Edward Y. Hsi, previously working in cooperation with Kaye Scholer LLP through Taira & Hsi, International Lawyers, is a Senior International Advisor to the Law Firm Lawrence T.P. Siberian & Associates. Edward, based in Los Angeles, maintains a local presence through a rep office in Southeast Asia.

Edward has a B.S. degree in finance and economics from the University of Southern California (1980), an M.B.A. degree from Duke University (Accounting Program Perfect Score – 4.0 of 4.0)(1983), and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Davis (1986), where he was a California Fellows scholarship recipient, graduated with highest honors as a member of the National Order of the Coif, and was proposed by the full faculty for the J.S.Dr. professorship program at Stanford University.
Edward is a member of the California Bar (1986), the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1987), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1987), the U.S. Tax Court (1988), and the U.S. Supreme Court (1991).

Edward is an internationally noted lawyer, venture capitalist and industry executive with substantial experience throughout the Asia-Pacific region in all aspects of cross-border investments and venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and restructuring, and multi-jurisdictional corporate litigation and arbitration. From 1992 to 2004, Edward served as president director or managing director in the development of ventures in the following industry sectors: energy; oil & gas; infrastructure; technology (internet, smart cards and bio-medical); and media. From 1994 to 1996, as the CEO of the oil & gas division of a leading Southeast Asian conglomerate, Mr. Hsi was instrumental in the creation of Indonesia’s private-sector oil & gas industry (including the developme nt of Indonesia’s first private-sector condensate-based refinery and aromatics petrochemical center at Arun, Aceh, Sumatra, and the KMI methanol processing plant at Bontang, East Kalimantan).

From 1998 to 2000, Edward was a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Taira & Hsi, International Lawyers, in cooperation with Kaye Scholer LLP, and Grant Thornton Taira Hsi, in joint venture with Grant Thornton Indonesia. As a Special Advisor to the shareholders of a publicly-listed conglomerate, Edward successfully defended the shareholders against Lehman Brothers Asia in one of the first financial litigation cases to arise out of the 1997 Asia Monetary Crisis. The multi-jurisdictional, multi-million dollar derivatives and guarantee action, which was litigated in the Singapore, Indonesia and United States courts, established a landmark precedent in Singapore with national significance against international banks with Indonesian exposure.

Edward also functioned from 1998 to 2000 as an Advisor to the Chairman of the Indonesian Parliament (MPR) in connection with the preparation of National Economic Development Policy Papers on a ‘National Industrial Development and Revitalization Policy For The Republic of Indonesia In The Aftermath of 1997 Asia Financial Crisis,’ and a policy proposal on the ‘Economic Revitalization of the Province of Aceh as an Autonomous Region within a Unitary Indonesia.’

MBA Degree in Finance, Pittsburg  State University (1988),

Doctor Degree in accounting, the University of Indonesia (1981),

A Managing Director of PT CMP Consulting Group (2002-now); A Director of PT David Martin Bersama (2001-now); A Special Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture Republic of Indonesia (2001-now); A former Director of Bank Agroniaga-Jakarta (1998-2000); A Director of PT Penjamin Kredit Pengusaha Indonesia, Jakarta (1995-1998); Indonesian Chamber of Commerce-Monetary Compartment; Banking and Insurance – An assistant to the Chairman of the Division of General Bank and Finance (1997-1999); The Chairman of Management Postgraduate Program of the University of National Development, Pondok Labu, Jakarta (1997-2000).

Obtained his Master Degree in Business Administration from New York University, USA (1979), Master Degree in Social science (Economics) from the University of Singapore, Singapore (1976), Bachelor Degree in Commerce (First Class Honour) from Nayang University, Singapore (1972).

Faculty of law the University of Sumatera Utara (1970).

A judge at the District Court of Balige, Tapanuli  Utara (1960)

Then, a judge in Jakarta High Court (1997-2000)

Faculty of law and social science, the University of Indonesia (1962) 

A judge at the Special District Court of Jakarta (1963) 

Then he had been the Chief of Pontianak High Court  (1995)