Strategic legal, tax, and corporate advisory for serious investors building in Indonesia. Based in Ubud, operating across Bali, Lombok & Sumba.
8 Legal Consulting is a corporate advisory firm based in Indonesia, offering comprehensive legal, tax, and strategic business structuring services tailored for both domestic and international investors.
We focus on assisting entrepreneurs, developers, hospitality enterprises, and large-scale construction projects throughout Bali, Lombok, and Sumba — ensuring that investments are compliant with Indonesian laws, tax-efficient, and operationally well-structured.
Our methodology integrates legal accuracy, tax expertise, and practical experience in project implementation.
From villa developments in the rice terraces of Ubud to eco-resort ventures across Lombok and Sumba — we architect the legal, tax, and corporate foundations that protect serious investments in Indonesia.
From corporate formation to land due diligence, we cover every dimension of your investment in Indonesia.
We structure investments correctly from the very beginning — legal entity, ownership, tax position, and compliance framework.
Indonesian regulations shift. We monitor changes and position your structure to absorb them without disruption.
We secure compliance before problems arise — not after. Prevention is always less expensive than litigation.
Legal, tax, and operational strategy must speak the same language. We integrate all three into one coherent system.
We provide ongoing advisory and support — not just at setup, but throughout the lifecycle of your investment.
Full service in English, French, and Indonesian — ensuring clarity across all parties and jurisdictions.
To ensure the highest level of compliance and strategic execution, we operate through strong institutional partnerships.
One of Bali's leading law firms providing corporate legal structuring, investment compliance for PMA & domestic entities, property and land law advisory, contract certification, and dispute resolution.
Our certified tax advisory partner providing tax structuring, VAT (PPN) advisory & crediting strategy, corporate tax compliance, accounting supervision, and fiscal due diligence.
For large-scale developments, we collaborate with experienced professionals including Marc Le Moullec — Honorary Consul of France, bringing executive-level oversight and international standards.
Jean-Philippe and Eric are European entrepreneurs and investment strategists based in Indonesia, specializing in high-value real estate development, hospitality structuring, and corporate governance.
With extensive experience across Bali, Lombok, and Sumba, they have been directly involved in multi-billion IDR construction projects, resort developments, foreign direct investment structuring, and corporate restructuring.
They do not approach projects as traditional consultants. They approach them as operators and long-term strategic partners — integrating legal, fiscal, and operational dimensions into one coherent system.
Tell us about your project or investment plans. We'll assess your situation and propose a tailored legal, tax, and corporate structure.
Instantly receive a complimentary PDF copy of our Expert Guide to Investing in Bali — covering legal structures, tax obligations, and common pitfalls for foreign investors.
"They structured our entire PMA from scratch — legal, tax, immigration — all aligned. Saved us months of confusion and significant money."
"Their land due diligence uncovered critical zoning issues that our previous agent missed entirely. Absolutely essential before any purchase in Bali."
"We needed accounting recovery after a failed consultant engagement. 8 Legal restructured everything and got us fully compliant within two months."
