ABNR Counsellors at Law is instructed on some of the most high-profile and complex restructuring and insolvency mandates in the country, with particular expertise in matters relating to the aviation sector and a track record in respect of work in the oil and gas, construction, and shipping industries. The firm advises both creditors and insolvent companies, and similarly works for both international and domestic clients. Emir Nurmansyah heads the practice and has been involved in the firm’s most substantial restructuring matters, working alongside foreign counsel Theodoor Bakker and Bilal Anwari.

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Key clients

  • Citicorp Investment Bank (Singapore) Limited
  • DEG
  • Airbus SAS
  • Airbus Atlantic
  • NEC
  • Air Lease Corporation
  • Avolon Aerospace Leasing Limited
  • Export Development Canada
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • Kuok Group
  • Jangho Group
  • ITOCHU Corp.
  • Dubai Aerospace Enterprise

Work highlights

  • Advised numerous aircraft lessors and manufacturers and other key creditors on the $9.8bn court-sanctioned debt restructuring of Indonesian flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.
  • Advised Citicorp Investment Bank (Singapore) Ltd as the trustee of two senior motes on the $1.4bn court-sanctioned debt restructuring of PT Sri Rejeki Isman and its subsidiaries.
  • Advised China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd and PT Sarana Abadi Jaya Raya on the $750m court-sanctioned debt restructuring of PT Mahkota Sentosa Utama.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Emir Nurmansyah

Other key lawyers

Theodoor Bakker, Bilal Anwari