A&CO Law Office provides comprehensive intellectual property prosecution and portfolio management services in accordance with Indonesian intellectual property laws and regulations, covering trademarks, patents, industrial designs, and copyrights.
We assist clients in strategically establishing, maintaining, commercializing, and protecting their IP assets through well-structured registration strategies, renewal management, risk assessments, and enforcement-preventive approaches. Our work combines strong legal analysis with commercially efficient and cost-effective portfolio management to maximize the long-term value of our clients’ intellectual property.
We recognize that intellectual property is not merely a legal right, but a critical business asset that defines brand equity, competitive positioning, licensing potential, and sustainable growth. A&CO Law Office has managed extensive IP portfolios for domestic and multinational clients across a wide range of industries, including:
Our firm is highly experienced in coordinating with intellectual property agents and associate firms worldwide to ensure seamless protection of IP rights both in Indonesia and across key international jurisdictions. Our established regional and global network spans ASEAN countries — including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Myanmar — as well as major markets such as Japan, Hong Kong, and Australia, enabling us to support cross-border filing strategies, global portfolio alignment, and international brand expansion efficiently.
The Partners of A&CO Law Office each bring more than 20 years of experience in intellectual property law, prosecution strategy, portfolio management, and regulatory practice in Indonesia. Our senior lawyers are actively involved in leading national and international IP organizations, including the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) and key Indonesian IP professional associations (AKHKI), allowing us to stay consistently updated on regulatory developments, international best practices, and evolving enforcement trends.
Through long-standing professional relationships, A&CO also maintains strong working networks with the Direktorat Jenderal Kekayaan Intelektual (DGIP), enabling efficient handling of registrations, objections, recordals, and administrative proceedings.
A&CO Law Office is widely recognized for its strong and results-driven intellectual property litigation and enforcement practice in Indonesia. We work closely with clients to design strategic enforcement programs that protect brand value, market share, and commercial interests, while also delivering robust defense in infringement and enforcement actions.
Our firm maintains a dedicated anti-counterfeiting and IP enforcement team and, since our early establishment, has been retained by several of the world’s leading software developers to conduct large-scale software licensing compliance programs, anti-piracy actions, investigations, raids, and litigation across Indonesia.
In addition, A&CO has extensive experience representing both multinational corporations and Indonesian companies in complex IP disputes, including:
We regularly represent clients before the Commercial Court, appellate courts, the Supreme Court of Indonesia, and relevant administrative bodies, handling cases across all levels of proceedings.
Our Partners’ decades of litigation experience in intellectual property law — combined with deep regulatory knowledge and strong institutional relationships — allow us to craft enforcement strategies that are legally sound, commercially effective, and aligned with Indonesia’s evolving IP enforcement landscape.
Through continuous engagement with national and international IP communities, regulators, and enforcement authorities, A&CO Law Office remains at the forefront of intellectual property protection in Indonesia, positioning our firm as a trusted long-term legal partner for brand owners, innovators, and rights holders.
A&CO Law Office provides strategic and results-driven debt recovery services in Indonesia, combining strong courtroom advocacy with commercially practical enforcement solutions. We represent both domestic and multinational companies in recovering outstanding receivables through court proceedings, arbitration, and out-of-court negotiations, in accordance with Indonesian civil, commercial, and arbitration laws.
Our litigation team has extensive experience acting for creditors across a wide range of industries, including financial institutions, leasing and financing companies, trade credit insurers, technology companies, manufacturers, distributors, and property developers. We regularly assist clients in complex debt recovery matters involving defaulted payments, breach of contract claims, enforcement of security interests, and execution of debtor assets.
Prior to initiating formal legal action, A&CO provides comprehensive pre-litigation services aimed at maximizing recovery efficiency, including:
Where necessary, we aggressively pursue civil litigation before Indonesian courts and represent clients in domestic and international arbitration proceedings relating to commercial disputes, unpaid receivables, contractual defaults, and enforcement of financial obligations.
Our firm is also experienced in enforcing court judgments and arbitral awards, including asset attachment (sita jaminan), execution proceedings, and judicial auctions in accordance with applicable Indonesian laws.
A&CO Law Office has substantial experience in Indonesian Bankruptcy Law and Suspension of Debt Payment Obligations (PKPU) proceedings before the Commercial Court and the Supreme Court of Indonesia.
We regularly act for creditors, petitioning parties, and debtors in complex and high-value bankruptcy and PKPU matters, providing strategic legal advice at every stage of insolvency proceedings in accordance with Law No. 37 of 2004 on Bankruptcy and PKPU. Our services encompass legal risk assessment, case strategy development, filing and defense of bankruptcy and PKPU petitions, claim verification processes, creditor voting mechanisms, restructuring negotiations, and asset realization and distribution.
