Frans is an associate in Lubis, Santosa & Maramis Litigation Department. With experience working on legal matters in law firms and government institution, Frans’ area of practice are Commercial Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, E-Commerce & Information, Competition/ Anti-Monopoly, Energy & Natural Resources, Foreign Direct Investment, Joint Ventures and general corporate matters. Frans have had ample experience in assisting in numerous domestic and multi-national companies before Indonesian courts and Indonesian National Board of Arbitration (Badan Arbitrase Nasional Indonesia/ BANI) as well as the out of court debt restructuring, in wide ranging matters from general commercial issues, shipping dispute to intellectual property dispute and others. Frans also regularly engaged in the enforcement of international arbitral awards in Indonesia. Additionally, he has been involved in vast array of projects and deals, such as, foreign direct investment projects, project financing as well as acquisition.
Frans have had ample experience in assisting in numerous domestic and multi-national companies before Indonesian courts and Indonesian National Board of Arbitration (Badan Arbitrase Nasional Indonesia/ BANI)Organization/Social Contribution
Frans is a member of the Indonesian Bar Association and he has been admitted to practice in Indonesian courts. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and a member of Young SIAC (Singapore International Arbitration Centre) Group. In regards with social contribution, in 2021 Frans successfully advocated clean water supply and sustainable access to basic sanitation for Kampung Beting, North Jakarta, which has been facing water crisis for more than 50 (fifty) years. Not only that, Frans has been involved in a number of pro bono cases, including but not limited to probate dispute, apartment dispute and civil registration matters.
Publication
Frans successfully drafted and submitted the academic script and draft of DKI Jakarta Province Regulation on Food Endowment Fund (Dana Abadi Pangan) to Priority Regional Legislation Program (Program Pembentukan Peraturan Daerah) of 2021 and 2022. Frans also involved in preparing a number of draft of Regional Regulations, including, DPRD Regulation on the DPRD Code of Conduct, DKI Jakarta Province Regulation on Corona Virus Disease 2019 Countermeasures, DKI Jakarta Province Regulation on DKI Jakarta Revenues and Expenditures Budget as well as Legal Aid organization regulation. Frans is also the book author of “Hukum di Negara Pancasila” as well as authored an article on “Can or Should the Parties Waive the Right to Set Aside an Arbitral Award?” in participating in YSIAC Writing Competition (2019).
Education
He graduated from Faculty of Law of Parahyangan Catholic University with Magna Cum Laude predicate as well as awarded second most outstanding student from the university. In addition, he also granted with scholarship from Djarum Foundation (Beswan Djarum) and served as the Head of Beswan Djarum Bandung Region.
He speaks Bahasa Indonesia, English, Mandarin and Teochew.