Competition/Antitrust | Asia-Pacific

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.

ABNR Counsellors at Law often advises on merger control issues relating to transactions, as well as cartel and compliance issues. The firm is especially active for foreign investors into Indonesia, with expertise in the retail, TMT and manufacturing sectors. The team regularly works with prominent global law firms to advise on competition law in Indonesia. Its clients include GIC, DSM-Firmenich and EVE Asia.

Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners houses a well-reputed team of competition lawyers in Indonesia, known for providing a full service across both contentious and non-contentious matters. The firm frequently advises Indonesian and international companies on merger filings, as well as competition compliance training and investigations. The group is particularly active on cross-border matters, utilising the global Baker McKenzie network, and is routinely instructed by major companies from the TMT, financial services, retail and manufacturing industries. The firm's notable clients include Solusi Bangun Indonesia, Semen Indonesia and XL Axiata.

Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto is a full-service law firm in Indonesia, noted for its activity on competition litigation and investigations, often acting before the KPPU. The team is also well placed to advise clients on merger control issues linked to transactions. Its competition team especially acts for large domestic corporates, including in the telecommunications sector.

SSEK Law Firm offers a transactional competition practice in Indonesia with significant expertise relating to merger control and distribution agreements. The firm also handles investigations work related to antitrust law and counts global corporates among its clientele, including leading names in the consumer goods, TMT, pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors. The department often works with international law firms and has a combination of Indonesian and foreign lawyers in its team. Clients include GlaxoSmithKline and DKSH MGMT (Thailand).

Walalangi & Partners is an emerging corporate law firm in Jakarta and is active in assisting clients with merger notifications for large cross-border transactions. The firm also advises on competition issues arising out of distribution agreements. The team often acts for Japanese companies as well as other multinationals across a range of sectors, including TMT, manufacturing and finance.