We Are a Dynamic and Forward-Thinking Legal Team,

committed to keeping pace with evolving regulations and market developments in order to safeguard the interests of our valued clients.

SGS Law Firm is dedicated to delivering legal services that are excellent, responsive, and effective, while remaining accessible and reasonably priced.

History - SGS Law Firm

SGSIn March 2022, our Firm, which was formerly known as “GS&Co. Law Firm”, rebranded its identity to “Sitepu Gozali Sitorus Law Firm” or “SGS Law Firm”.

Our name and brand have changed, but our passion for providing professional legal services and assistance has never been stronger.

Because of this, we are introducing our new name, brand, and logo, which are based on legal symbols and the spirit of striving to ensure that each of our clients receives the justice they deserve.

SGS Law Firm team in batik attire
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Our Value

SGS Law Firm provides comprehensive legal solutions for both individual (B2C) and corporate (B2B) clients.

We operate as a Strategic Shield and Catalyst, acting as a strong defense against legal risks while serving as a powerful accelerator for your business goals. We combine uncompromising integrity with intellectual acumen to navigate complex and highly regulated sectors, including Banking, Fintech, Property, and Outsourcing. SGS Law Firm team ensures that every legal action is a proactive, precise, and measurable step towards your long-term success.

Practice Areas

We provide comprehensive legal counsel that combines deep expertise with practical insight, safeguarding our clients’ interests and advancing their business objectives.

General Corporate & Liquidation

Practical legal solutions to manage risk, support business operations, and facilitate orderly company liquidation.

Litigation & Dispute Settlement

Strategic legal advice and representation in corporate and dispute-related matters.

Industrial & Employment

Expert counsel to mitigate internal fraud, embezzlement, and industrial relations risks.

Finance & Banking

Practical legal advice on financial and banking regulations, tailored to each client’s needs.

Intellectual Property Rights

Comprehensive legal services for the registration, protection, and enforcement of intellectual property rights.

Engineering & Construction

Structuring and managing EPC transactions to prevent and resolve potential disputes.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Integrated legal services for successful M&A transactions and compliance with Indonesian antitrust regulations.

Anti-Monopoly & Business Competition

Representing clients before the KPPU and in court proceedings on competition law matters.

Energy & Natural Resources

Drafting and reviewing agreements, advising on regulatory compliance, and interpreting energy regulations.

Our Team

SGS Law Firm’s lawyers bring a diverse range of expertise, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), real estate, financial services, litigation, and risk management, serving leading companies across Indonesia.

Juleo Armen Sitepu, S.H., M.H.

Managing Partner

Juleo Armen Sitepu, S.H., M.H.

Managing Partner

Juleo is a founding partner and the Managing Partner of SGS Law Firm. His practice focuses on criminal litigation and commercial dispute resolution. He has extensive experience advising and representing corporate and individual clients in a wide range of legal matters.

Throughout his career, Juleo has assisted corporate clients in navigating disputes involving their business operations and commercial relationships. His experience spans criminal investigations, court proceedings, negotiations and settlements. He approaches each matter with a focus on protecting his clients’ legal interests while understanding their business priorities and practical needs.

Juleo holds a Bachelor of Laws (S.H.) from the Faculty of Law at Universitas Diponegoro and a Master of Laws (M.H.) from Universitas Gadjah Mada. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in law at Universitas Pelita Harapan.

Juleo actively assists our clients across these key areas:

  • Commercial and General Litigation
  • Consumer Protection
  • Criminal Law
  • Retail Business Law
  • Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Settlement
  • Real Estate and Property Law

Bachelor of Laws (S.H.) – Universitas Diponegoro

Master of Laws (M.H.) – Universitas Gadjah Mada

Juleo actively assists our clients across these key areas:

  • Commercial and General Litigation
  • Consumer Protection
  • Criminal Law
  • Retail Business Law
  • Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Settlement
  • Real Estate and Property Law

Bachelor of Laws (S.H.) – Universitas Diponegoro

Master of Laws (M.H.) – Universitas Gadjah Mada

Benaya Ari Patra Sitorus, S.H.

Partner

Benaya Ari Patra Sitorus, S.H.

Partner

Benaya is a Founding Partner at SGS Law Firm, heading the firm’s Corporate, Financial Technology (FinTech), and Insurance practice groups. He brings a distinguished combination of top-tier private practice expertise and extensive client-side leadership, having served both as external counsel and in-house legal advisor to major multinational corporations and high-growth technology enterprises.

Benaya launched his legal career at Harvardy, Marieta & Mauren – Attorneys at Law, where he handled complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions, FinTech regulations, insurance compliance, employment law, commercial litigation, and general corporate transactions. Demonstrating exceptional domain expertise in the financial services sector, Benaya was seconded in 2020 and 2021 as in-house legal counsel to two of Indonesia’s premier multinational insurance companies, where he managed the legal due diligence, regulatory alignment, and corporate execution for major M&A deals.

