SSEK associate Bezaliel Basuki Erlan ("Bebe") is a Recommended Lawyer for Banking & Finance in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019 guide to outstanding law firms and lawyers in Indonesia.
Bebe joined SSEK in 2008. He specializes in foreign investment, banking and finance, and insurance law, as well as practicing general corporate law. His experience includes advising one of South Korea's largest banking and insurance groups on a potential acquisition in Indonesia, working with an international banking group on highly regulated housing loan documentation for Indonesia, and assisting one of Indonesia's largest banks in a review of its loan arrangements with corporate and individual customers.
Prior to joining SSEK, Bebe was a legal officer at a multinational bank headquartered in Australia and was the assistant legal manager for a multinational insurance company with its head office in France.
Bebe was named an Associate to Watch for Banking & Finance in the 2015 Chambers Asia-Pacific guide to the region's leading business lawyers. He was praised as "an outstanding practitioner who takes charge of a situation" and "patient in listening to all the stakeholders."
Bebe earned his Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Duke University in 2015. He is a member of the Indonesian Advocates Association (Peradi).
SSEK was recognized by The Legal 500 as a Tier 1 firm in the following practice areas:
- Corporate and M&A
- IT and Telecoms
- Labor & Employment
- Real Estate
- Restructuring & Insolvency
- Shipping