Introducing Good Guys Consulting: PERADI Lawyers Reinventing Legal Services in Bali
If you have ever tried to set up a company, secure a visa, buy property, or file taxes in Indonesia as a foreigner, you already know the problem. The legal services market in Bali is broken.
Most foreign investors end up working with visa agents — unlicensed intermediaries who operate without professional oversight, without liability insurance, and without any obligation to act in your best interest. Pricing is opaque. Communication happens over scattered WhatsApp threads. Documents get lost. Deadlines get missed. And when something goes wrong, there is no accountability.
We built Good Guys Consulting to fix this. Based in Ubud, Gianyar, Bali, we are a legal consultancy founded on three principles: real lawyers, real technology, and real transparency.
What Makes Us Different
PERADI-Registered Lawyers, Not Visa Agents
This is the most important distinction. Every lawyer on our team is registered with PERADI — the Indonesian Bar Association (Perhimpunan Advokat Indonesia). That means professional licensing, ethical oversight, continuing education requirements, and legal accountability. When you work with us, you are working with qualified legal professionals who are bound by the same standards as any law firm in Indonesia.
Our managing partner, Wayan Dharma, is a PERADI-registered advocate with deep expertise in corporate law, foreign investment structuring, and regulatory compliance. Immigration specialist Made Suryani handles all visa and permit matters with meticulous attention to deadlines and documentation. Tax director Putu Agung manages cross-border tax optimization, Indonesian tax compliance, and transfer pricing — ensuring you remain compliant across jurisdictions.
This is a team, not a one-person operation with a WhatsApp number.
A Client Portal Built for the 21st Century
We are the first legal firm in Bali to offer a full-featured client portal at portal.goodguys.consulting. Every client gets access to a personalized dashboard with real-time visibility into their entire legal and compliance portfolio.
The centerpiece is our traffic-light compliance dashboard. Every visa, permit, tax filing, company registration, and regulatory obligation is tracked and color-coded — green means current and compliant, amber means action needed within 30 days, red means overdue or at risk. You see the status of everything at a glance, without sending a single message.
Beyond the dashboard, the portal includes a secure document vault where all your legal documents, contracts, and filings are stored and organized. A built-in messaging system lets you communicate directly with your assigned legal team — no more hunting through WhatsApp groups. And a transparent billing module shows every invoice, payment, and outstanding balance.
This is not a gimmick. This is how modern legal services should work.
Integrated Services Under One Roof
Most foreigners in Bali end up coordinating between a visa agent, a notaris, a tax consultant, and maybe a property lawyer — none of whom talk to each other. When your visa renewal triggers a tax residency question, or your company restructuring affects your property holding structure, nobody connects the dots.
We handle immigration, taxation, property due diligence, and corporate law as one integrated practice. Our team sees the full picture. When we renew your KITAS, we simultaneously verify your tax obligations. When we structure your PT PMA, we consider the implications for property ownership and future investment rounds. When we conduct property due diligence, we verify not just the land certificate but the zoning, the tax status, and the corporate structure required to hold it.
Transparent, Published Pricing
Every service we offer has a clear, published price. No hidden fees. No surprise invoices. No scope creep. Before any engagement begins, you receive a detailed proposal with a fixed quote. If the scope changes, we discuss it with you first.
Our Service Tiers
We have structured our offerings into three tiers designed to match your stage of investment in Indonesia:
Relocate — from $950 For entrepreneurs, digital nomads, and families moving to Indonesia. This includes visa processing and renewals, basic company formation (PT PMA), compliance monitoring through the client portal, and ongoing advisory support. Named packages include the Digital Nomad Package for remote workers seeking a legitimate legal presence, and the Founder's Package for entrepreneurs setting up their first Indonesian entity.
Invest — from $2,500 Everything in Relocate, plus certified property due diligence with insurance-backed reports, land title verification and structuring, cross-border tax optimization, and investment structuring. The Property Investor Package is designed specifically for foreign buyers navigating Indonesia's complex property ownership rules — including Hak Pakai structuring, nominee risk assessment, and due diligence on the seller, the land certificate, and the zoning status.
Enterprise — custom pricing Full white-glove service for established businesses, joint ventures, and complex corporate structures. This includes multi-entity management, employment law compliance, regulatory liaison with BKPM and OSS, dedicated relationship manager, and priority response times. Every Enterprise engagement is scoped individually because no two corporate structures are alike.
The Numbers
We are not a startup experimenting with legal services. Our team brings over 10 years of combined experience in Indonesian law, foreign investment, and cross-border compliance. We have served more than 500 clients from over 30 countries — from solo entrepreneurs setting up their first PT PMA to multinational companies establishing Indonesian subsidiaries.
Our average PT PMA setup time is 3 weeks from engagement to company registration — including all BKPM approvals, OSS licensing, tax registration, and bank account opening. That is significantly faster than the industry average, and we achieve it through systematized processes and direct relationships with the relevant government offices.
Every property due diligence report we issue is insurance-backed, meaning our findings carry professional liability coverage. This is virtually unheard of in the Bali legal market, where most "due diligence" consists of a quick check of the land certificate and nothing more.
Why Now
Indonesia is experiencing unprecedented foreign investment interest, particularly in Bali. The government's Golden Visa program, the new investment regulations, and Bali's emergence as a global hub for remote workers and digital entrepreneurs have created a surge in demand for reliable legal services.
But the supply side has not kept up. The market is still dominated by informal agents and fragmented service providers. Foreign investors deserve better — they deserve licensed lawyers, modern technology, and transparent pricing.
That is exactly what we built.
Get Started
If you are considering a move to Indonesia, starting a business, investing in property, or restructuring your existing operations, we would love to talk. We offer a free initial consultation where we assess your situation, outline the regulatory requirements, and provide a clear roadmap with transparent pricing.
Founded by Niko Astashkin and supported by a team of PERADI-registered lawyers and specialists, Good Guys Consulting exists because we believe the legal services industry in Bali can be better. And we are proving it, one client at a time.
Book your free consultation and see the difference that real lawyers, real technology, and real transparency can make.