His track record is further backed by hands-on in-house experience across key tech and financial industry verticals. He has served as in-house counsel for a leading IT company, a market-leading insurance brokerage firm, and one of Indonesia’s pioneer peer-to-peer (P2P) lending FinTech platforms.

Holding a Bachelor of Laws (S.H.) from Universitas Diponegoro, Benaya regularly guides financial institutions, digital platforms, and corporate clients through complex regulatory frameworks under the Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan — OJK) and Bank Indonesia.

Benaya actively assists our clients across these key areas:

  • General Corporate and Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Finance and Investment Law
  • Mergers and Acquisition
  • Financial Technology (Fintech)
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Antitrust Law

Bachelor of Laws (S.H.) – Universitas Diponegoro

Benaya actively assists our clients across these key areas:

  • General Corporate and Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Finance and Investment Law
  • Mergers and Acquisition
  • Financial Technology (Fintech)
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Antitrust Law

Bachelor of Laws (S.H.) – Universitas Diponegoro

Gavrila Mario Saimima, S.H.

Senior Associate

Gavrila Mario Saimima, S.H.

Senior Associate

Gavril is a Senior Associate at SGS Law Firm with extensive experience representing domestic and international clients across commercial litigation, corporate insolvency, employment law, and intellectual property. He combines sharp procedural tactics with commercially pragmatic advisory to assist corporations, financial entities, and individual clients through complex contentious disputes, debt workouts, and regulatory matters.

Gavril developed a foundational passion for advocacy and procedural law during his academic tenure at Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, where he represented his university in the prestigious National Moot Court Competition of the Constitutional Court (Mahkamah Konstitusi). This early exposure to high-level legal argument and judicial reasoning laid the groundwork for his specialization in court-supervised restructuring, constitutional mechanics, and trial advocacy.

Prior to joining SGS Law Firm, Gavril built a robust private practice background as an Associate at Yulius & Partners Law Firm and subsequently at Yudha Dewi Setiawan Sihombing Law Firm. Across his career, he has successfully managed complex civil claims, labor disputes, corporate restructuring schemes, and general corporate transactions—delivering end-to-end legal support from pre-litigation risk mitigation to courtroom advocacy.

Gavril actively assists our clients across these key areas:

  • Criminal Litigation
  • Civil Litigation
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Labor Law
  • Real Estate and Property Law
  • Debt Restructuring and Bankruptcy

Bachelor of Laws (S.H.) – Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya

Gavril actively assists our clients across these key areas:

  • Criminal Litigation
  • Civil Litigation
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Labor Law
  • Real Estate and Property Law
  • Debt Restructuring and Bankruptcy

Bachelor of Laws (S.H.) – Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya

Fatimah Fitri Emilifia, S.H., M.H.

Senior Associate

Fatimah Fitri Emilifia, S.H., M.H.

Senior Associate

Fitri is a Senior Associate at SGS Law Firm specializing in banking law, credit risk mitigation, debt restructuring, and financial dispute resolution. She possesses an exceptional dual background, combining extensive in-house banking experience with strategic private-practice advocacy to safeguard clients’ commercial and legal positions in high-value financial matters.

Prior to joining SGS Law Firm, Fitri built a distinguished career within the banking sector at one of Indonesia’s major state-owned financial institutions (Bank BUMN). During her tenure, she managed credit administration, credit risk analysis, and regulatory compliance across complex financial transactions. Leveraging this institutional insight, Fitri regularly advises financial institutions, corporate creditors, and institutional investors on non-performing loan (NPL) recovery strategies, legal opinions, demand notices (somasi), pre-litigation negotiations, and creditor representation in court-supervised restructuring and insolvency proceedings.

Fitri holds both a Bachelor of Laws (S.H.) from Universitas Diponegoro and a Master of Laws (M.H.) from Universitas Gadjah Mada, two of Indonesia’s top-tier law faculties. She is widely recognized for her rigorous analytical approach, pragmatic problem-solving, and strategic mindset in managing credit exposure and dispute resolution.

Fitri actively assists our clients across these key areas:

  • Dispute Resolution
  • Debt Recovery
  • PKPU and Bankruptcy
  • Competition Law (KPPU)
  • Finance and Banking
  • Financial Technology (Fintech)

Bachelor of Laws (S.H.) – Universitas Diponegoro

Master of Laws (M.H.) – Universitas Gadjah Mada

Fitri actively assists our clients across these key areas:

  • Dispute Resolution
  • Debt Recovery
  • PKPU and Bankruptcy
  • Competition Law (KPPU)
  • Finance and Banking
  • Financial Technology (Fintech)

Bachelor of Laws (S.H.) – Universitas Diponegoro

Master of Laws (M.H.) – Universitas Gadjah Mada

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