Antitrust & Competition
HWMA's antitrust and competition practice advises clients on all aspects of Indonesian competition law as administered by the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU). Our team has extensive experience in merger control filings, competition compliance program design, distribution and pricing arrangement advisory, and representing clients in KPPU investigations, hearings, and appeal proceedings before the Commercial Court and Supreme Court. We advise on pre-merger notification requirements triggered by acquisitions of shares or assets that meet the statutory thresholds under Government Regulation No. 57 of 2010, including cross-border transactions involving Indonesian businesses or assets. Our lawyers assist with the preparation of merger notification filings, coordination with KPPU officers during the review process, and managing the clearance timeline to minimize deal uncertainty. For transactions in regulated sectors, we coordinate competition approval with parallel sector-specific regulatory processes. Beyond transactions, we help clients proactively assess and mitigate antitrust risk in their commercial arrangements, including distribution agreements, franchise structures, pricing policies, resale price maintenance, and joint ventures, and defend clients facing allegations of anti-competitive conduct, abuse of dominant position, or cartel involvement before the KPPU.
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