Over the years, A&CO Law Office has represented a wide range of domestic and multinational clients, including:
We are particularly experienced in assisting creditors with:
What distinguishes A&CO Law Office in insolvency and restructuring matters is that several of our Partners hold official licenses as PKPU administrators and bankruptcy receivers (kurator). This hands-on regulatory qualification enables our team to possess a comprehensive and practical understanding of insolvency procedures, asset management, creditor prioritization, and court-supervised restructuring frameworks under Indonesian law.
Through these professional roles, our Partners maintain strong working relationships and extensive networks with fellow receivers, administrators, insolvency professionals, and relevant judicial institutions. This allows A&CO to provide commercially realistic strategies, effective negotiation approaches, and informed legal solutions tailored to each client’s financial and operational objectives.
By combining litigation expertise, restructuring strategy, and in-depth regulatory knowledge, A&CO Law Office delivers efficient, strategic, and results-driven legal services for complex debt recovery, restructuring, and insolvency matters in Indonesia.
A&CO Law Office provides comprehensive legal support in the establishment of companies, joint ventures, and investment structures across various industrial and service sectors in Indonesia.
We assist clients throughout the entire process — from corporate structuring and incorporation to securing all necessary governmental approvals, licenses, and regulatory clearances. Our team also advises on ongoing corporate compliance and day-to-day legal matters to ensure our clients’ operations remain fully aligned with Indonesian laws and regulations.
With strong experience acting as legal counsel for both foreign investment companies (PMA) and local corporations, A&CO has been trusted by businesses in sectors including:
We assist clients in a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions, offering strategic legal advice supported by strong regulatory and compliance expertise.
Our services include drafting and negotiating:
We focus not only on legal protection but also on practical business solutions, ensuring transactions are efficient, compliant, and commercially sound.
A&CO Law Office provides end-to-end legal services for franchisors and franchisees, from early structuring to operational implementation.
Our experience covers:
We also assist business owners in transforming their concepts into scalable franchise models, ensuring strong legal foundations and regulatory compliance to support sustainable expansion.
We advise clients on all aspects of employment and workforce management, including:
Our team provides both preventive legal strategies and strong representation in administrative proceedings and court disputes to protect our clients’ business interests.
A&CO Law Office provides comprehensive legal advisory services to multinational corporations, investment funds, private equity firms, venture capital investors, strategic investors, vulture funds, and domestic companies in a wide range of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) transactions in Indonesia.
We advise clients throughout the entire transaction lifecycle in accordance with Indonesian laws and regulatory requirements, including company law, foreign investment regulations, competition law, and sector-specific compliance frameworks. Our services include conducting thorough legal due diligence to identify legal, regulatory, and operational risks, as well as structuring transactions to ensure efficiency, compliance, and commercial viability.
Our team prepares, reviews, and negotiates all key transaction documents, such as share purchase agreements, asset transfer agreements, shareholders’ agreements, joint venture agreements, disclosure letters, and related ancillary documentation. We also support clients in the execution and completion of transactions, including liaising with relevant government authorities, public notaries, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), and coordinating with tax and financial advisors.
A&CO Law Office has successfully handled various M&A projects involving companies in the Information Technology, Telecommunications, and Food & Beverage sectors, providing us with deep industry knowledge and practical insight into regulatory and commercial considerations in Indonesia.
By combining strong regulatory expertise with a business-oriented approach, we deliver strategic, reliable, and results-driven legal solutions for complex M&A transactions.
A&CO Law Office provides comprehensive legal advisory and dispute resolution services in relation to Indonesian antitrust and competition law matters, in accordance with prevailing regulations on the prohibition of monopolistic practices and unfair business competition.
We assist clients in navigating competition law risks across all aspects of their business operations — from preventive compliance and transactional support to enforcement proceedings and litigation.
Our services cover, among others:
We regularly advise corporations, investors, and business groups on issues such as abuse of dominant position, cartel risks, unfair trade practices, bid rigging, vertical restraints, and other prohibited conduct under Indonesian competition law.
Several of our lawyers are active members of Indonesian Competition Lawyer Association (ICLA), enabling us to stay at the forefront of regulatory developments and best practices in competition law enforcement. Through this professional network, we maintain strong collaboration with leading competition practitioners and enjoy valuable institutional connections with relevant regulatory bodies, including the Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha (Indonesian Business Competition Watch Commision).
By combining deep regulatory knowledge, practical commercial insight, and strong professional networks, A&CO Law Office delivers strategic, effective, and business-oriented solutions to manage competition law risks and disputes in Indonesia.
A&CO Law Office provides comprehensive dispute resolution services for a wide range of civil, commercial, and administrative matters in Indonesia. We take a strategic and commercially focused approach in every case, with the objective of protecting our clients’ interests while achieving efficient and effective outcomes.
