Siregar Setiawan Manalu Partnership

What Siregar Setiawan Manalu Partnership does

Siregar Setiawan Manalu Partnership (SSMP) is an Indonesian litigation boutique law firm established in 2015 and headquartered in Jakarta's Sahid Sudirman Center. The firm is built around three founding partners — Nien Rafles Siregar, Rudi Setiawan, and Bobby Rahman Manalu — with Sony El Mars promoted to partner in January 2023, bringing the equity partnership to four. All partners are certified receivers and administrators at AKPI, formally authorized to be appointed by Indonesian commercial courts in bankruptcy and PKPU proceedings.

SSMP's service portfolio spans civil and commercial litigation, bankruptcy and PKPU representation, competition and antitrust, labor and employment, aviation, tax, criminal, administrative, and class action litigation. Revenue is generated exclusively through professional fees on negotiated, quote-based engagements — typically complex, long-duration matters for corporate and financial institution clients rather than transactional or volume work. GTM is enterprise-field-sales oriented: partners lead direct engagement with corporations, banks, investment managers, and government-related entities requiring specialized dispute resolution in Indonesia.

The firm operates as a single boutique practice (no subsidiary entities, no external investment, traditional partnership ownership), with disclosed client work spanning major foreign banking groups (Hong Kong, Japanese, Chinese, Dutch, Singaporean, Malaysian), large Indonesian corporates, telecommunications operators, state-owned enterprises, and listed property developers. Marketing is built on thought-leadership content, professional events, and industry ranking recognition rather than paid acquisition. SSMP holds no technology or AI capabilities — it is a human-expert, expertise-driven legal services business.

Name

Siregar Setiawan Manalu Partnership

Legal name

Siregar Setiawan Manalu Partnership

Website

https://ssmp.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Siregar Setiawan Manalu Partnership is an Indonesian boutique litigation law firm founded in 2015 in Jakarta, specializing in bankruptcy and PKPU proceedings, commercial disputes, and related litigation for banks, corporates, and government-related clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jakarta

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: SSMP generates revenue through professional fees charged for legal services in litigation, dispute resolution, bankruptcy and PKPU proceedings, and related legal advisory services. The firm combines litigation expertise with commercial understanding to deliver tailored solutions for corporate clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SSMP is an Indonesian litigation law firm that provides business-driven legal representation across nine practice areas: civil and commercial litigation, bankruptcy and PKPU (suspension of debt payment) proceedings, competition and antitrust litigation, labor and employment litigation, aviation litigation, tax litigation, criminal litigation, administrative litigation, and class action litigation. The firm serves corporate clients, banks, investment managers, and state-owned enterprises in Indonesian courts, combining commercial understanding with litigation expertise to deliver practical legal solutions.

Product overview

Siregar Setiawan Manalu Partnership (SSMP) is an Indonesian litigation law firm established in 2015 by three founding partners. The firm operates as a single unified practice offering specialized legal services rather than a platform with distinct product modules. SSMP provides business-driven legal solutions across multiple litigation practice areas including Civil and Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy and Suspension of Payment (PKPU) Litigation, Competition and Antitrust Litigation, Labor and Employment Litigation, Aviation Litigation, Tax Litigation, Criminal Litigation, Administrative Litigation, and Class Action Litigation. The firm combines litigation expertise with commercial understanding and pragmatic approach, tailoring legal solutions to meet clients' immediate and long-term business needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil and Commercial Litigation
• Bankruptcy and Suspension of Payment (PKPU) Litigation
• Competition and Antitrust Litigation
• Labor and Employment Litigation
• Aviation Litigation
• Tax Litigation
• Criminal Litigation
• Administrative Litigation
• Class Action Litigation

Quantifiable outcome

• Tier 2 ranking for Insolvency Law Firms in Indonesia 2022 by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hukumonline.comcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 May 2023Hukumonline.com, Indonesia's leading legal information platform, partners with SSMP for co-hosting educational webinars and events on commercial litigation, PKPU, and bankruptcy topics. SSMP Managing Partner provides expert insights during these joint educational initiatives.
• Hukumonline.comcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHukumonline.com includes SSMP in their annual law firm rankings and surveys, providing industry recognition and visibility for the firm among corporate counsel and legal professionals.
• Benchmark LitigationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBenchmark Litigation Asia Pacific ranks SSMP in tiers for Insolvency and Commercial/Transactions law firms, providing international recognition of the firm's expertise in Indonesian litigation.
• IKADIN (Indonesian Advocates Association)minorOthersSSMP participates in IKADIN CUP sports tournaments, supporting team building and community engagement among Indonesian advocates.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Assegaf Hamzah & Partners: One of Indonesia’s largest full-service law firms, with a deep litigation and restructuring practice that competes with SSMP for corporate and banking mandates in commercial and bankruptcy disputes.
• Makarim & Taira S. Prominent Indonesian law firm with strong litigation, insolvency and commercial dispute practice, regularly ranked alongside SSMP in Benchmark Litigation and Hukumonline listings.
• Soemadipradja & Taher: Established Indonesian law firm with strong litigation, banking and insolvency practices; regularly engaged by foreign banks on PKPU/bankruptcy matters in parallel with SSMP.
• Hutabarat Halim & Reksodiputro (HHP Law Firm): Top-tier Indonesian litigation boutique with a strong focus on commercial disputes and restructuring, frequently appearing alongside SSMP in Benchmark Litigation rankings and serving similar banking and corporate clients.
• Ginting & Reksodiputro: Jakarta-based litigation-focused firm that competes directly with SSMP in commercial disputes, bankruptcy and arbitration matters, with comparable partner-led boutique positioning.
• Budidjaja & Partners: Indonesian law firm known for corporate, commercial and restructuring work including PKPU proceedings; targets a similar banking and large-corporate client base as SSMP.

Broad incumbents

• Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie): Member firm of Baker McKenzie in Indonesia, offering full-service corporate and litigation capabilities and competing for the same large banking and SOE mandates as SSMP but with much broader geographic and practice reach.
• Dentons HPRP (formerly Oentoeng Suria & Partners): Indonesian member firm of global law firm Dentons, with broad corporate and litigation capabilities and a regional/global network advantage that pressures boutique firms like SSMP on cross-border mandates.
• Ali Budiardjo, Gunawan & Partners: Long-established Indonesian full-service law firm with significant corporate and dispute resolution practices; competes for major corporate litigation and restructuring work but with a broader practice mix than SSMP.

Emerging players

• ADMD Law (Adiwarsyah & Associates): Indonesian dispute resolution boutique building its profile in commercial litigation and arbitration, representing a comparable boutique-tier alternative to SSMP for some clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ssmpartnership

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Siregar Setiawan Manalu Partnership