Based on research conducted by Asia Business Law Journal, the following are Vietnam’s Top 100 Lawyers. Biographies and contact details, where provided, were written by the lawyers themselves and have not been independently verified.
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Anh Dang Viet Anhisa Law Firm |
| Key practice areas: Commercial; aviation & shipping; insurance & reinsurance, marine and international trade; dispute resolutions & ADR | |
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Anh Le Tuan Vision & Associates |
| Key practice areas: Commercial dispute resolution & litigation; employment relations; FDI; insolvency & restructuring; taxation | |
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Anh Nguyen Tuan Bizconsult |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; inbound investment; IP; licensing & franchising; M&A | |
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Nicolas Audier APFL & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; international trade & bilateral investment treaties; joint ventures; litigation; M&A | |
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Stanley Boots Frontier Law & Advisory |
| Key practice areas: PPP & government advisory; project finance; power & renewable energy; climate change | |
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Bui Thi Thanh Ngoc KPMG Law |
| Tel: +84 28 3821 9266 Email: ntbui@kpmg.com.vn Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; corporate & commercial; licensing & franchising; M&A; real estate |
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Bui Thi Thanh Ngoc started her profession as a legal adviser since 1996. Since joining KPMG Law from late 2015, she contributed to the introduction of KPMG’s legal practice and its development to today’s position as one of Vietnam’s leading law practices (and recognised by Asian Legal Business as the Rising Law Firm of the year for Southeast Asia in 2022). Ngoc’s professional experience spans various fields of investment and business with strong focus on real estates, M&A, business structuring and restructuring, corporate governance, business related dispute resolution and commercial arbitration. Ngoc has spent her career acting for multinational companies and top ranked Vietnamese companies, including state-owned enterprises. Ngoc has successfully assisted clients going through the intricacies of doing business in Vietnam, cultural difference and compliance requirements to reach their objectives. She is highly appreciated by clients for her timely, strategic and practical advice and smart solution to simplify complication, client-focused approach, effective counterparty negotiation skills. |
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Bui Linh Allens |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; competition, consumer & regulatory; M&A; restructuring & insolvency | |
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Bui Ngoc Anh VILAF |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; M&A; power & energy; real estate; SOE equitisation & state divestment | |
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Bui Thanh Tien Freshfields |
| Key practice areas: Corporate/M&A; financing & capital markets; restructuring & insolvency; public-private partnerships | |
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Jérôme Buzenet DFDL |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; M&A; private equity; investment fund; restructuring | |
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Giles Cooper Allens |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; employment & safety; M&A; energy; infrastructure & transport | |
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Dang Anh VILAF |
| Key practice areas: Corporate/M&A; infrastructure & energy; project finance; real estate & property; mining | |
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Chi Lieu Dang DNA Vietnam |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; infrastructure; insurance & reinsurance; M&A; power & energy | |
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Dang The Duc Indochine Counsel |
| Tel: +84 28 3823 9640 Email: duc.dang@indochinecounsel.com Key practice areas: Capital markets; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds; technology, media & telecommunications |
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Dang The Duc is the founder and managing partner of Indochine Counsel. With more than 25 years of experience in business law practice in Vietnam, Duc has extensive expertise advising foreign clients in international and cross-border transactions in such areas of practice as inward investment, corporate and commercial transactions, private equity, M&A, securities and capital market transactions, corporate restructurings, and project financings. In the past several years, he has been involved in a number of major transactions for leading financial institutions, investment funds and multinational companies. In addition, he has substantial experience in advisory and transactional work for IPR, IT and technology-related matters. Duc has been recognised as a leading lawyer in Vietnam by various international publications such as IFLR1000, Asian Legal Business (ALB), ALB Super 50 TMT Lawyers, Chambers Global, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Leaders in Law Global Awards, Asialaw Profiles, The In-House Community, The International Who’s Who Legal, The Expert Guide – The World’s Leading Lawyers, The A-List Vietnam’s Top 100 Lawyers by Asia Business Law Journal, Media Law International, and MIP IP Stars. He is an active speaker for conferences and seminars both in Vietnam and abroad for such legal business topics as M&A, private equity, corporate transactions, securities and capital markets. Honours:
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Dang K Minh YKVN |
| Key practice areas: International arbitration; restructuring, M&A | |
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Martin Desautels DFDL |
| Key practice areas: Energy, mining & infrastructure; banking & finance | |
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Diep Hoai Nam YKVN |
| Key practice areas: Corporate; foreign investment; litigation; M&A; restructuring | |
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Do Quang Hung Vision & Associates |
| Key practice areas: IP; licensing & franchising | |
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Do Trong Hai Bizlink Lawyers |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution; real estates & construction; corporate/M&A; foreign investment; banking & finance | |
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Doan Linh Quynh Watson Farley & Williams |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commmercial; power & energy; mining & commodities | |
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Doan Son IPMax |
| Key practice areas: IP; patent; trademark | |
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Duong Thanh Long ALIAT Legal |
| Key practice areas: IP; corporate & investment | |
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Duong Thu Ha YKVN |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; corporate/M&A; energy & infrastructure | |
