The 20th of December 2018 marked the Hukumonline Awards 2018: Indonesia Pro Bono Champions – a ceremony to recognize law firms and legal practitioners that have been actively involved in pro bono legal aid activities to the community. Makarim & Taira S. was recognized as one of the law firms with the most number of hours of pro bono work. Receiving the award on behalf of the Firm was our Managing Partner Lia Alizia.

The Asian-mena Counsel has just announced the In-House Community Firms of the Year 2018, and we are proud to have been recognized as Firm of the Year for our Restructuring and Insolvency practice. We have also been given an Honourable Mention recognition for International Arbitration.

Last 1 December 2018, our associates Hendrik Alfian Pasaribu and Arsa Mufti Yogyandi were invited as speakers by the law students of Universitas Padjajaran (UNPAD), who are also members of the Asian Law Students’ Association (ALSA).

Our Partners Lia Alizia and Heru Mardijarto wrote the Indonesia chapter in the Chambers Global Practice Guides: Public Procurement and Government Contracts 2019.

Held last 29 November 2018 at the Fairmont Jakarta Hotel, our Partners Maria Sagrado and Frederick Simanjuntak were invited to speak in the Indonesia Loan Market Conference organized by Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA).