Putu SimbolonLaw Office · Jakarta
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Dr. (Cand.) Putu George Matthew Simbolon, S.H., M.H. walking through the stacks of a law library, past a sign reading When in doubt, go to the library
Practice Areas

Eight practice areas

We concentrate our practice in eight areas rather than a generalized caseload, spanning international trade, regulatory, environmental, and commercial matters. Each area lists representative experience of our founder, including matters handled in prior practice.

WhatsApp+62 811 3999 789 Emailc.simbolon9@gmail.com
IFlagship practice area

International Trade & WTO Law

We advise on WTO dispute analysis, GATT 1994, the TBT and SPS Agreements, trade remedies (anti-dumping, countervailing, and safeguard measures), market-access regulation, non-tariff measures, and import/export restrictions. Our work includes WTO-consistency assessments, dispute strategy and legal research, analysis of WTO jurisprudence, and support for international trade negotiations.

Particular specialization: Trade and Environmental Regulation, including Article XX GATT, environmental exceptions, PPM measures, climate-related trade measures, carbon border measures, deforestation regulation, biodiversity-related trade restrictions, and unilateral environmental measures. This is our most distinctive area of practice.

Representative experience
  • Advising Chinese excavator producers on local content requirements and rules of origin under Indonesian law, the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement, and the UK Generalised System of Preferences
  • Advising on export regulations and U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control trade sanctions
  • Of counsel on international trade law issues to Reza Zaki Law Firm (2026 to present)
II

International Economic Law

Research and advisory work on international economic agreements, treaty interpretation, bilateral investment treaties, investment protection, investor–state dispute analysis, and how state regulatory measures affect investment. We assist Indonesian companies expanding overseas, foreign investors in Indonesia, government-related institutions, research institutions, international organizations, universities, and law firms requiring specialist research support.

Representative experience
  • Advising on import tariffs for sorbitol under regional and bilateral trade agreements
  • Assisting a minority shareholder in a dispute with a real estate company over the implementation of an investment agreement
  • Doctoral research support on the legitimate expectations principle under investment agreements and ICSID, PCA, and UNCITRAL awards
III

Trade, Environment & Sustainability

Where our academic specialization becomes commercially distinctive. We advise on environmental trade measures, climate-related trade regulation, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) analysis, deforestation-related trade regulation, EU environmental regulation, Multilateral Environmental Agreements, CITES-related matters, biodiversity and trade, sustainable supply-chain regulation, and extraterritorial environmental measures, including emerging frameworks such as the EU CBAM, the EU Deforestation Regulation, CITES, the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the UNFCCC.

Representative experience
  • Representing the Government of Indonesia (Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs) in the Joint Task Force on the EU Deforestation Regulation with Malaysia and the European Union
  • Doctoral research at the Center for Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Universitas Indonesia, on WTO law and international environmental law after the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change
  • Published scholarship on the EU Deforestation Regulation, the Rio Declaration, and unilateral environmental measures (see Publications)
IV

Customs, Export–Import & Trade Remedies

Customs law, import/export regulation, customs valuation, tariff classification, customs disputes, import and export licensing, anti-dumping duties, safeguard measures, countervailing duties, and trade-remedy investigations, including matters before KADI and the Ministry of Trade. We also conduct Trade Compliance Reviews, assessing whether a company's supply chain and import/export practices comply with Indonesian trade and customs regulations.

Representative experience
  • 15 anti-dumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard investigations before KADI, KPPI, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and Indian authorities, covering products such as polypropylene, BOPET, apparel, ceramic tiles, hot-rolled coil, aluminium extrusions, and copper wire
  • Assisting the Government of Indonesia in U.S. countervailing duty investigations on frozen warmwater shrimp and mattresses
  • Representing Chinese steel producers and Indonesian importers in a customs classification dispute before the Indonesian Tax Court
  • Of counsel and advisor on trade and customs issues to PT Dhaenes Mahkota Logistik (2026 to present)
V

Regulatory & Administrative Law

Regulatory compliance, government licensing, administrative decisions, regulatory interpretation, permits, and regulatory risk assessment. Our particular strength is complex regulatory interpretation: for example, how a new regulation interacts with existing rules, and what that means for a client's legal position.

Representative experience
  • Advising on company compliance with the Indonesian Personal Data Protection Law, and assisting a fundraising company in a private enforcement matter under it
  • Assisting a fundraising company on the Minister of Social Affairs regulations on fundraising
  • Advising on halal regulations for agricultural imports, and on import licensing for vapes and vape liquids
  • Representing an energy company in a public information dispute before the Bali Information Commission
VI

Complex Commercial Disputes

Selective, research-intensive dispute work: breach of contract, commercial claims, default (wanprestasi), unlawful acts (perbuatan melawan hukum), commercial settlement, legal opinions for disputes, and litigation strategy, including regulatory disputes that affect commercial relationships.

Representative experience
  • Breach of contract disputes involving foreign direct investment companies, including a leasehold agreement and cocoa exports
  • A breach of contract dispute over shareholder distributions at a learning management system company
  • A tort dispute before the South Jakarta District Court and an employment contract dispute before the Serang Industrial Relations Court
Dr. (Cand.) Putu George Matthew Simbolon, S.H., M.H. with his briefcase at the PERADI office
CounselAt the PERADI office, Jakarta.
VII

Competition Law

Competition-law compliance, anti-competitive conduct, abuse of dominant position, cartel analysis, merger and acquisition competition issues, and matters before KPPU, with particular attention to the intersection of competition, trade, and regulation.

Representative experience
  • Representing palm oil producers on the compliance of their smallholder partnership agreements in KPPU proceedings
  • Representing a cooking oil producer in KPPU proceedings (KPPU Decision No. 15/KPPU-I/2022)
VIII

Tax & Economic Regulation

Specialized advisory on tax-law research, tax regulatory analysis, the interaction between customs and tax, import taxation, trade-related taxation, and cross-border tax and regulatory research.

Representative experience
  • Advising a foreign direct investment real estate company under the Indonesia–France bilateral tax agreement
  • Advising on a criminal law issue concerning the use of foreign currency in a villa transaction
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Corporate support and professional training

Corporate & Contracts

Establishing limited liability companies, amending articles of association, advising foreign direct investment companies on Indonesian company law, and drafting and reviewing commercial, construction, investment, and employment agreements.

Professional Training

Training programs for companies and professionals on contract drafting and review, industrial relations and employment disputes, legal auditing, legal English, academic writing, and international trade law.

Consultation

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Jakarta, by appointment

Consultations in Bahasa Indonesia and English, for matters across Indonesia and cross-border.