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BIOGRAPHY

Romi is a seasoned litigator and legal advisor with a strong track record in handling complex, high-profile commercial cases for multinational corporations in various industries, including property development, land acquisition, petroleum, mineral and coal mining, renewable energy, plantations, and the environment.

Beyond litigation and dispute resolution, Romi is the firm’s leading practitioner for intellectual property and general tax-related matters, and has experience handling competition law tribunal cases, product liability cases, criminal investigation, complex court issues and arbitral proceedings within Indonesia and abroad.

LANGUAGES

Indonesian, English

WORK HIGHLIGHTS
  • Represented an Indonesian state-owned oil and gas enterprise in arbitral proceedings at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre in respect of a contractual dispute between the client and its former contractor.
  • Acted for the largest global motorcycle manufacturer company in Indonesia on the registration of licenses, from its main dealers to dealers throughout Indonesia, at the Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights.
QUALIFICATIONS
  • Master of Laws (LLB), University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Laws (Sarjana Hukum), Universitas Indonesia|Admitted to practice law in Indonesia (PERADI)
  • Licensed Intellectual Property Consultant|Licensed Plant Varieties Protection Consultant
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
  • Leading Individual in Dispute Resolution, Chambers & Partners (Asia-Pacific)
  • Asia’s Super 50 Dispute Lawyers, Asia Legal Business
  • Most Recommended Lawyer, Hukumonline Indonesia In-House Council Awards
  • "Romi Emirat really does his homework to understand the context and complexity of a dispute and the nature of clients.” – Chambers & Partners (Asia Pacific), 2023
  • “Romi Emirat has expertise in finding the right solutions given the right time.” – The Legal 500 (Asia-Pacific), 2023