Kalista Iskandar
Kalista Iskandar
Position:
Legal Assistant
Practice Areas:
Trademarks, Intellectual Property Strategy, & Corporate Law
Location:
155 Montgomery Street, Suite 1010, San Francisco, CA 94103
Personal Experience
Currently serving as a Legal Assistant at Adibi IP, Kalista advises startups and multinational companies on comprehensive IP strategies to support corporate structuring and long-term business objectives. Her practice encompasses federal and state trademark and copyright matters, conducting due diligence and risk assessments, negotiating coexistence agreements, and managing regulatory responses. She leads client consultations, drafts engagement letters and contracts, and maintains ongoing client relationships while supporting business operations including financial oversight and marketing initiatives.
Prior to joining Adibi IP, Kalista gained diverse legal experience across multiple jurisdictions, including civil litigation, fintech legal operations, and international energy and corporate law.
Her background includes advising on complex M&A transactions and joint ventures valued in the billions, conducting comprehensive due diligence for high-value transactions, and serving in governmental legal roles where she participated in legislative drafting and facilitated major investment projects across energy, mining, manufacturing, and technology sectors.
Organizations & Memberships
Kalista has recently passed the New York and Indonesian Bar Exam and is pending admission to both jurisdictions.
Honors & Achievements
Journal of International Law and Politics, New York University School of Law, Editor
Co-Author on academic publication: “Effectiveness of Indonesia’s Simple Proof Test in Comparison to Chapters 7 and 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code”
2019 National Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition – Top 4 Teams, Top 2 Best Written Memorials
2017 Global Foreign Direct Investment Moot Court Competition – Top 16 & Top 10 Best Claimant Memorials
2016 National International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition – Team Captain, Top 5 Best Speakers, Top 3 Teams
Education:
LL.M. in Corporation Law, New York University School of Law, May 2024, specialized in Corporation Law
LL.B. in Business Law, cum laude, with honors, Universitas Pelita Harapan Law School, Indonesia, May 2021
Study Abroad: Biola University, California, Political Science Program (3.91 GPA), January–May 2018
Summer Program: Stanford University, California, focused on energy markets, June–August 2022
Languages
English (fluent), Indonesian (fluent)