Ben Clanchy
Ben has extensive experience of the Indonesian legal and broader business environment. He initially spent three years in Jakarta as an Australian diplomat before practising for a decade as foreign legal consultant at Makarim & Taira S. In 2018, he returned to Australia and worked in-house at the ASX-listed companies Fortescue, one of Australia’s largest iron ore miners, and mining services provider Macmahon. In 2025, he rejoined Makarim & Taira S. in Jakarta. In Indonesia, Ben’s practice has covered M&A, construction, and competition law and investments in real estate and renewable energy. At Fortescue, he supported large-scale green hydrogen initiatives across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Ben has acted for Oji Paper, New Forests, Lufthansa Systems, BP, the Australian Embassy, Marriott Vacations, Monsanto, Pertamina Geothermal Energy, Krakatau Steel, Arnotts and GE, among others. · Makarim & Taira S.
About
Ben is an Australia-trained lawyer with extensive experience of the Indonesian legal and business environment. He spent three years in Jakarta as an Australian diplomat, practised for a decade as a foreign legal consultant at Makarim & Taira S., worked in-house at Fortescue and Macmahon, and rejoined Makarim & Taira S. in Jakarta in 2025; his practice covers M&A, construction, competition law and investments in real estate and renewable energy, and he has supported large-scale green hydrogen initiatives across Southeast Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- LLB (Hons I), Australian National University
- BA/BSc, Australian National University
- Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, College of Law
- Graduate Certificate in Translation Studies (Indonesian), University of Western Australia