Heru Pamungkas

Co-Head, Surabaya Office
Co-Head, Real Estate

Assegaf Hamzah & Partners

Heru Pamungkas focuses primarily on dispute resolution and commercial litigation, property, and land law.

Heru has an extensive experience in handling various forms of claims and litigations, including expertise in drafting legal opinions, memorandums and documents required for submitting claims to the District Court, High Court, Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, and Board of Arbitration, as well as to give legal opinions regarding matters that may be faced by companies.

After graduating in 2010, Heru worked for a prominent law firm in Jakarta before joining AHP in 2012. Since joining AHP, Heru has accumulated substantial experience in accompanying and/or representing several multinational companies in criminal, arbitration, and civil law cases. Heru is also well-versed in providing legal opinions related to land disputes, corporate action plans, and legal document research.

According to asialaw 2023, Heru was commended by a client for being “approachable” and providing “a comprehensive legal overview for the client“.

EXPERIENCE

Criminal Cases

  • Assisted PT Coca Cola Bottling Indonesia in a criminal allegation of illegal ground water extraction.
  • Assisted the director of PT Nusantara Ragawisata in a criminal allegation involving fraudulent letters and insertion of false information in authentic deeds.
  • Assisted the director of Star Energy (Kakap) Ltd in an allegation of fraud and/or embezzlement.
  • Submitted a pre-trial hearing application on behalf of an accused, Richard Christoforus Massa.
  • Submitting a pre-trial hearing application on behalf of an accused, Muhamad Bahalwan.
  • Assisted the director of PT Mapna Indonesia in a criminal allegation of corruption.
  • Assisted an employee of EFG Bank in an allegation of fraud and embezzlement.
  • Assisted the director of PT Holcim Indonesia in a criminal allegation of corruption.
  • Assisted PT Panasonic Gobel Indonesia regarding a criminal report of using and/or drafting fraudulent letters.
  • Assisted the former President Director of PT PLN in the Jakarta Corruption Court.
  • Assisted the former Social Minister in the Jakarta Corruption Court.

Civil Cases

  • Represented the President of the Republic of Indonesia against a class action claim by the citizens of Bidaracina.
  • Represented PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk., regarding a petition for judicial review submitted by H. Hutomo Mandala Putra.
  • Represented the Chief Beneficiary Agus Nursalim in the application to summon a general meeting of shareholders and decrease the quorum of PT Kedaung Industrial Ltd and an application for substitution of the testament execution.
  • Represented Easecox International, a Singaporean company, in submitting a breach of contract claim to the District Court.
  • Provided legal advice to PT Panca Amara Utama regarding various civil matters in the District Court and High Court.
  • Represented PT LinggatamaMarintama in submitting a civil claim to the District Court.
  • Represented PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk., in submitting a civil claim to the District Court.
  • Represented PT Petronas Niaga Indonesia in a civil claim in the District Court.
  • Represented PT Niaga Trans Buana Indonesia in a civil claim in the District Court. 

Arbitration

  • Represented Star Energy (Kakap) Ltd in submitting an arbitration application to the Indonesian National Board of Arbitration.
  • Represented PT Petronas Niaga Indonesia in submitting an arbitration application to the Indonesian National Board of Arbitration.
  • Represented Mining Resources Pte Ltd in submitting an arbitration application to the Indonesian National Board of Arbitration. Represented PT Yasa Patria Perkasa in submitting an arbitration application to the Indonesian National Board of Arbitration.
  • Represented PT MHG Balangan Bali in registering International Arbitration Awards.

Other Litigation Cases

  • Representing a group member of an international hotel group, that owns a resort in Bali, Indonesia, with regard to a dispute concerning the sale and purchase of the land which the client had purchased in 2018 against the land’s sellers.
  • Represented PT Salam Pacific Indonesia Lines before the Supreme court in defence against the KPPU’s decision on price fixing.
  • Represented PT Meratus Line against the Indonesian Business Competition Commission (KPPU) in the court regarding allegations of violation of Article 5 paragraph (1) of the Indonesian Competition Law concerning price fixing.
  • Represented PT Petrokimia Gresik against the Indonesian Business Competition Commission (KPPU) in the court regarding allegations of violation of Article 22 of the Indonesian Competition Law concerning conspiracy.
  • Assisted PT Tirta Investama regarding allegations of violation of the Indonesian Competition Law.
  • Represented Mapna Co in submitting a state administrative claim to the State Administrative Court of Jakarta.
  • Represented a client in submitting an application for judicial review to the Constitutional Court regarding Law No. 24 of 2004 on Deposit Insurance Corporation.
  • Submitted an application to the Constitutional Court to review Law No. 30 of 2002 on Corruption Eradication Commission.
  • Represented a candidate for the Mayor of Pekanbaru in a dispute regarding the general election results in the Constitutional Court.
  • Submitted several complaint and appeal applications against trademark cases.
  • Represented PT CIMB Securities in an application for execution rights tender.

Real Estate

  • Assisted PT Semen Indonesia in its land acquisition process in relation to the Rembang Project.
  • Assisting PT Petrokimia Gresik to assess and formulate the mechanism to manage the land and building assets owned by PT Petrokimia Gresik.
  • Provided legal advice to PT Jaya Real Property regarding remedies that can be taken in relation to a land dispute.
  • Conducted due diligence of land documents and provided legal advice to PT Aman Jaya Perdana regarding the purchase of land measuring + 275 Ha in Serang.
  • Provided legal advice to PT Eastpring Investment Indonesia regarding allegation of violation of the Indonesian Capital Markets Law by its employee.
  • Represented PT Mega Manunggal Property Tbk., in a property transaction.
  • Represented PT Nirvana Wastu Pratama in the acquisition of PT Tirta Anugrah Buana.

Corporate Governance

  • Conducting general licenses regulatory audit for several manufacturing companies.
  • Presented trainings on good corporate governance, compliance, and business judgment rule for various stateowned enterprises and its affiliates.
  • Conducting audit of tender process on engineering procurement construction and commissioning of a manufacturing companies to ensure compliance with prevailing regulations and internal procedures.
  • Drafting and reviewing internal policies, among others on whistleblowing system, insiders trading, corruption and anti-bribery, for several multinational corporations.
  • Drafting, reviewing, advising and ensuring compliance of obtaining necessary corporate approvals for strategic corporate actions of state-owned enterprises and its affiliated companies.
  • Advising strategic corporate actions such as restructuring and procurements to ensure compliance with regulations and internal policies and adherence to good corporate governance principles.

PUBLICATION

  • The mineral export ban: Natural Resource Management forte? (Jakarta Post, 2014)

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Qualifications

  • LL.B., Islamic University of Indonesia
  • Licensed to practice law as an advocate by the Indonesian Bar Association (PERADI)
  • Certified Indonesian Professional Liquidator

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