a fast growing and expanding full services Law Firm in Indonesia.

A&CO is led by experienced lawyers who can handle all aspects of Civil, Commercial, Corporate & Litigation work from the vast broad range of multinational & local clients including software industries, food and beverages, education services, fashions, IT companies, telecommunications, financial services, pharmacies and consumer products.

Furthermore, for the past years, A&CO acted in representing debtors and creditors in several high-profile bankruptcy/ Insolvency and suspension debt payment cases. A&CO also acted in civil lawsuits before various courts in Indonesia. The Insolvency & Restructuring practice leverages its strong commercial understanding to ensure that our clients are able to obtain the best possible value from bankruptcy & insolvency regulations in Indonesia such as receiverships, judicial management and schemes of debts arrangements.

In corporate and investment sectors, A&CO has assisted and advised local & multinational corporations on the structuring and establishment of companies in a wide range of commercial sectors.

We have also assisted clients with a broad range of corporate services, including in drafting and reviewing their cooperation agreements, transaction agreements, employment agreements, providing advice on related Indonesian laws and regulations and the compliance therewith.

For the dedication of work to the clients, in 2017, A&CO was awarded with the Firms to Watch award from Asia Legal Business and later in 2019 was awarded with the Top Legal Compliance Law Firm from Siemens Digital Industries Software.

Ardhiyasa is an experienced litigation lawyer in Indonesia for more than 15 years. He is also a licensed in Indonesia for Certified Suspension Debts Payment (SOP) Receiver & Bankruptcy Trustee, and also Intellectual Property Consultant.

He is an active law practitioner, appearing at various levels of the Courts in Indonesia representing local & multinational corporations in legal disputes and matters. He specializes in civil and commercial litigation especially in debts claim lawsuits, Suspension Debts Payment (SOP), Bankruptcy at the Indonesian Commercial Courts. He is also sought by corporations on employment related disputes and regulatory and compliance matters.

He has a growing practice in anti-counterfeit projects and enforcement actions in relation to IP Software Licenses in Indonesia. In 2015, he awarded a scholarship from the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) & The Japan Patent Office (JPO) to attend the JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Dispute Resolution Lawyers in Tokyo, Japan.

At the Organization level, Ardhiyasa is also one of caretaker of Indonesian Bar Association (AAI) South Jakarta Branch as Vice President and active member of the Indonesian Advocates Association (Perhimpunan Advokat Indonesia – PERADI) and also the caretaker of Indonesian Intellectual Property Attorneys Association (Asosiasi Konsultan Hak Kekayaan Intelektual Indonesia – AKHKI) under division of Advocate & Consultancy. In addition, he is also the head division of IP & Advocate of Indonesian Creative Movement Jakarta (Gekrafs Jakarta). Ardhiyasa is also a member of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (“APAA”) and the Inter Pacific Bar Association (“IPBA”).

He speaks English & Indonesian Language