“Lawsuits are the worst outcome for disputes that often
could have been avoided by careful anticipation.”
An active approach to law requires understanding your business model, commercial goals and financial statements. Our founder was recognised in restructuring, mergers & acquisitions, finance and capital markets by leading legal publications before widening his financial and business horizons.
We aim to ensure your legal documents and strategy fit your business. Our due diligence links directly to key financial statement items and legal risks to business continuity. Our transaction documentation is tailored to deal requirements and integrates financial risk management and practical enforceability.
Our blend of commercial, finance, strategy and project management experience means we are well placed to manage complex cross-border litigation and insolvency proceedings, coordinating leading litigators in multiple jurisdictions.
Through our associated firms, Sandbridge Legal and RMSL, and our UK multidisciplinary practice, we provide New York, English, and Indonesian law advice on commercial transactions and high-stakes litigation.
Advising international private credit funds on complex enforcement proceedings, including arbitration, litigation, cross-border recognition, and security enforcement strategy.
Advised on corporate restructuring and suspension of payments (PKPU), including an innovative rehabilitation process through bankruptcy.
Sell-side advisory on the divestment of an Indonesian FTTx network to an operator backed by a global private equity fund.
Our litigation support services encompass a comprehensive range of solutions to effectively handle legal disputes. We address the complexities of domestic and international laws, offering strategic guidance tailored to each client's unique situation. Our expertise minimises risks, maximises opportunities, and assists clients in navigating the intricate landscape of legal disputes. Services include:
Litigation Strategy Advisor
Cross-Border Legal Coordination
Case Assessment
Negotiation and Settlement
Communication Management
We assist buyers, sellers, and investors in mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. We have a particular specialty in public market transactions, including Special Purpose Acquisition Companies and Reverse Takeovers. We provide comprehensive buy-side, sell-side and partnership advisory services, including:
Sell Side Advisory
Buy Side Advisory
Joint Ventures
Private Equity and Venture Documents
Strategic Partnerships
Company Law Merger Structures
We assist lenders and borrowers on finance documentation, with a focus on meeting commercial needs and enforceability. Key documents are litigation tested with an emphasis on practical enforcement solutions such as step-in rights, not just security enforceable on paper.
We provide external general counsel support for selected clients who want senior transaction expertise and support including:
Memoranda of Understanding
Strategic Contract Review
Corporate Structure
Non-Disclosure Agreements
Standard Form Documentation
Sasha is a New York-qualified attorney with experience advising on restructurings, financial institutions, fintech, and corporate and M&A matters. Her experience includes cross-border restructuring, financial product structuring (including Sharia-compliant), and investment structuring. Sasha previously worked at a private equity-backed financial services group and an international law firm in Jakarta.
Pooja brings over 20 years of experience across London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Dubai, having advised on more than USD 50 billion in cross-border transactions. She has acted for banks, funds, family offices, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, technology startups, and traditional businesses. Her experience spans both leading complex transactions end-to-end at top-tier international law firms, including Clifford Chance, Linklaters, and O'Melveny, and serving as fractional counsel embedded within clients' day-to-day operations, combining high-level strategic insight with practical commercial execution.
Roni Marpaung is a disputes and restructuring lawyer with over a decade of experience advising domestic and international clients in Indonesia. Formerly an insolvency and disputes lawyer at Ashurst and Herbert Smith Freehills' associated firms in Jakarta, his experience includes high-value commercial disputes, restructuring and insolvency proceedings, and cross-border enforcement matters. His clients include private credit funds, financial institutions, investors, and multinational stakeholders.
Eliot and Luther provides legal advice through its registered legal service providers. Roni Marpaung Studio Legal is a licensed Indonesian law firm Sandbridge Legal is registered as an international law firm in Dubai, Eliot & Luther (UK} limited is registered with the UK Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) as a provider of non-reserved legal advice with SRA number 836263, Our New York qualified lawyers are registered with the New York Bar.