- Bachelor of Economics, University of Indonesia (2007)
- Co-Author of Competition Law in Indonesia, Lexis Nexis, Singapore;
- Co-Author of Chambers Global Practice Guides: Cartels 2019, Indonesian chapter, Chambers and Partners;
- Co-Author of Getting The Deal Through: Cartel Regulation 2018, Indonesian chapter, Law Business Research Ltd, London;
- Co-Author of The European Lawyer Reference Series: The Cartels and Leniency Review (Jurisdiction Comparisons, Sixth Edition 2018), Indonesian chapter, Law Business Research, London, 2018;
- Co-Author of Getting The Deal Through: Cartel Regulation from 2015 to 2017, Indonesian chapter, Law Business Research Ltd, London;
- Co-Author of Getting The Deal Through: Merger Control from 2015 to 2018, Indonesian chapter, Law Business Research Ltd, London;
- Co-Author of The European Lawyer Reference Series: Merger Control (Jurisdiction Comparisons, Third Edition 2017), Indonesian chapter, Sweet & Maxwell, 2017;
- Co-Author of The European Lawyer Reference Series: Merger Control (Jurisdiction Comparisons, First Edition 2011), Indonesian chapter, Thomson Reuters, 2011;
- Co-Author and Editor of Panduan Persaingan Usaha Di Sektor Hulu Minyak Dan Gas Bumi (Migas) Indonesia (Competition Guideline in Indonesian Upstream Oil and Gas), BPMIGAS 2011.
With 15 years of experience as a competition economist, Anastasia possesses extensive expertise in handling merger control for diverse global deals from venture and non-venture capitals, leading high-profile cartel cases, and advising dominance issues. She also handles the trade remedies in international trade.
Recently she was the lead economist for Indonesian Wilmar entities in a price-fixing and distribution/sales restriction allegations, DENSO Corporation in an anticompetitive allegation before the KPPU. She was the lead economist for Meratus Line, Yamaha Indonesia each for cartel allegation launched by KPPU. She has also been a key player for every competition audit performed by the firm.
On the trade-front, in cooperation with a local counsel, she successfully led the Indonesian team in providing industrial and economics defence so that no anti-dumping duty was ever imposed to PT Manunggal Adipura as the aftermath of a viscose spun yarn anti-dumping investigation launched by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies of India.
A cum laude economist graduate from the University of Indonesia, Anastasia joined the firm in October 2013. Prior to joining with us, she spent five years in Rizkiyana & Iswanto, a boutique antitrust law firm. There she honed her expertise in international cartel and led a 19 multi-jurisdictional compliance assessment in aviation.
She is actively engaged in writing for international and national publication as well as in becoming a speaker. The National University of Singapore invited her to speak in ASEAN Competition Compliance Experience Survey Study project panel and sought her review in the report.
Her interests in technology led her to take a bootcamp in Phyton programming, machine learning & artificial intelligence. This knowledge enables her to deliver tailored antitrust solutions for technology sector clients.
Among her blue-chip clients are: GIC, Wilmar, SEA Group, Bayer, Yamaha Motors, Toyota, Garuda Indonesia, Beiersdorf.
Experience Highlight
Competition/Antitrust Law Cases
- Successfully led the regulatory and economics antitrust defenses for five Wilmar Indonesian entities in dismissing KPPU’s cartel allegation in cooking oil sector, and three of five Wilmar Indonesiain entities in dismissing the KPPU’s distribution/sales restriction allegation. The KPPU’s cartel and distribution/sales restruction allegations were made against 27 cooking oil producers. Anastasia assisted and provided the regulatory and economics antitrust defenses for all five Wilmar Indonesian entities in this case.
- Successfully led the industrial and economics antitrust defenses for DENSO Corporation in participating in the Change of Behaviour program over an anticompetitive allegation in relation to the sale of automotive air conditioning system made by the KPPU.
- Successfully led the economics antitrust defenses for PT Meratus Line, the Indonesian shipping liner, before district court that overturned the Indonesia Competition Commission (KPPU)’s on a cartel allegation. She also led the economics competition defense in the KPPU and the supreme court for the appeal of cassation.
- Provided economics, trade, and antitrust defenses for PT Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing, the Indonesian subsidiary of the well-known Japan-based motorcycle manufacturer, before the Indonesia Competition Commission (KPPU). The KPPU was attempting to broaden the scope of a cartel investigation to include the ultimate parent of Yamaha Indonesia, namely, Yamaha Motor Company, Japan. We provided defence strategies and represented the client in its appearances before the KPPU.
Competition/Antitrust Advisory
- Provided competition advice to various sectors, some of them are: PT Citilink Indonesia, PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk, Bosch Group, Alibaba, AETN Asia Pte. Ltd, the Asia-focused branch of global media content company A+E Networks Asia, PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk, PT Bank Permata Tbk;PT Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing, HOOQ Digital Pte Ltd, Renault/Nissan, PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk, Morinaga Milk Industry, Co. Ltd., PT BMW Indonesia, PT Beats Electronics Ltd (Dr. Dre), Sysmex AP regarding its proposed business plan, JTEKT Corporation, and PT Philips Indonesia;
- Person in charge in preparing the Competition Guideline in Indonesian Upstream Oil and Gas for the former Indonesian Regulatory Agency for Upstream Oil and Gas.
- Global Competition ComplianceActed as the Lead Counsel in coordinating and conducting the multi-jurisdictional compliance review in 19 jurisdictions in America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand) in connection with Garuda’s membership of the SkyTeam Alliance (in cooperation with local counsels);
Competition Audits
- Led the competition audits in FMCG, automotive parts, cement, and refreshments industries.
