Vovo served as a member of staff in the Secretariat at the Indonesia Competition Authority (KPPU) prior to co-founding, alongside HMBC Rikrik Rizkiyana, the boutique competition practice of Rizkiyana & Iswanto, where he specialized in competition, consumer protection, public private partnership and antitrust related litigation. He moved to Assegaf Hamzah & Partners after its merger with Rizkiyana & Iswanto on 1 October 2013. Vovo earned his Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Indonesia and his Master of Laws degree (LLM) from the Free University of Amsterdam.

He has successfully litigated a long series of competition cases, mostly involving cartel and abuse of dominant position issues, across broad cross-section of industries (including pharmaceuticals, construction, music, and oil and gas). He has also provided competition compliance reviews (relating to sale and distribution agreements) to multinational companies. To date, he has assisted numerous companies engaging in various sectors, such as media, chemical, automotive and property, in general merger review and merger notification to KPPU. He has advised and provided competition training to a wide variety of bodies, such as the online legal publisher Hukumonline, and major companies, such as Indonesian national flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, Japan-based PT Asahimas Flat Glass Tbk, and state infrastructure finance firm PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur. Recently, he also focuses on competition issues relating to digital economy and its future development.

Beyond his competition practice, Vovo also assists clients in relation to consumer law matters.

Vovo regularly publishes articles in prestigious international publications and directories, including Getting the Deal Through, ABA Handbooks, European Lawyers Series, International Comparative Legal Guide, and the Asia-Pacific Antitrust Review. He also frequently lectures and provides training to students of prominent Indonesian law faculties.