JAMES PURBA & PARTNERS, Law Firm

SCOPE OF SERVICES
  • LITIGATION DEPARTMENT Our Litigators have many years experience and advise clients and represent clients before or out of courts and agencies (commercial dispute, maritime dispute, bankruptcy, arbitration, labor dispute, intellectual property dispute, insurance, criminal, etc). Our Lawyers have clients to represent before the courts throughout the regions of Indonesia in all types of court: district courts, appellate courts, administrative court, commercial court, military tribunals, religious court and Supreme Court. We represent both domestic and foreign clients in any courts in Indonesia.


  • CORPORATE DEPARTMENT Our corporate department or so called non-litigation team have extensive experience and expertise in handling various corporate work and business transactions. Our services started from the early stage of the company formation, organize the standard operation procedures for Board of Directors’ meetings, communications with shareholders of companies, shareholders’ meeting, merger and acquisitions, buy back of shares transactions, strategic investments and joint ventures. In the maritime fields, our services including handling the Shipping License, Legal Opinion on title of cargo, Indonesian time bar for claim submission, responsibility of the Charterer under Indonesian Law, etc.


  • INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPARTMENT Our Intellectual Property Department fully aware of the rising demand for and urgent need of IP protection in Indonesia along with the advancement and development of international trades where creativity and inventions have played important roles in almost every field of living. As one of professional legal practitioner in IP, we offer you our services covering all aspects of IP (Trademark, Copyrights, Patent, Designs, Licensing and Franchising) and handling various IP litigation (counterfeiting, illegal imitation, smuggling, and piracy).


We also represent companies, financial advisors in initial public offerings, equity offerings, high yield debt offerings (bonds), rights issue with or without preemptive rights, and in many areas of business transactions including banking, finance, real estate, intellectual property, agency and distribution.



BILLING

Basis Of Billing

In general, we will bill our fees and expenses to clients in U.S. Dollars and IDR currencies on a monthly basis, except for litigation. Payment is due upon receipt of our account. Operational expenses such as facsimile, courier service, long distance calls, travel, staff and building overtime, photocopying and document preparations costs are charged to the client. For our outlays on client behalf, the client will reimburse us for reasonable disbursements and other charges we incur in connection with providing services to the client. We may require advances if significant out-of-pocket expenses are to be incurred on our part.

For non-litigation services, our charges are generally based on hourly rate. In some cases we may agree on another formula for calculating charges. We may adjust our fees to reflect the value and skill we bring by delivering an innovative solution or the special responsibility or urgency of the matter. We may also adjust fees to reflect the benefits of our previous work products or precedents. Hourly rates vary according to the type of work and experience of the person performing the work. Types of works, particularly in the areas of patent and trademark registrations, may be performed for fixed fees according to prescribed schedules. We agree on a fixed fee and in the event the scope of the work increases beyond the basis of your original instructions, charges for the additional works will be based on the normal hourly rates of the practitioners involved.

Billing And Deposit

In general, we follow international practices by billing on an hourly basis, at the rate ranging from US$60.00 – US$300.00 per hour, depending on the skills, experience and competence of the particular attorney handling the matter. These rates, which we believe compare favorably with those charged by other major law firms in Jakarta, may be modified over time and are subject to applicable taxes. Exceptions may be made upon consultation with you in cases where we contribute special expertise to the client’s success.


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