Our Managing Partner

Prof. Dr. Frans H. Winarta, S.H., M.H., FCBArb., MCIArb.

Born in Bandung, 17 September 1943.

Education :

Bachelor degree in law at the Parahyangan Catholic University (1970); Notary Course (1979); Master degree at the University of Indonesia (1999); Ph.D at the Padjadjaran University (2007); and Professor of Pelita Harapan University.

Arbitration Organizations :

1.     Fellow Certified BANI Arbitrator (FCBArb.), 2001 up to now, given under the seal of the Indonesian National Board of Arbitration (BANI) on 2 July 2008.

2.    Member (Arbitrator) of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris from 2006 to 2018.

3.    Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb), 2016 up to now, given under the seal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators on 18 March 2016.

4.    Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), appointed by the Executive Committee of SIAC from 20 July 2011.

5.    Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC, formerly Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration or KLRCA), appointed by the Director of KLRCA, from February 2012 to 2019.

6.    Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, Council of Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, since December 2012.

7.     Member of the Panel of Intellectual Property Arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, appointed by the Executive Committee of SIAC since 24 January 2014.

8.    Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), appointed by the HKIAC Appointments Committee as of January 2015.

9.    Member of the Panel of International Arbitrators of the Pacific International Arbitration Centre (PIAC), appointed by the PIAC Committee since June 2015.

10.  Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the Centre for Arbitration & Consultancy Development (CACD), appointed by the Executive Committee of CACD since 15 October 2015.

11.   Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB), appointed by the Executive Committee of KCAB since 2018.

12.  Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the Beihai Asia International Arbitration Centre (BAIAC) since 2019.

13.  Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) since 2019.

14. Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the Borneo International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (BICAM) since July 2023.

Organization Activities :

American Bar Association (ABA); American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM); council member of the International Bar Association (IBA); the IBA's Human Rights Institute (HRI); member of the user's committee of the Erasmus Law Library; member of IKADIN (Indonesian Bar Association); member of the Governing Board of the National Law Commission (Komisi Hukum Nasional or KHN); Chairman of the Central Executive Board of Indonesian Advocate Association (PERADIN); Co-founder of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)-Indonesia Committee; member of the Board of Trustees of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI); member of East Asia Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb); Home Base Lecturer at the Law Faculty of Pelita Harapan University in Karawaci, Tangerang since 1996 up to now.

Languages :

English, Dutch and Indonesian.

Practice Areas :
Civil and criminal litigation; corporate law; intellectual property rights; labour and employment law; alternative dispute resolution and arbitration.