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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Nicolas Audier Audier & Partners Vietnam |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, capital markets, corporate/M&A, real estate and property development |
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Stanley Boots Frontier Law & Advisory |
| Key practice areas: Project finance, public finance, PPP, joint ventures, renewable energy |
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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 Email: anh.bui@vilaf.com.vn |
| Key practice areas: M&A, private equity, SOE equitization and State divestment, foreign direct investment, infrastructure and energy, real estate, automobile, taxation |
| Ngoc Anh is the managing partner of VILAF. With 26 years of practice and research, Ngoc Anh is a business lawyer with international expertise and local experience on M&A, foreign direct investment, SOE equitization and State divestment, corporate, real estate, employment, market access, customs and WTO. Ngoc Anh has been advising clients on various complicated deals in a wide range of heavily regulated industries, such as airlines, automobile, telecom, oil and gas, real estate, energy, trade, securities, manufacturing and services. Ngoc Anh advised the Fortune 500 clients in many of Vietnam’s most complex and largest M&As, new foreign investment and regulatory audits and controversies.
Ngoc Anh received his doctoral degree, with distinction, on international trade law from Georgetown University Law Centre in 2007. During his time in Washington DC, he worked for another international law firm on international trade. Prior to studying in the US, Ngoc Anh worked for the USVTC in Hanoi on various technical assistance programs on Vietnam’s WTO accession negotiation and Vietnam’s implementation of the 2000 US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement. |
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Bui Thanh Tien Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
| Key practice areas: Corporate and M&A, financing & capital markets, restructuring & insolvency, public private partnerships |
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Frederick Burke Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, international commercial & trade, M&A, project finance, real estate transactions |
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Jérôme Buzenet DFDL |
| Key practice areas: M&A, private equity, investment fund formation, restructuring, taxation |
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Chau Huy Quang Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers |
| Key practice areas: Commercial litigation, construction & projects, international arbitration |
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Giles Cooper Duane Morris |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial, M&A, capital markets, projects & construction, labour & employment |
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Dang Thi To Hang D&N International |
| Key practice areas: IP |
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Dang Chi Lieu DNA Vietnam Tel: +84 24 3201 8003 Ext. 108 Email: lieu.dang@dnalaw.com.vn |
| Key practice areas: M&A; energy & projects; insurance; trade & commerce; technology, media and telecoms |
| Dang Chi Lieu is a founder and chairman of DNA Vietnam, a boutique law firm offering legal services in various areas of law relating to the foreign investment and the operation of business entities in Vietnam. Before this, he was a local partner at a leading global law firm in charge of M&A, corporate, project development and insurance.
As a deal lawyer, he works closely with clients at every stage of the transaction process, from pre-transaction preparation and deal structuring in order to maximize value and minimize risk, through due diligence, drafting and negotiating definitive agreements, and ultimately to closing and post-closing advice. He partners with clients to tackle complex problems in a variety of industries such as energy, construction, finance, automobile, telecoms, food and beverage. He is a frequent speaker at many conferences and workshops on topics related to M&A and energy. |
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Dang Duong Anh VILAF Tel: +84 24 3934 8530 Email: anh@vilaf.com.vn |
| Key practice areas: corporate/M&A, infrastructure & energy, project finance, real estate & property, mining, automobile and foreign direct investment |
| Dang Duong Anh has been a partner at VILAF since 2004 and was managing partner of the Hanoi office from Jan 2015 to Jan 2021 (now the senior partner). To many clients and peers, he is one of the most reliable and results-oriented lawyers.