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Dzung Nguyen Manh Dzungsrt & Associates |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; litigation; insurance & reinsurance; international trade; shipping & maritime | |
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Bernadette Fahy APFL & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; corporate & commercial; inbound investment; labour & employment | |
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Tony Foster Freshfields |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; infrastructure; M&A; power & energy; real estate | |
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Mark Fraser Frasers Law Company |
| Key practice areas: Corporate; M&A; banking & finance; restructuring & insolvency; commercial real estate transactions | |
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Justin Gisz Frasers Law Company |
| Key practice areas: M&A; corporate; capital markets; real estate; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Ha Hoang Loc Nishimura & Asahi |
| Key practice areas: Competition & antitrust; data protection; joint ventures; M&A; power & energy | |
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Ha Hoang Luu VILAF |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate & commercial; M&A; energy; project & infrastructure | |
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David Harrison Mayer Brown |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds; project finance | |
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Hoang Diep Dilinh Legal |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; competition; corporate; M&A; dispute resolution | |
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Hoang Nguyen Ha Quyen LNT & Partners |
| Key practice areas: M&A; compliance, anti-bribery & anti-corruption; employment; insolvency & restructuring | |
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Hoang Phong Anh DFDL |
| Key practice areas: Energy, mining & infrastructure; corporate & commercial; international arbitration | |
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Konrad Hull VNA Legal |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; inbound investment; labour & employment; M&A; power & energy | |
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Hung Quang Nguyen VILAF |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; M&A; private equity; corporate; banking & finance | |
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Etienne Laumonier APFL & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; competition; corporate; M&A; institutional support | |
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Stephen Le Hoang Chuong Le & Tran |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; labour & employment; litigation; technology, media & telecommunications; white-collar crime | |
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Le Hong Phong Bizconsult |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; competition & antitrust; corporate & commercial; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds | |
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Le Loc Xuan Tilleke & Gibbins |
| Key practice areas: IP enforcement; dispute resolution; litigation | |
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Le Net LNT & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; real estate; litigation & ADR; M&A; tax | |
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Le Quang Vinh Bross & Partners |
| Key practice areas: IP & copyright; franchising & technology transfer; IP enforcement | |
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Michael Lee Dilinh Legal |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; corporate & commercial; data protection; labour & employment; M&A | |
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Luu Tien Dzung YKVN |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration; dispute resolution; franchise | |
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Luu Tien Ngoc Vision & Associates |
| Key practice areas: M&A; banking & finance; FDI; insolvency & restructuring; private equity | |
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Mai Thi Minh Hang Russin & Vecchi |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; insurance; real estates; corporate; M&A | |
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Oliver Massmann Duane Morris & Selvam |
| Key practice areas: Corporate/M&A; energy; dispute resolution; banking & finance; labour & employment | |
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Adam Moncrieff Allen & Overy |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; projects | |
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Nguyen Bao Huy Vina Legal |
| Key practice areas: Infrastructure development & PPP projects; transportation; real estate; construction; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Viet Dang Nguyen Bizconsult |
| Tel: +84 91 302 8222 Email: vietnd@bizconsult.vn Key practice areas: Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; inbound investment; M&A; real estate |
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Viet Dang Nguyen practised laws since 2000 and is regarded as amongst the best in Vietnam. He heads Bizconsult law firm as a senior partner with decades of experience in major areas of practice in corporate and commercial, M&A, banking and finance, real estate, construction, litigation, labour and employment. Viet completed his LLB at Hanoi Law University (1999), LLM at the Transnational Law and Business University (TLBU), Seoul (2006) where he had field studies at international organisations (TLBU Institute in Paris, the WTO and the WIPO in Geneva, the ICC and the ICJ in the Hague, the EU Commission in Brussels), and the training course in International Merger and Acquisition, the College of Law of England and Wales, the UK (2007). Viet was admitted to Hanoi Bar. In the span of his career, he has represented clients in a wide spectrum of regions and industries, including real estate development, hydro and thermal power plants, construction, pulp and paper production, logistics, securities, insurance, banking, food and beverage, etc. His clients include multinational corporations such as Chemonics International (US), Dunkin Brands (US), Papa John (US), Daewoo E&C (South Korea), Samsung E&C (South Korea), POSCO E&C (South Korea), Hyundai E&C (South Korea), Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering (Japan), Sojitz (Japan), Petronas (Malaysia), Qatar Airlines (Qatar), TotalEnergies (France), Capitaland (Singapore), Gamuda Land (Malaysia), ANZ Bank, UOB (Singapore), UNDP, etc., and other major corporations in Vietnam. Viet is an active contributor to legal developments in Vietnam and published dozens of articles commenting on the legal provisions of Vietnam and recommendations for developments. Articles published in international and regional newspapers and publishing houses, such as Asian Counsel Magazines, Asia Law & Practice Magazines, Vietnam News, Vietnam Investment Review, etc. Viet contributed to “Legal Environment for Business Development Services in Vietnam” published in 2004 by GTZ SME Project and “Contract Laws” published in 2009 by GTZ and the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam. He is a long-term contributor to the research on the Vietnam chapter for the publication “Doing Business” published annually by the World Bank. |
