Theresia Monika Berutu graduated cum laude from the Faculty of Law, University of Padjadjaran, where she majored in Economic Law in 2019. She has seven years of experience in legal practice, with a particular focus on corporate and commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment, infrastructure and public-private partnership (PPP) projects, aviation, and regulatory matters.
Theresia focuses her practice on corporate and commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment, infrastructure and PPP projects, and aviation. She advises private investors, multinational corporations, state-owned and regional-owned enterprises, and government authorities on complex and highly regulated matters, particularly in the energy, waste management, water infrastructure, telecommunications, and aviation sectors.
Her infrastructure and PPP experience includes advising a foreign direct investment company on the negotiation of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with PT PLN (Persero) for a Waste-to-Energy project, including matters relating to financial close. She has also advised foreign and domestic clients on the structuring and implementation of PPP arrangements for Waste-to-Energy projects, including negotiations with local governments concerning the development of waste management facilities and the conversion of waste into electrical energy.
Theresia has also advised on the feasibility and development of an Intermediate Treatment Facility (ITF) project and assisted a Singapore government-linked company in structuring and implementing collaborations with state-owned enterprises, regional-owned enterprises, and other business entities in connection with water infrastructure projects across Indonesia. Her experience further includes advising on strategic, government-led infrastructure initiatives, including a PPP project for a multifunction satellite undertaken between the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and a private-sector business entity. In this capacity, she provided legal oversight throughout the project’s development and operational phases, including the preparation of legal memoranda, legal opinions, and periodic project reports.
In her aviation practice, Theresia represents aircraft owners, foreign lessors, financiers, and Indonesian airlines in connection with aircraft acquisitions and deliveries, aircraft lease transactions, ownership transfers, and aviation regulatory matters. Her broader corporate practice includes advising foreign and domestic clients on investment structures, corporate establishment, corporate restructuring, licensing, and regulatory matters in Indonesia.
Theresia has also advised public institutions on regulatory and policy matters. Her experience includes assisting the Compliance and Legal Unit of the Nusantara Capital Authority (Ibu Kota Nusantara), PT Angkasa Pura, and the DKI Jakarta Environmental Agency (Dinas Lingkungan Hidup DKI Jakarta) on regulatory drafting, legal and policy matters, and stakeholder consultations.
Theresia is a member of the Indonesian Advocates Association (Perhimpunan Advokat Indonesia – PERADI) and the Indonesian Association of Public-Private Partnership Professionals (PAKPBU). She holds a Legislative Drafting certification from the Jimly School of Law and Government (2023) and is certified as a Public-Private Partnership Expert (Batch 8) by PAKPBU (2024).
Theresia is fluent in English and Indonesian.