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Eddy M. Leks

Areas of Practice:

  • Real Estate
  • Construction
  • Mergers Acquisition
  • Labor
  • Litigation
  • Arbitration

Education:

  • Bachelor of Law, Universitas Atmajaya Jakarta, 2003;
  • Masters of Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada, 2013;
  • Master of Laws, University of London; 2015;
  • Candidate of Doctor of Philosophy of Law, STF Driyarkara

Practice Description:

Eddy Leks is the founder and Managing Partner of Leks&Co. Having a legal career in mind, he started his experience in general corporate/commercial and general litigation practice area. Afterwards, he joined Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners (HHP), an affiliated law office of Baker&McKenzie. There, he was working in capital market, general corporate/commercial, taxation, foreign investment and customs practice area. He left his position in HHP to join PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk, one of the biggest property and real estate development and investment company in Indonesia, where he rose to become a legal senior manager. His main responsibility is to manage company’s general corporate/commercial issues, build-operate-transfer project, and acquisition of shares and assets of property project. At time of joining, he was one of the youngest legal managers of the company.

Achievement:

Eddy Leks is recommended by asialaw Profiles, Legal 500, and Chambers and Partners in real estate field in Indonesia. He is also recommended in Corporate and M & A fields by asialaw Profiles and Legal 500. In addition Legal 500 also recommends it in the field of business dispute resolution. He was nominated as one of the finalists to receive the BMW Managing Partner of the Year award by the ALB Indonesia Law Awards 2015. Furthermore, he was also awarded the asialaw Leading Lawyer and Euromoney Expert Guides in the field of construction and real estate.

Publication:

  • Article Publication in International Bar Association Newsletter February 2010;
  • Article Publication in International Bar Association Newsletter September 2010;
  • Interview by Tabloid “RUMAH” October 2010;
  • Article Publication in Lawasia Update December 2010;
  • Interview by Tabloid “RUMAH” December 2010;
  • Interview by Tabloid Nova January 2011;
  • Legal Aspects on Strata Title Super Block Development in Indonesia;
  • Overview of Real Estate Law in Indonesia for Foreigner or Foreign Entity;
  • Article Publication in International Bar Association Newsletter March 2011;
  • Article Publication in International Bar Association Newsletter September 2012;
  • Article Publication in Forbes Indonesia magazine November 2012;
  • Interviewed by Esquire magazine November 2012;
  • Article Publication in Forbes Indonesia January 2013;
  • Regular legal columnist in Property&Bank magazine, leading property magazine in Indonesia;
  • Regular legal columnist at Kontan Blog.
  • Real Estate and Construction Disputes in Indonesia

Affiliation:

  • International Bar Association;
  • LAWASIA (The Law Association for Asia and The Pacific);
  • Indonesian Advocate Association (Asosiasi Advokat Indonesia);
  • Indonesian Bar Association (Perhimpunan Advokat Indonesia – PERADI);
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators;
  • Capital Market Legal Consultant Association;
  • Indonesian Receiver and Administrators Association.

Professional Qualification:

  • Admitted to bar, 2009;
  • Licensed as Receiver and Administrator, 2011;
  • Licensed as Capital Market Legal Consultant, 2012.

Articles and Publications:

  • Real Estate Lawyer – Our Managing Partner “Eddy Leks” interviewed by KOMPAS.com
  • Real Estate Lawyer – Our Managing Partner “Eddy Leks” interviewed by CNBCINDONESIA.com
  • Jakarta Law Firm – Our Managing Partner “Eddy Leks” interviewed by KOMPAS.com
  • Leks&Co Wins Indonesia Law Firm Awards 2021 on Real Estate by Asia Business Law Journal
  • Real Estate Lawyer – Our Managing Partner “Eddy Leks” interviewed by KOMPAS.com
  • Jakarta Law Firm – Our Eddy Leks Led Webinar on Housing and Condominium Law Post Job Creation Law
  • Real Estate Lawyer – Our Eddy Led Webinar on Key Changes of Land Law Post Omnibus Law
  • Jakarta Law Firm – Eddy Leks Included in the A-list Indonesia Top 100 Lawyers 2021
  • Indonesia Lawyer – Legal Update Webinar on “Hukum Pertanahan Pasca UU Cipta Kerja” (Land Law Post Job Creation Law)
  • Unofficial English Translation of Law of Principal on Agrarian, Edited by Eddy M. Leks
Practice Areas
Commercial Law
Construction Law
Corporate Law
Criminal Law
Intellectual Property Law
Investment Law
Litigation
M&A Law
Natural Resources Law
Property Law
Real Estate Law