Risti Wulansari is the co-founding partner of the firm. Risti leads the IP Prosecution Team and oversees the Commercial IP practice.

Risti holds extensive expertise in the field of Intellectual Property (IP) under her belt as she has been actively providing legal assistance to both local and foreign clients in addressing various legal issues relating to IP. Her experience in the field spans over 24 years.

Risti handles various tasks related to the acquisition, maintenance and enforcement of IP rights. She has also been leading various projects relating to the IP due diligence/audit, IP portfolio and asset management, commercialization of IP; including providing legal consultation services on franchising, licensing, distribution/agency, consumer protection, anti-monopoly, as well as issues related to media and data/privacy protection. Risti provides counsel to clients in various sectors, including pharmaceutical, FMCG, fashion, app-based transportation, automotive, consumer goods, F&B, media, e-commerce, and tobacco. She acted as the legal representative in a landmark case of securing an exemption from the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia for a multinational furniture manufacturer and distributor specializing in ready-to-assemble products. Risti also offered advisory services to the world's leading software manufacturer in a significant copyright case that made legal history.

Risti is a licensed attorney and IP consultant. Risti has authored various articles on IP, which have been featured in publications such as Bloomberg Law, Asia IP, and Franchise Law Review. She actively participates as a speaker at numerous seminars and workshops addressing topics related to IP.

Education

• Bachelor of Law, Trisakti University
• Master of Law, Pelita Harapan University

Awards

• Up and Coming Lawyer of the IP area by Chambers and Partners for 2015;
• WTR 1000 Ranking: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022; 2023, 2024 and 2025;
• IP Experts for Indonesia by Asia IP for 2022;
• Who's Who Legal for Franchise for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023;
• Silver Tier Individual in Prosecution & Strategy by WTR 1000 for 2023;
• Southeast Asia's leading practitioners in the Who's Who Legal: Southeast Asia 2024 - Franchising, by Lexology;
• Leading Individual for IP by Chambers and Partners for 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025;
• Leading Litigation Lawyer and Leading Non-Litigation Lawyer by HukumOnline for 2021;
• Recommended Lawyer for In-House Counsel Awards 2023 by HukumOnline;
• Trademark Star in IP STARS Ranking by Managing IP for 2022, 2023, and 2024;
• Copyright Star in IP STARS Ranking by Managing IP for 2022, 2023, and 2024;
• Patent Star in IP STARS Ranking by Managing IP for 2024;
• Top 250 Women in IP in IP STARS by Managing IP for 2024;
• Asia Top 15 Female Lawyers by Asian Legal Business for 2024;
• Recommended Lawyer for IP by Legal 500 for 2023, 2024 and 2025; and
• Recommended individual in Patent 1000 by I AM Patent 1000 for 2025.

Associations

• International Trademark Association (INTA) – Trademark Office Practice Committee
• Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) – Anti Counterfeiting Committee
• Indonesian Lawyer Association – Persatuan Advokat Indonesia (PERADI)