Abadi Abi Tisnadisastra

Practice Areas

Abi⁠⁠’s practice covers a board range of corporate and commercial areas⁠⁠, including mergers & acquisitions⁠⁠, restructuring⁠⁠, joint ventures⁠⁠, and foreign investment⁠⁠. He has been involved in numerous cross-border acquisitions and investments in companies from various industries including banking⁠⁠, financial services⁠⁠, manufacturing⁠⁠, information technology⁠⁠, e-commerce⁠⁠, and financial technology (⁠⁠Fintech⁠⁠)⁠⁠. He also advises foreign investors on operations⁠⁠, corporate governance⁠⁠, and legal compliance⁠⁠, advising⁠⁠, whether at the outset of their investment or in connection with the compliant functioning of their ongoing businesses⁠⁠.

Abi is recognized for his in-depth knowledge of financial services and information technology sectors⁠⁠, having advised local and multinational financial institutions (⁠⁠multi-finance⁠⁠, insurance⁠⁠, and venture capital companies⁠⁠)⁠⁠, tech players⁠⁠, and investors in investing and consolidating operations in Indonesia⁠⁠. He advises client across the Fintech ecosystem from start-ups to large technology companies⁠⁠, tech investors⁠⁠, financial institutions as well as industry associations⁠⁠. Abi also counsels clients on Data Protection and Privacy⁠⁠, Blockchain technology⁠⁠, and Cryptocurrency⁠⁠.

Abi is a Vice Chairman of the board of Financial Sectors Legal Consultant Association (⁠⁠HKHSK⁠⁠)⁠⁠, a member of the board of the Capital Market Legal Consultant Association (⁠⁠HKHPM⁠⁠) and the Ethics Committee of The Indonesian Joint Funding Fintech Association (⁠⁠Asosiasi Fintech Pendanaan Bersama Indonesia – AFPI⁠⁠)⁠⁠. He graduated from Parahyangan Catholic University (⁠⁠Sarjana Hukum degree⁠⁠) and holds dual master⁠⁠’s degrees in Law and Information Technology from Bond University⁠⁠, Queensland⁠⁠, Australia⁠⁠.

Abi has been acknowledged by Asia Business Law Journal in the A-List⁠⁠: Indonesia⁠⁠’s Top 100 Lawyers and has also been recognized as a leading corporate lawyer in Indonesia⁠⁠, among others by prominent legal publications such as Chambers Asia⁠⁠, Asialaw⁠⁠, and the Asian Legal Business⁠⁠.

Professional Memberships

- Vice-Chairman, Board of Financial Sectors Legal Consultant Association (HKHSK), formerly the Capital Market Legal Consultant Association (HKHPM)

- Vice Chair, International Cooperation Committee, Indonesian Bar Association (PERADI SAI)

- Ethic Committee, Indonesian Fintech Funding Association

- Jurisdictional Council Member – Indonesia, the Inter-Pacific Bar Association

Publications

- Global Legal Insights: Mergers & Acquisitions Indonesia Chapter 2025

- International Comparative Legal Guide to: Data Protection Laws and Regulations Indonesia Chapter 2025

- Lexology Panoramic: Technology M&A Indonesia 2024

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Admitted to practice in Indonesia

Languages Spoken

- English

- Bahasa Indonesia

Education

Awards