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Nguyen Dao DN Legal |
| Key practice areas: Corporate; M&A; banking & finance; real estate; energy & infrastructure | |
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Nguyen Duy Linh VILAF |
| Key practice areas: M&A; private equity; corporate; investigations & crisis managements; dispute & contentious matters | |
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Nguyen Gia Huy Chuong Global Vietnam Lawyers |
| Tel: +84 28 3622 3555, 913 164 797 Email: chuong.nguyen@gvlawyers.com.vn Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate & commercial; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds; real estate |
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Chuong is the managing partner of Global Vietnam Lawyers and has more than 20 years of rich and professional service experience in consulting corporate, M&A, and real estate matters. Along with his extensive knowledge of corporate, private Equity, Hong Kong and Singapore IPO advisory, M&A, Real Estate, and cross-border investment, Chuong has advised and completed a large amount of complex legal projects involving both domestic and foreign companies. Chuong has been identified by Asia Business Law Journal as one of Vietnam’s Top 100 Lawyers in consecutive years of 2020, 2021, and 2022, as well as successively awarded as an In-House Community – Commended External Counsel of the year for 2017 by In House Community, and awarded many times as a leading lawyer in private equity, real estate and corporate/M&A by independent legal publications, including Asia Law Profiles, the Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, and IFLR1000. |
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Nguyen Ha Thi Thu Vision & Associates |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; data protection; IP; licensing & franchising; litigation | |
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Nguyen Huu Minh Nhut Russin & Vecchi |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; banking & finance; corporate; M&A; private equity | |
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Nguyen Huu Phuoc Phuoc & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Labour & employment; litigation; taxation; real estate & defence | |
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Nguyen Linh Thi Mai Tilleke & Gibbins |
| Key practice areas: IP (trademarks) | |
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Nguyen Mai Phuong KPMG Law |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; IP; M&A; real estate | |
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Nguyen Ngoc Minh Dzungsrt & Associates |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; corporate & commercial; infrastructure; insurance & reinsurance; power & energy | |
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Nguyen Oanh Hoang Kim Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; M&A; project finance; securitisation & structured finance | |
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Nguyen Quang Vu Venture North Law |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate & commercial; M&A; power & energy; real estate | |
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Nguyen Thanh Vinh Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: International trade & bilateral investment treaties; taxation | |
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Nguyen Thi Lang Duane Morris & Selvam |
| Key practice areas: M&A; corporate; real estate & contruction; power projects & infrastructure; restructuring & compliance | |
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Nguyen Thuy Hang Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Anti-corruption & anti-bribery; compliance; labour & employment; white-collar crime | |
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Nguyen Toan Phan Leadco Legal Counsel |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & project finance; energy; cross-border transactions; corporate restructuring; M&A | |
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Tony Nguyen EPLegal |
| Key practice areas: Energy; finance & banking; construction & project development; shipping & aviation; dispute resolution & litigation | |
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Nguyen Trung Tilleke & Gibbins |
| Key practice areas: IP enforcement | |
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Nguyen Van Vien Frasers Law Company |
| Key practice areas: Data protection; IP; licensing & franchising; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Mark Oakley ACSV Legal |
| Key practice areas: Real estate; energy; dispute resolution; wealth and private client; banking & finance | |
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Pham Duy Khuong ASL Law |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; IP; international trade & bilateral investment treaties; M&A; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Pham Nghiem Xuan Bac Vision & Associates |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; inbound investment; IP; M&A | |
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Pham Quynh VILAF |
| Key practice areas: Corporate/M&A; private equity; insurance; dispute resolution; real estate | |
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Pham Vu Khanh Toan Pham & Associates |
| Key practice areas: IP | |
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Nicolas Picard APFL & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; M&A; dispute resolution; arbitration; real estate & property developments | |
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Quang Chau Huy Rajah & Tann |
| Key practice areas: Commercial litigation; construction & projects; international arbitration; mediation | |
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Quang Long Duong Vina Legal |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; insurance & reinsurance; litigation; M&A; real estate | |
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Quyet Thang Tran Thang & Associates |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; infrastructure; licensing & franchising; M&A; project finance | |
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Christian Schaefer Asia Counsel Vietnam |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; M&A; power & energy; project finance | |
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Seck Yee Chung Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds; technology, media & telecommunications; real estate | |
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Richard Stapley-Oh KPMG Law |
| Tel: + +84 28 3821 9266 Email: rstapleyoh@kpmg.com.vn Key practice areas: M&A; corporate advisory; labour; real estate; banking & finance; arbitration & ADR |
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| Qualified in Western Australia, Richard Stapley-Oh has been living and practising law in Southeast Asia since 2007. Prior to that, Richard worked in Perth, Australia for a premier Australian (now magic circle) law firm. As the managing partner for KPMG’s member law firm in Vietnam and Cambodia, Richard is responsible for the day-to-day operations of KPMG Law, one of Vietnam’s leading law practices (and recognised by Asian Legal Business as the Rising Law Firm of the year for South East Asia in 2022).
