Competition/Antitrust
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Indonesia
Band 1
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+62 21 2555 7800Chambers Review
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners possesses expertise across a wide range of competition and antitrust legal matters, including representing clients in major cartel investigations before the KPPU. The firm also handles cartel and price-fixing cases, alongside merger notifications and competition audits. The group is entrusted by multinational and domestic clients from the automotive, technology, transportation and manufacturing sectors, among others. Its competition team includes former KPPU employees, who provide additional regulatory expertise, and in-house economists. The firm's clients include Bank Rakyat Indonesia, FinAccel Teknologi Indonesia and Merdeka Copper Gold.
Work Highlights
- Assegaf Hamzah & Partners advised Albion on the KPPU merger notification requirements for its acquisition of Aggreko.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Assegaf Hamzah & Partners are well respected by the regulator and know the law very well. They are very responsive and collegial - an excellent firm overall."
"They give practical solutions and work in unity as a team in order to reach one goal."
"Assegaf Hamzah & Partners are well respected by the regulator and know the law very well. They are very responsive and collegial - an excellent firm overall."
"They give practical solutions and work in unity as a team in order to reach one goal."
Notable Practitioners
Asep Ridwan is recognised by commentators for his proficiency in handling contentious and non-contentious competition law matters in Indonesia. His expertise includes price fixing and discriminatory practice mandates.
Farid Nasution has an active practice in transactional and contentious competition law matters in Indonesia. He is able to draw on his experience working for the KPPU to assist clients.
"Farid has unquestionable knowledge of antitrust. He masters the game well."
Rikrik Rizkiyana is a highly respected competition lawyer who is noted for his experience in Indonesia. He has a broad practice encompassing merger control and KPPU investigations.
"He is very good and responsive and knows the regulators well."
Albert Boy Situmorang is a partner in Jakarta who is well versed in merger control issues, acting for companies in the oil and gas, technology, automotive and manufacturing sectors. He also assists clients with internal antitrust law analyses.
"He is a great lawyer for antitrust matters."