Joseph Lopez - Partner,Joseph Lopez LLP
Ben Lawson - Chief Operating Officer, PT. Sanaman Coal International

Mr. Joseph Lopez is a lawyer who has been in legal practice for more than 25 years, specializing in litigation, international commercial arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. Joseph’s practice covers a broad range of corporate and commercial dealings and includes acting for multinational corporations in the commodities, construction, manufacturing and projects industries. In particular, Joseph has extensive experience in commodities disputes sector (especially in coal mining and trading). He has acted as lead counsel in international arbitration for government linked companies and major international coal mining and trading companies. Joseph has extensive experience in both institutional and ad hoc arbitration. Joseph is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the Law Society of Singapore and Singapore Academy of Law. 

 

Mr. Mr. Ben Lawson first came to Indonesia in 1996 for infrastructure projects throughout S.E. Asia. Over the years he has represented and/or consulted for many international conglomerates and has been active in infrastructure, bulk commodities trading, mining, energy (Coal, Oil & Gas), Petrochemicals/fertilizers and business development consulting sectors. In addition to his role as Chief Operating Officer at PT. Sanaman Coal International, Mr. Lawson is Senior Partner and Head of Advisory at Cakrabuana Ventura Indonesia, Managing Partner at Inticon Consulting, and is also currently the Vice-Chairman of both the Djakarta Mining Club and the Coal Club Indonesia, organizations promoting exploration and sustainable mining practices, with a combined 1,800 members. Mr. Lawson was Expert Staff for energy affairs to the RI Minister of Small & Medium Enterprises during Indonesia’s energy transformation period, and has been a speaker and/or chairperson at the most prestigious infrastructure, investment, mining and energy related conferences throughout Asia. In addition, he conducts televised interviews and regular print interviews / editorials for many major publications and companies. Mr. Lawson acts as Expert Witness in coal and trade related arbitration cases under ad hoc as well as institutional arbitrations under International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) proceedings. Mr. Lawson fluently speaks Indonesian, at a contractual/legal level of proficiency.

Members of:

Marine Offshore Oil & Gas Association (MOOGAS); Regional Arbitral Institute Forum (RAIF); Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA); Society of Construction Law Singapore (SCL (S))