19 ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS – MARCH 2024 WWW.LEGALBUSINESSONLINE.COM us confidence in their service. Sagrado and her team contributed professionally to positive outcomes for our cases,” says a client. Pramudya A. Oktavinanda managing partner, UMBRA – Strategic Legal Solutions, Indonesia Pramudya A. Oktavinanda is the managing partner of UMBRA – Strategic Legal Solutions, bringing nearly two decades of experience in the legal industry. Oktavinanda positions himself as the go-to legal expert for intricate, cutting-edge transactions requiring a systematic blend of profound legal expertise, business acumen, pragmatic approach, and innovative thinking. Specialising in M&A, securities, restructuring and special situations, and projects, Oktavinanda has represented significant governmental, local, and international clients throughout his career. He has successfully guided some of the largest and most complex national and cross-border deals. One notable work saw Oktavinanda and UMBRA, representing PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) (Telkom), as the lead counsel on a $3.9 billion spin-off deal. They handled implementing Telkom’s proposed spin-off of consumer broadband B2C business Indihome to subsidiary PT Telekomunikasi Selular for developing Indonesia’s first-ever Fixed Mobile Convergence technology. The transaction broke new ground as it involved transferring over 2,000 contracts with third-party vendors and strategic partners related to Indihome’s consumer internet business and around 8 million Indihome subscribers, making it the largest asset M&A deal in Indonesia’s history while also winning 2023’s ALB Indonesia M&A Deal of the Year. “For many years, Pak Pram has assisted our group on numerous strategic investments in technology and digital sectors, including major investments in two of the largest start-ups in Indonesia, and recently for our new digital investment venture covering fundraising for one of our key subsidiaries,” says a client. “In all of these deals, he shone through with creativity, energy, and confidence that gave us much-needed assurance because we knew we were in reliable hands. That’s why we keep returning to him for all our strategic transactions.” Ronald JJ Wong deputy managing director, Covenant Chambers LLC, Singapore Ronald JJ Wong is the deputy managing director of Covenant Chambers. Wong specialises in dispute resolution, TMT, intellectual property, and corporate M&A. His TMT work includes advising listed game publishing and media companies in Vietnam and China, Medtech firms, Artificial Intelligence (AI) data firms, and Fintech firms, including payment services, blockchain, and digital assets businesses. Notable matters include advising on a multi-million dollar acquisition and joint venture regarding a company developing and commercialising Wingin-Ground crafts; advising on a joint venture involving a global brand franchise; advising an institution-only digital asset exchange on intellectual property matters and specialised software and technology agreements; advising a global digital token company on laws, regulations and compliance; advising and acting in representative proceedings claim for more than 80 claimants against a cryptocurrency exchange operator for digital assets worth more than $17 million. Wong is also advising a government-linked entity on various transactions and legal issues involving, among others, design consultancy and construction of laboratories, research and development, and venture financing of biotechnology companies. Wong is also an accredited mediator and sits on the Singapore Academy of Law Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. Beyond practicing law, Wong has served as a Trial Advocacy tutor at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, and lectures at LASALLE College of the Arts. ASIA SUPER 50 TMT LAWYERS 2024 Joshua Tan JT Legal Joyce A Tan Joyce A Tan & Partners Lionel Tan Rajah & Tann Brandon Tee BTP Law Tham Kok Leong Allen & Gledhill Veeranuch Thammavaranucupt TTT+Partners Keiji Tonomura Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Pramudya A. Oktavinanda UMBRA Strategic Legal Solutions Connell O’Neill Gibson Dunn Luky Walalangi Walalangi & Partners Jennifer Wu Pinsent Masons Ronald JJ Wong Covenant Chambers Wilson Wong Amica Law Samuel Yuen Yuen Law Methodology Lawyers were selected based on feedback provided by clients sent directly to Asian Legal Business during December 2023 and January 2024; During evaluation, the work of nominated lawyers and the commercial standing of the clients’ making recommendations were taken into account; The list was compiled based on recommendations from over 400 in-house counsels across 11 jurisdictions in Asia and overseas.
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