Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners (HHP) racked up a whopping nine awards at the ALB Indonesia Law Awards 2015, including the coveted Indonesia Law Firm of the Year Award, while Assegaf Hamzah & Partners (AHP) won three

Erwandi Hendarta, the managing partner of Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners, speaks to Ranajit Dam about his strategy for growth, challenges faced by Indonesian law firms, and the development of the local legal market

Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners, Baker & McKenzie’s member firm in Indonesia, has named Erwandi Hendarta as its new managing partner, with Bakers’ member firms in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta also elected a new chairman.

White & Case has named Witara Cakra Advocates (WCA) as its associate firm in Jakarta after two key partners of its former Indonesia alliance firm, MD & Partners, left to join Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners and Norton Rose Fulbright respectively.

Khaitan helps Temasek buy a stake in Crompton Greaves, White & Case and Norton Rose Fulbright assist on the refinancing of credit facilities to PacificLight Group, and more in our weekly Southeast Asia deals roundup.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Makes & Partners have advised Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat, one of Indonesia’s largest hotel operators, on its $343 million initial public offering.

ALB Power List 2015 picks the most influential law firms in the region on the basis of work done, clients satisfied and talent acquired and retained.

Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro has become Indonesia’s largest law firm, according to the ALB Asia Top 50 Largest Law Firms ranking for 2014.

Carrefour continued to sell off key assets in Southeast Asia with the divestment of its 60 percent stake in its Indonesian supermarket operations to local partner CT Corp for 525 million euros ($673 million). Clifford Chance and Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners advised the seller, while Ashurst advised CT Corp.

Tuti Dewi Hadinoto, co-founder of Hadinoto & Partners (HHP), has died aged 55.