His highlighted M&A transactions include advising Energy Sources Investment in its up to US$800 million acquisition of a 100% stake in GA Power, the sole investor of, inter alia, two solar power projects Ha Tinh, Vietnam; advising Siam Cement Group in acquiring group of cement production companies valued at US$440 million and acquiring a Prime Group valued at about US$240 million; advising Showa Aluminum Can Corporation in acquiring 90% share capital in Hanacans, valued at about US$110 million; advising J-Power in acquiring in and divesting later from Nhon Trach 2 Power Plant; advising Toyota Tsusho Corporation in acquiring 35% share capital in NEDI2 which develops Ngoi Phat hydropower plant. In Banking & Finance, Anh’s remarkable transactions are advising SCG Packaging Public Company Limited in relation to its combination of the Reg S Rule 144A international offering of 137,344,388 shares to investors outside the United States and Thailand, and domestic offering of 990,205,612 shares to investors in Thailand; advising Foxconn’s IPO and listing on the HKEX valued at US$350 million; advising Japfa’s IPO and listing of shares on the SGX valued at US$160M; acting for Jetstar Pacific Airlines in purchasing 10 Airbus A320s with a loan amount equal to US$118 million. His highlighted transactions in infrastructure and project finances include the Vinh Tan 1 BOT project which won “Project Finance Deal of the Year 2016” awarded by IFLR and ALB, Phu My 3 BOT power project, Kien Luong 1 BOO power project, Ban Phuc nickel mining financing project and many other renewable projects. Anh has been awarded by IFLR 1000 as a leading lawyer for financial & corporate and for energy & infrastructure since 2014. AsiaLaw regarded Anh as a leading lawyer for corporate/M&A since 2014, market-leading lawyer in 2018 and an elite practitioner since 2019. Furthermore, Legal500, the guide to Asian commercial law firms, has ranked him as a leading lawyer for corporate/M&A in Vietnam since 2016. |
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Dang Minh YKVN Lawyers Tel: +65 6908 2488 Email: minh.dang@ykvn-law.com |
| Key practice areas: Corporate and M&A, dispute resolution, international arbitration, private equity |
| Dang Minh is the senior partner of YKVN and has more than 30 years of experience in a wide variety of international transactions. He regularly advises international companies and funds investing in Vietnam and Vietnamese companies investing internationally. Minh has been active in oil and gas matters since the mid-90s.
Minh also heads up YKVN’s international arbitration practice. He advised PetroVietnam in a successful Singapore arbitration initiated by a consortium of three international oil companies. Minh focuses on complex projects and disputes where YKVN is lead counsel coordinating with other firms brought in by YKVN as co-counsel. Minh is fluent in English, French and Vietnamese. He previously headed the Southeast Asia corporate practice of DLA Piper (2007 to 2010) and the Vietnam practice of White & Case (1993 to 2005). |
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Dang TH Thuy D&N International |
| Key practice areas: IP |
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Dang The Duc Indochine Counsel Tel: +84 28 382 39640 Email: duc.dang@indochinecounsel.com |
| Key practice areas: M&A, securities & capital markets, project financing, TMT (technology, media and telecoms), intellectual property |
| Dang The Duc is the founder and managing partner of Indochine Counsel. With more than 20 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 & commercial transactions, private equity, M&A, securities and capital market transactions, corporate restructurings and project financing. Over 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 recognized as a leading lawyer in Vietnam by various international publications such as IFLR1000, Asian Legal Business, Chambers Global, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Asialaw Profiles, The International Who’s Who Legal, The Expert Guide – The World’s Leading Lawyers, Leaders in Law and Managing Intellectual Property. 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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Martin Desautels DFDL |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, energy, mining & infrastructure |
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Diep Hoai Nam YKVN Lawyers |
| Key practice areas: Corporate, foreign investment, litigation, M&A, restructuring |
| Diep Hoai Nam is the head of YKVN’s Hanoi office and a specialist in M&A and corporate restructuring. She has guided the team on key transactions in the steel mill, oil and gas and pharmaceutical industries, as well as the sale of strategic stakes in large, state-owned companies. She regularly advises multinationals and foreign-invested companies on corporate, trade and tax issues.
“Recommended wholeheartedly” by peers (Chambers Asia, 2009), Nam has been commended for being “professionally capable, meticulous and ethical” (Legal 500, 2008-2009). Rooted in her “client focus and smart negotiation skills” (Chambers Asia, 2009). She has been consistently named as a leading lawyer on corporate transactions in International Financial Law Review, Chambers Asia and AP 500, and has authored numerous publications on Vietnam’s legal environment. |
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Dinh Nhat Quang Leadco Legal Counsel |
| Key practice areas: Insurance, corporate general, M&A, real estate, banking |
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Do Quang Hung Vision & Associates |
| Key practice areas: Copyright, domain names, IP enforcement & litigation, licensing & technology transfer, patents & designs |
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Do Trong Hai Bizlink Lawyers |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial, banking & finance, real estates & construction, dispute resolution, M&A |
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Doan Son IPMax |
| Key practice areas: IP |
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Doan Linh Quynh LVN & Associates |
| Key practice areas: Cross-border power projects, renewable energy, mining & commodities |
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Duong Quang Long Vina Legal Tel: +84 91 308 2655 Email: long.dq@vinalegal.com |
| Key practice areas: M&A; insurance; real estate & construction; telecom, media and technology; dispute resolution. |
| Duong Quang Long is the managing partner and a founder of Vina Legal, one of the leading business law firms in Vietnam. The firm provides full quality legal services to foreign investors and large domestic corporations in Vietnam.
