Andi Y. Kadir
Biography
Andi is a senior partner and the head of the Dispute Resolution and Restructuring & Insolvency Practice Groups. With more than 20 years of experience, he has broad experience in arbitration (domestic and international), litigation (including employment litigation), PKPU/bankruptcy/insolvency and enforcement of collateral, compliance and investigation, corporate crime investigation, insurance disputes, cybersecurity, administrative proceedings against government agencies and judicial review against the government regulations.
He has extensive experience in diverse industries such as construction, energy, shipping and logistics, financial services, consumer goods and retail, healthcare and life sciences, and TMT.
Andi is a co-chairman of the arbitration and ADR commission of ICC Indonesia, and a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration. He is also a registered arbitrator at Badan Arbitrase Nasional Indonesia (BANI), the Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC) and Lembaga Alternatif Penyelesaian Sengketa Sektor Jasa Keuangan (LAPS-SJK). He has served as a member of tribunals in Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC) arbitration cases involving Indonesian businesses.
Practice Focus
Representative Legal Matters
- Represented a major Indonesian shipping company in its debt restructuring process. It was one of the biggest and the longest restructurings through suspension of payment processes in the Indonesia Commercial Courts. The restructuring also involved multijurisdictional proceedings, including in the US and Singapore.
- Represented a major Asian oil company in ICC arbitration proceedings in relation to an oil and gas concession in the SE Asia region. The seat of arbitration is Hong Kong.
- Represented an Asia-based conglomerate in various disputes concerning hostile takeover of a joint venture company in Indonesia. The dispute involved arbitration proceedings (SIAC), multiple court cases and criminal proceedings in Indonesia.
- Represented a manufacturer of luxury perfumes and cosmetics in various disputes concerning termination of an exclusive distribution agreement. The dispute involved a lot of onshore and offshore litigation (Indonesia and Singapore) and arbitration proceedings (SIAC).
- Represented a major Japanese financial institution in four parallel tort court proceedings concerning nullification of facility agreements in Indonesian courts. The cases were multiparty litigation cases involving more than 50 parties (both local and foreign parties).
- Represented telecommunication companies in multiple class action lawsuits concerning telephone tariffs in Indonesian courts.
- Represented a large-scale Indonesian retail company in arbitration proceedings (SIAC) concerning change of control of the joint venture partner under a joint venture agreement.
- Represented a consortium in arbitration proceedings with respect to shareholders disputes under a shareholders agreement of an LPG plant company (BANI).
- Acted for an Asia-based multistrategy investment group to strategize a debt recovery process, including strategies to be implemented to enforce securities (including land mortgage, fiducia, personal and corporate guarantees) effectively and to recover monies lent under a facility agreement.
- Represented an Australian mining company in a judicial review against a Minister of Forestry Decree on Batang Gadis National Park.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Indonesian Advocates Association (PERADI)
- Court Member of ICC International Court of Arbitration
- Vice Chairman of Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission of ICC Indonesia
- BANI arbitrator
Admissions
- Indonesia (2007)
Education
- University of Groningen (LL.M.) (2011)
- Islamic Riau University (B.A. Law) (2001)
Languages
- English
- Indonesian