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Main Contacts

L-Martin Desautels

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Regional Managing Partner

David Doran

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Founding Partner

Marcus Collins

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Partner; Managing Director, Indonesia

Overview

In Indonesia, DFDL has established an exclusive association with Mataram Partners, a trusted and dynamic Indonesian law firm serving the needs of domestic and foreign investors in Indonesia since 2006. With a team of lawyers with exceptional academic and professional backgrounds, all of whom are fluent in English, Mataram Partners delivers international standard legal advisory services tailored to international clients, while being solidly grounded in Indonesian law.

Mataram’s practice spans virtually all areas of civil and commercial law in Indonesia across a broad range of industries, including all aspects of investment in Indonesia, concessions, joint ventures, M&A, asset acquisitions, financing, construction and disputes.

With Mataram’s in-depth knowledge of the Indonesian business environment, foreign and local investors benefit from international standard up-to-date Indonesia law advice. Combined with DFDL’s regional legal and tax expertise, they leverage from our firm’s extensive experience in international cross-border operations for business expansion from the Archipelago.

Lawyers Worldwide: 140

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Marcus  Collins

Marcus Collins

Partner; Managing Director, Indonesia
L-Martin  Desautels

L-Martin Desautels

Regional Managing Partner

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Anindya  Pratidina

Anindya Pratidina

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“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” — Bilbo Baggins For those embarking on the process of obtaining a Value Added Tax (VAT) refund in Cambodia – it may feel at times like a perilous journey. It is not unusual for a VAT refund process to be fraught with unexpected twists and turns, testing both your character and your patience. In our experience, however, if you prepare well and travel with the right companions, the VAT refund process can be successfully navigated...

Vietnam: Amended Intellectual Property Law 2022

On 16 June 2022, the Vietnamese National Assembly officially approved the amended Intellectual Property Law (“Amended IP Law”). This marks the third time the Vietnamese IP Law has been amended and supplemented since its promulgation in 2005. Its latest update contains revisions and supplements more than 100 articles, marking the most expansive overhaul of this law to date. The majority of the Amended IP Law took effect as of 1 January 2023, but its new regulations on “sound mark” protection apply retroactively from 14 January 2022...

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