Almaida ASKANDAR

Introduction

Almaida Askandar, a co-founder of the firm (2003), obtained her law degree from the University of Indonesia (business law). Recently, she also obtained her Master of Business Administration from the School of Business and Management of Institut Teknologi Bandung/ITB. She is fluent in both Indonesian and English.

Askandar’s professional experience extends across many major capital market law firms in Jakarta. She has expertise in advising on capital markets and securities, mergers and acquisitions; antitrust, carbon trading, personal data protection, intellectual property, legal audit and procurement matters, along with litigation court practices and bankruptcy.

In 2023, 2024 and 2025 she was named in Asia Business Law Journal’s A-List of Indonesia’s Top 100 Lawyers and Hukumonline 200 Club: Indonesia’s Most Influential Lawyers tahun 2025 and 2026.

Askandar is a licensed financial sector lawyer, registered consultant for commercial paper transactions at Money Market (Lembaga Pendukung Pasar Uang yang Melakukan Kegiatan terkait Surat Berharga Komersial di Pasar Uang), a licensed intellectual property consultant, a certified data protection officer of the Indonesia Data Privacy Professional Association (Asosiasi Profesional Privasi Data Indonesia/APPDI), and a and licensed tax court attorney. She also holds certifications in Brevet A and B tax, corporate renewable energy procurement executive education, and legal auditor education.

She is an active member of several professional organisations, including the Indonesian Advocates Association (Perhimpunan Advokat Indonesia/Peradi) and the Indonesian Competition Lawyers Association and a member of the Association of Carbon Emission Experts Indonesia.

She is a committee member of the Financial Sector Lawyer Association (Himpunan Konsultan Hukum Sektor Keuangan/HKHSK), committee member of the Indonesian Intellectual Property Attorneys Association (Perkumpulan Konsultan Kekayaan Intelektual Indonesia/AKHKI). Askandar is also  deputy chair III of the University of Indonesia Faculty of Law Alumni Association (ILUNI FHUI) and she was the vice chair of the Policy Center at the ILUNI  alumni Aasociation from 2022-2025.