Member Profiles

She holds a law degree with excellent grade from Padjadjaran University, Bandung (1997). She has practiced as lawyer since 1998 with joined to several well known law firms and multi private companies before established Kartika Hermawan & Partners Law Firm in 2005. Her expertise in Business & Commercial; Investment & Foreigner Laws; Corporate matters; Labor & Employment; Marriage & Family; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Insolvency & Bankruptcy; Intellectual Property Rights. Litigation in general.

As the co-founder of the firm, Risti holds broad expertise in the IP area with over 20 years of experience in providing assistance for both Indonesian and foreign clients in a variety of IP projects. Risti leads the IP Prosecution Team and oversees the Commercial IP practice group. Admitted as IP Consultant in 2006, Risti has handled prosecution of trademarks and geographical indications, industrial designs, copyright and patent and enforcement of IP rights as well as led IP commercial projects. One example, she is the person behind the successful first-ever exemption issued by the Ministry of Trade for a multinational ready-to-assemble furniture manufacturer and distributor. Risti has published a number of IP-related articles, including on Bloomberg Law and Franchise Law Review. She spoke on a number various seminars on IP-related topics and is actively involved in providing input in law making process in Indonesia.

Karen Millls, J.D., FCIArb., FHKIArb., FSIArb.is a chartered arbitrator recognized as one of the leading arbitrators in Asia according to every publication and survey published. She sits as arbitrator in Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the US and is also on the panel of arbitrators of institutions in the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Korea, New Zealand, ICDR in the US, CACD in India and the online Domain Name Dispute Panel of ADNDRC, Hong Kong, Beijing and Seoul. As arbitrator, Ms. Mills has sat in cases involving oil, gas, mining, power, insurance, finance, tax, commercial real estate, and various matters of general investment and trade. As counsel she often acts as lead counsel for the Indonesian Government in investor-state disputes, including successfully winning a multi-billion dollar mining dispute and successfully dismissing one ICSID claim for lack of jurisdiction, and another multilateral treaty case on the merits. She also represents a number of state-owned companies and acts for many multinational and local companies in arbitration as well as in structuring transactions in all sectors. Ms. Mills founded and Co- Chairs the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Indonesia Chapter, is a founding member and serves on the Executive Board of ArbitralWomen International, and advises various other institutions and publications on dispute resolution matters. She teaches arbitration and ADR in Indonesia and throughout the region, coaches moot teams for three Indonesian Universities, and has published over 150 papers and chapters in professional journals and textbooks.

Mulyono is passionate to learn and share about Taxation, Accounting, Finance, and Legal topics. He has accounting, finance, and legal backgrounds. Mulyono has triple masters in finance (University of Indonesia), law (University of Padjajaran), and Notary (Pelita Harapan University), as well as several professional certifications such as Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Accountant, Certified Financial Planner, Certified Management Accountant, and Affiliate Wealth Manager. He is also a licensed legal counsel in Tax Court, licensed advocate and member of Indonesian Advocate Association (PERADI), and a registered tax consultant. He is currently pursuing Doctorate degree in Law. Before setting up Mul & Co, he has an extensive working experience in tax and legal environments. His experience in taxation field extends to tax dispute, tax due diligence, tax advisory, tax compliance, as well as company restructuring. Some of the well-respected companies in which he gained his experience among others are McKinsey & Company, PB Taxand (formerly known as PB & Co.), and Baker McKenzie (Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners). He serves variety of multi-national clients from many industries, among others are in manufacturing, trading, real estate, Mining & Oil and Gas, telecommunication, hospitality, and services. His unique combination of the technical knowledge in tax, accounting, finance, legal, as well as his expertise of Indonesian taxation business process system enable him to become a trusted advisor to the clients. He is able to deliver holistic and practical taxation services to the clients and to accomplish complex and challenging tax-related projects. The Firm Mul & Co is one of a very few Law Firms in Indonesia that specializes in taxation fields. Mul & Co is founded by experienced practitioners with multi disciplinary backgrounds in tax, law, accounting, and finance. We believe that our success depends upon our clients' satisfaction. clients, therefore we always strive to provide our clients with the best possible solution to their tax matters. Our firm brings a rich understanding of Indonesia's unique business and legal culture to provide our tax services to our client. Our firm is also staffed by dedicated professionals with a deep understanding of taxation law regulations and business culture. We are also independent, we are free from lengthy conflict checks process, which can sometimes be time-consuming.