INDONESIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Wincen Santoso and Muhammad Pravest Hamidi, Santoso, Martinus & Muliawan Advocates
Santoso, Martinus & Muliawan Advocates (SMMA) is an Indonesian law firm with global exposure and lo- cal expertise. The firm’s partners are alumni of major international law firms who have represented FTSE 100 and US Fortune 500 companies as well as Asia’s largest companies in high-profile transactions and cases. Examples of relevant recent work include rep- resenting an S&P 500 provider of medical devices in setting up an entity in Indonesia, representing an S&P 500 provider of medical devices in separating its urol-
ogy, acute care, and OEM businesses into a new en- tity, representing a leading Japanese pharmaceutical company in its plan to buy a rare disease commercial platform, representing a European pharmaceutical and biotechnology company in its antitrust compli- ance exercise in Indonesia, assisting a European medical device innovator in a tender submission with the Ministry of Health, and representing a US medical device company in its anti-bribery investigation.
Authors
Wincen Santoso of Santoso, Martinus & Muliawan Advocates is a New York- and Indonesia-qualified attorney with more than 17 years of experience. He has represented the Indonesian government and
Muhammad Pravest Hamidi is an associate at Santoso, Martinus & Muliawan Advocates (SMMA) and holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Indonesia, having graduated with the highest grade
multinational corporations in various sectors. Wincen has advised major multinational companies on doing business in Indonesia, including major pharmaceuticals and medical device companies. He is ranked in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025, which noted: “Wincen Santoso has a very strong commercial vision. He is a seasoned, versatile, and insightful lawyer”. As described in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2026, “[h]is experience is not just deep, but also broad, which allows him to provide sophisticated risk assessments and strategic advice that is both practical and insightful”.
point average in his cohort. At SMMA, Pravest has advised on a wide range of matters relating to the pharmaceuticals industry. In addition to his expertise in the pharmaceutical sector, Pravest has also been instrumental in advising international clients on various legal and regulatory issues, including competition law, anti-bribery and AML compliance, as well as personal data protection. Pravest is also a certified data protection officer and his extensive knowledge extends to employment matters.
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