Dr. Sjahputra founded Iman Sjahputra & Partners in 1987. He has over 30 years of experience in legal professional services, representing local and foreign companies. Prior to founding the firm, he was a principal Lawyer at Gani Djemat & Partners Law Office and Staff Legal Research at Data Business Center Indonesia.

Dr. Sjahputra is an expert in Intellectual Property Rights Law; Internet Law; International Business Transactions Law; International Trade Law; Foreign & Domestic Investments Law and fluent in Bahasa, English and Mandarin.

Dr. Sjahputra’s legal articles and columns have been regularly featured in “Suara Pembaruan” daily, “Bisnis Indonesia” daily, “Analisa” daily, “Legal Review” magazine, “Ombudsman” magazine, “Info Gading” magazine and “Jia Xiang Hometown” Magazine. He has published and compiled several books, including: Undang-Undang Perseroan Terbatas Indonesia (Indonesian Limited Liability Company Regulations); Undang-undang Hak Tanggungan atas Tanah beserta Benda-Benda yang Berkaitan dengan Tanah (Land Mortgage Regulation and all related materials); Undang-Undang Bea dan Cukai di Indonesia (Indonesian Customs and Taxes Regulation); Peraturan Perundang-undangan Ketenagakerjaan Baru di Indonesia (New Labor Regulations in Indonesia); Hukum Merek Baru Indonesia, Seluk Beluk Tanya Jawab Merek (New Indonesian Trademark Law – Question & Answer), Problematika Hukum Internet Indonesia (Problems of the Indonesian Internet Law), Lorong-lorong Keadilan (Justice Alleys), and many more.

He earned his Legal Doctorate (DR.) from the University of Padjadjaran, Master of Law (LL.M.) from American University, Washington College of Laws, USA, Bachelor of Law (SH) and Candidate Notary (C.N.) degrees from the University of Gadjah Mada, and completed International Intellectual Property Courses in Japan.