Richard has extensive experience in advising on a broad range of corporate and commercial engagements and cross-border M&A transactions, with significant experience in acting for both sellers and purchasers in transactions in Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, Hong Kong and the Philippines, with a particular focus on the real estate, manufacturing and mining sectors. Richard also has experience in acting for clients in respect of limited and non-recourse financing and general corporate finance transactions, commercial litigation, international arbitration, and insolvency. Attentive to detail, commercially minded and results-oriented, Richard thrives on exceeding clients’ expectations while maintaining a professional yet personable approach. |
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Tran Anh Hung Bross & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate/M&A; energy & environment; litigation & dispute resolution; arbitration; white-collar crime | |
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Tran Duc Allen & Overy |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; corporate/M&A; financial services regulation; projects | |
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Tran Duy Canh Dentons LuatViet |
| Tel: + +84 913 805 673 Email: canh.tran@dentons.com Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; corporate & commercial; litigation; M&A; real estate |
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Tran Duy Canh is one of the founding members and currently the managing partner of Dentons LuatViet (formerly LuatViet), based in Ho Chi Minh City. With more than 20 years in practice, he is well regarded by international and leading local corporations for his wealth of experience in corporate law, construction, capital market, and real estate, focusing on M&A transactions, litigation and arbitration. Canh is the official arbitrator of the Vietnam International Vietnam Arbitration Center (VIAC), the largest arbitration body in the country. He is proud to have unique insights earned from years of working as both a lawyer and arbitrator for various cases. Notable cases he has handled include a major dispute relating to a share purchase agreement and a white-collar criminal defence involving several Vietnamese banks. |
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Tran Manh Hung Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Data protection; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; IP; licensing & franchising; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Tran Phong VILAF |
| Key practice areas: M&A; private equity; corporate; energy, project & infrastructure; banking & finance; construction & real estate | |
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Tran Thi Ngoc Linh Dentons LuatViet |
| Key practice areas: Foreign investment; corporate; M&A; banking & finance; real estate | |
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Tran Ngoc Hoang Phuong Allen & Gledhill |
| Key practice areas: Competition & antitrust; corporate & commercial; M&A; real estate; employment & compliance | |
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Thomas J Treutler Tilleke & Gibbins |
| Key practice areas: IP; corporate/M&A; employment; life sciences | |
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Trinh Kien Trung Tilleke & Gibbins |
| Key practice areas: Corporate/M&A; employment; life sciences | |
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Trinh Quang ATIM LAW FIRM |
| Key practice areas: Competition & antitrust; inbound investment; infrastructure; international trade & bilateral investment treaties; M&A | |
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Trung Vu VILAF |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; M&A; private equity; corporate; banking & finance | |
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Truong Nhat Quang YKVN |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; corporate/M&A; energy & infrastructure; private equity | |
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Truong Thien Thanh Thang & Associates |
| Key practice areas: Foreign investment; investment structuring; restructuring; corporate; M&A | |
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Truong Trong Nghia YKVN |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration; corporate/M&A; dispute resolution; foreign investment; litigation | |
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Tung Ngo Thanh VILAF |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; M&A; dispute resolution; construction; real estate | |
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Sesto E Vecchi Russin & Vecchi |
| Key practice areas: Foreign direct investment; corporate | |
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Vo Duyen Ha VILAF |
| Key practice areas: Corporate/M&A; energy; project & infrastructure; banking & finance | |
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Vu Dzung YKVN |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; capital markets; corporate/M&A; energy & infrastructure; private equity | |
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Vu Thi Que Rajah & Tann |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; labour & employment; M&A; power & energy; real estate | |
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Vu Thi Thu Ha ATS Lawyers |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; labour & employment; litigation; M&A; taxation | |
