Fadjar Widjaksana Kandar

Co-Executive Partner

Experience

Fadjar is a corporate lawyer with more than 28 years of experience and is mainly recognised as a leading Indonesian lawyer in the energy, natural resources and infrastructure sectors, including the telecommunication and technology sector. Fadjar has advised local and multinational companies on various project developments in the energy and natural resources sectors. He has also specifically assisted in project financings as well as acquisition of interest or shares, in infrastructure (including toll road, water and electricity), project finance, corporate, M&As, foreign investments, telecommunication, aviation and shipping.

Career

In 1991, Fadjar began his career as an associate at Mochtar Karuwin & Komar, before gaining international experience at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Singapore office. He later became a partner at Soemadipradja & Taher and went on to establish his own firm in 2013. His firm, Kandar & Partners, subsequently merged with Roosdiono & Partners in 2018, where he continues his practice.

He has been consistently recognized by leading international publications, including being named a Market-Leading Lawyer for Energy & Natural Resources by Asialaw Profiles, and receiving recognition from Asia Business Law Journal. Most recently, he was listed by Who’s Who Legal as one of Indonesia’s leading practitioners in Project Finance in 2023. 

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Fadjar Widjaksana Kandar

Qualifications

Licensed advocate, active member and committee vice-chairman of Indonesian Advocates Association
PERADI RBA
Bachelor of Laws degree from Universitas Katolik Parahyangan
1991

Recognitions

2026 — ALB Super 50 TMT Lawyers, Asian Legal Business
2020 - 2024 — Distinguished Practitioner in Energy & Natural Resources, Asialaw Profiles

Languages

English Indonesian

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