Vincent Lie is a Partner at Makarim & Taira S. who combines broad legal experience with a keen sense for clients’ business context. Vincent is able to counsel clients with a view to their commercial objectives and the regulatory landscape. Besides handling traditional corporate practice areas, he is also familiar with fast-evolving growth sectors in Indonesia such as energy and the digital.

He has represented prominent companies in a variety of proceedings and transactions such as, but not limited to, corporate and commercial matters including acquisitions and project financing, arbitration including enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, natural resources and energy (mining, oil and gas, power plants), and information technology/startups.

Vincent has spoken at various seminars and conferences on power plants, mining, and energy resources arranged by In-House Congress, the Asian Law Students’ Association, Padjajaran University and Pelita Harapan University.

Bar Admissions
Member, Indonesian Advocates Association (PERADI)

Education
LL.M., Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2004
S.H., University of Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia, 2001

Significant Accomplishments
Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific
Highly Ranked in Projects & Energy (2021)
Up-&-Coming Lawyer in Projects & Energy (2018-2020)

Chambers & Partners Global
Highly Ranked in Projects & Energy (2021)
Up-&-Coming Lawyer in Projects & Energy (2019-2020)

IFLR1000
Highly Regarded Lawyer in Project Development, Project Finance, and M&A (2019-2020)

The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
Recommended Lawyer in Projects & Energy (2021)

Asialaw
Rising Star in Banking & Finance (2019-2020)
Winner, Outstanding Practitioner in Indonesia by Asialaw Regional Awards 2019
Rising Star in Corporate/M&A (2018)

Asia Business Law Journal
The A-list – Indonesia’s Top 100 Lawyers (2017-2020)

Asian Legal Business
Finalist, Young Lawyer of the Year by ALB Indonesia Law Awards (2017)

Professional Associations
Member, Association of Indonesian Legal Consultants (AKHI)
Member of the Board of Directors of the Indonesian Mining Association (IMA)
Member, International BAR Association (IBA)
Member, Inter-Pacific BAR Association (IPBA)


Professional Activities and Experience
Partner, Indrawan Santoso Lie, 2014 - 2015
Senior Associate, Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro, 2005 - 2014
Junior Associate, Purba, Yi & Lana, 2002 - 2003
Junior Associate, Frans Winarta & Partners, 2001 - 2002

• Indonesia’s Newly Established Sovereign Wealth Fund: A New Chapter in Indonesia’s Economy

  By Vincent Lie |February 2021

• Indonesia’s Ratification of the Convention Abolishing the Requirement to Legalize Foreign Public Documents

  By Vincent Lie |February 2021

• Brief Introduction to Indonesia’s Job Creation / Omnibus Law on Broadening of the Investment Ecosystem and Business Activities, the Ease of Doing Business and Acceleration of National Strategic Projects Oriented Towards National Interests

  By Vincent Lie |December 2020

Additional ArticlesCo-author of The Japanese Overseas Investment Report 2017: Indonesia, IFLR, 2017
Writer of different topics on investment, mining, and energy resources on various international and local publications