
Vincent Ariesta LIE
Tel: +62 21 5080 8300, +62 252 1272
Email: vincent.lie@makarim.com
Practice areas
Corporate & commercial; insurance & reinsurance; M&A; power & energy; project finance
Introduction
Vincent Ariesta Lie is a partner at Makarim & Taira S, who combines broad legal experience with a keen sense of clients’ business contexts. Lie can counsel clients with a view to their commercial objectives and the regulatory landscape. Besides handling traditional corporate practice areas, he is also familiar with the fast-evolving growth sectors in Indonesia such as the energy and digital fields.
During?the past 20 years, Lie’s résumé has developed into an impressive list of substantial legal work and leading industry clients. He has represented prominent companies in various?proceedings and transactions such as, but not limited to, corporate and commercial matters,?including acquisitions and project financing, arbitration involving?the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, natural resources and energy (mining, oil and gas, power plants), and information technology/startups.
Lie’s work has been recognised by prestigious legal publications and directories worldwide. Chambers and?Partners Global acknowledges him as a Highly Ranked Lawyer in projects and?energy, while Chambers and?Partners Asia-Pacific ranks him in projects and?energy,?and corporate and M&A. His work is also acknowledged by IFLR1000 which ranks?him as a Highly Regarded Lawyer in project development, project finance?and M&A, as well as by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific,?recognising?him as a Recommended Lawyer in projects and?energy, corporate M&A, and capital markets. Lie was presented the Rising Star Award for corporate/M&A in 2018 and won the Outstanding Practitioner in Indonesia in the 2019 Asialaw Regional Awards. He is also in the A-List of Indonesia’s Top 100 Lawyers from 2017 to 2021.
Clients praise Lie for his pragmatic approach and responsiveness, as well as his ability to consistently deliver good service and quality work every year. The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2022 research reported feedback from a client complementing Lie for being able to explain the complex Indonesian laws related to the matter with clarity and to explain difficult legal concepts simply, while presenting excellent due diligence work on the project,?and recognising potential issues competently and promptly.
As?an enthusiastic speaker, Lie also makes time to take part?in various webinars, seminars and conferences discussing?power plants, mining, and energy resources arranged by the In-House Congress, the Asian Law Students’ Association, and numerous universities in Indonesia, to share his knowledge and experience with legal communities.