Our team advises clients on various alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, including negotiation, mediation, and settlement strategies, with the aim of minimizing time, costs, and business disruption wherever possible. We strongly believe that well-structured settlements can often provide the most commercially beneficial solution.
However, where disputes cannot be resolved amicably, A&CO Law Office is a highly experienced litigation firm with strong courtroom advocacy capabilities.
We regularly represent both plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial and civil disputes, providing end-to-end litigation support, including:
Our litigation practice covers proceedings before:
We act in a broad spectrum of disputes, including contract disputes, debt recovery, shareholder conflicts, commercial torts, licensing and distribution disputes, project disputes, and regulatory challenges involving government authorities.
By combining strong legal analysis, courtroom experience, and business-oriented solutions, A&CO Law Office delivers dispute resolution strategies that are both legally robust and commercially sound.
A&CO Law Office has extensive experience handling both routine and complex criminal litigation matters, with a strong focus on corporate and business-related criminal cases.
We provide full legal assistance throughout the criminal process, including:
Our firm has a strong track record in representing local and multinational corporations in criminal cases, particularly in matters involving:
We understand the serious legal, reputational, and commercial risks that criminal proceedings can pose to businesses. Accordingly, A&CO Law Office adopts a proactive and strategic defense approach to protect our clients’ legal rights, corporate reputation, and business continuity.
Through our combination of litigation experience, corporate understanding, and strong engagement with enforcement authorities, we provide effective legal solutions for criminal disputes and corporate crime matters in Indonesia.
A&CO Law Office provides sensitive, strategic, and comprehensive legal representation in all aspects of family law and private family asset matters in Indonesia. We understand that family disputes are not only legal issues but also deeply personal matters that require discretion, empathy, and strong legal strategy.
Our team represents clients in a wide range of family law matters, including:
Family law in Indonesia presents unique legal complexities, as it is governed by different legal frameworks depending on the parties’ religious background — particularly between Islamic family law (handled through the Religious Courts) and non-Islamic family law (handled through the District Courts). This dual legal system often creates intricate procedural and substantive issues, especially in cases involving mixed marriages, cross-border elements, or conflicting asset ownership structures.
A&CO Law Office has extensive experience navigating these parallel legal systems, enabling us to provide accurate legal strategies tailored to each client’s legal position and personal circumstances.
We regularly handle complex divorce, custody, and asset division matters involving foreign nationals and multinational families. Such cases often involve overlapping issues of immigration status, foreign marriages, overseas assets, and cross-border enforcement — making them significantly more challenging than standard domestic family law disputes.
In addition, we are highly experienced in family business and family wealth disputes, which are particularly prevalent in Indonesia where many major companies are owned and operated by families across generations. We assist clients in resolving disputes relating to:
By combining strong litigation experience, deep knowledge of Indonesian family law frameworks, and a commercial understanding of family-owned enterprises, A&CO Law Office delivers discreet, strategic, and effective legal solutions for complex family and private wealth matters.
Our approach balances legal rigor with sensitivity — ensuring our clients’ personal interests, family relationships, and long-term financial security are carefully protected.
A&CO Law Office provides comprehensive legal advisory services in relation to personal data protection and privacy compliance in Indonesia, in line with prevailing data protection laws and regulatory frameworks.
We assist clients in reviewing, drafting, and implementing privacy policies, terms of service, data processing agreements, internal compliance procedures, and related legal documentation to ensure full compliance with Indonesian Personal Data Protection regulations. Our team also advises on lawful data collection, storage, processing, transfer, and security measures to mitigate regulatory, operational, and reputational risks.
As technology continues to advance rapidly and digital transformation becomes central to business operations, personal data has become one of the most valuable — and sensitive — corporate assets. Consequently, data protection compliance is no longer merely a regulatory formality, but a critical component of corporate governance, risk management, and consumer trust.
Our practice is further strengthened by the fact that one of A&CO’s Partners serves as a certified Data Protection Officer (DPO), bringing practical and operational insight into regulatory compliance beyond legal theory.
In addition, our Partner is an active member of the Association of Indonesian Data Protection Professional (Asosiasi Profesional Perlindungan Data Pribadi Indonesia), enabling A&CO Law Office to maintain strong professional networks with leading privacy practitioners, data protection specialists, and relevant government stakeholders. This continuous engagement ensures that our firm remains at the forefront of regulatory developments, enforcement trends, and best practices in personal data protection in Indonesia.
By combining regulatory expertise, technological awareness, and strong institutional networks, A&CO Law Office delivers practical, forward-looking, and commercially effective data protection solutions tailored to today’s digital business environment.