Young and Talented: An Inspiring Figure from Anggraeni and Partners

Youth is often underestimated. However, Setyawati Fitri Anggraeni has changed this assumption. She is a young and talented figure who serves as the Managing Partner of the law firm Anggraeni and Partners. Fitri manages this law firm skillfully while embracing all her employees. Her experience of over a decade in the legal world has also sharpened and trained her instincts as an advocate.

Fitri focuses her practice on resolving criminal and civil law issues as well as arbitration. She has experience in white-collar criminal law, commercial disputes, international trade disputes, and shipping law.

Fitri has represented clients in several prominent cases, including representing an American-based international oil and gas company in a civil dispute worth IDR 250 billion in Indonesia. She has also acted as legal counsel for several State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in civil disputes both in Indonesia and abroad. In 2014, she represented an Indonesian company in a joint venture dispute worth RM 16.5 million at the Asian International Arbitration Centre (previously known as KLRCA). In criminal law, she provided legal advice to one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies regarding their rights in criminal cases. Fitri also provided legal advice to a Japanese telecommunications company in an information system provision contract for the 2018 ASIAN GAMES.

Fitri is an advocate who focuses on shipping law. She has experience in providing legal advice to several renowned shipping companies in Indonesia. Recently, Fitri also participated in an international maritime conference, the Third WMU International Women’s Conference: Empowering Women in the Maritime Community at World Maritime University (WMU), Malmo, Sweden, on April 4-5, 2019. Fitri was a speaker and presented her research titled “Building Business, Enriching Lives: Empowering Women in Fishing Communities of Tegal and Wonogiri, Central Java, Indonesia.”

She believes that to become a complete advocate, one must undergo continuous learning and self-development. Fitri completed her law degree at the University of Indonesia, then continued her postgraduate studies at University College London, England. She also received certification as a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators United Kingdom (“FCIArb”) and Fellow Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (“FAIADR”). Fitri also worked at Nordisk Skibsrederforening, a Norwegian law firm specializing in maritime law. Her experience working at international law firms, living and studying in England, and working in Singapore has contributed to developing her global perspective.

Fitri’s love for law doesn’t stop at legal practice and self-development. She shows her commitment and passion by teaching at her alma mater, the Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia. Fitri has also participated as an Arbitrator Judge in the Willem C. Vis International Mooting Competition (East) in Hong Kong and The Indonesian National Round of The International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition. It’s fulfilling for Fitri to be able to share her time nurturing the next generation.

Career, learning, and teaching – these series of activities show Fitri’s daily activeness. She is also known to write frequently. One of her written works won the Best Paper award in the Training for Strengthening National Values for the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI) 5th Batch by the National Resilience Institute of the Republic of Indonesia (LEMHANNAS RI) in 2018. In the same year, Fitri also wrote a journal titled “The Polemic of Personal Data Ownership Regulation: Urgency for Harmonization and Legal Reform in Indonesia” published in the Law & Development Journal by the University of Indonesia.

Fitri’s social environment is very diverse, spanning legal, business, and educational spheres. This diversity includes age differences and a broad scale encompassing national and international scope. This keeps Fitri exposed to current trends and information in both legal and business aspects, making her different, with high business awareness and broad insights.

Source:

1. https://www.hukumonline.com/berita/baca/lt5cbfcd503a9c1/muda-dan-berbakat–ini-sosok-inspiratif-dari-anggraeni-and-partners
2. https://law.ui.ac.id/muda-dan-berbakat-ini-sosok-inspiratif-dari-anggraeni-and-partners/