He is highly experienced in corporate and M&A, real estate and construction, insurance, TMT and dispute resolution. Duong Quang Long has been recommended by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific and other international prestigious lawyer ranking magazines for many years. He received his master of laws degree from the University of the West of England and is a member of the Hanoi Bar Association, Vietnam Bar Federation and Vietnam Lawyers’ Association. |
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Duong Thanh Long ALIAT Legal |
| Key practice areas: IP, corporate & investment |
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Duong Thu Ha YKVN Lawyers Tel: +84 24 3934 5410 Email: ha.duong@ykvn-law.com |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, capital markets, corporate and M&A, energy & infrastructure |
| Duong Thu Ha is an expert in banking and project finance matters. She works extensively with major state-owned banks and Vietnamese corporates as well as major international banks and multinational corporates operating in Vietnam on significant financing transactions. She also assists in foreign exchanges transactions, swaps and derivatives and factoring transactions. In addition, Ha has advised in many landmark capital markets and M&A transactions in Vietnam.
Recognised as a “capable name in banking and project finance” (AsiaLaw, 2010), Ha has been praised for being a “professionally capable, meticulous and ethical” and “switched-on” lawyer (Legal 500, 2009-2011). She is “best known for her consultant role on behalf of local commercial banks” (Chambers Asia, 2009). |
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Stefan Ewers Rodl & Partner |
| Key practice areas: Investment, taxation, international trade |
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Bernadette Fahy Audier & Partners Vietnam |
| Key practice areas: Corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, corporate & commercial, labour & employment |
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Robert Fish Allens |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, capital markets, M&A |
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Tony Foster Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
| Key practice areas: Corporate and M&A, private equity, infrastructure finance, private equity |
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Mark Fraser Frasers Law Company |
| Key practice areas: Corporate and M&A, banking and finance, restructuring & insolvency, real estate & infrastructure |
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Justin Gisz Frasers Law Company |
| Key practice areas: Corporate and M&A, private equity & venture capital, capital markets, real estate, construction |
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David Harrison Mayer Brown |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, M&A, restructuring, litigation & dispute resolution, regulatory & investigations |
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Hoang Phong Anh DFDL |
| Key practice areas: Corporate, commercial, investment, power & energy |
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Hoang Diep Dilinh Legal |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance competition, corporate and M&A, labour, dispute resolution |
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Hoang Nguyen Ha Quyen LNT & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate/M&A, compliance & ABAC, insurance, employment and restructuring |
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Konrad Hull VNA Legal |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial, cross-border M&A, joint ventures |
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Etienne Laumonier Audier & Partners Vietnam |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, capital markets, competition law and policy, corporate/M&A |
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Le Hoai Duong Le & Le Intellectual Property Law |
| Key practice areas: IP |
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Le Hong Phong Bizconsult |
| Key practice areas: Foreign direct investment, corporate and commercial, M&A, real estate and construction, banking and project finance |
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Le Net LNT & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, real estate and tax |
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Le Quang Vinh BROSS & Partners |
| Key practice areas: IP & copyright, franchising & technology transfer, IP enforcement |
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Le Tuan Anh Vision & Associates |
| Key practice areas: foreign direct investment, corporate, M&A, TMT, employment relations |
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Le Xuan Loc Tilleke & Gibbins |
| Key practice areas: Competition & trade, dispute resolution & litigation, IP |
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Michael Lee Dilinh Legal |
| Key practice areas: corporate, real estate, M&A, life-science, technology, labour |
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Luu Hoang Ha VILAF Email: ha@vilaf.com.vn |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; M&A; private equity; corporate; energy, project & infrastructure |
| Ha regularly counsels Fortune 500 clients in many of Vietnam’s most complex and largest acquisitions, concession rights negotiations, project development and financing works, disputes and regulatory audits and controversies. Prior to private practice, Ha managed the Vietnam legal function of Vinaconex, an IFC-funded project, Unilever, and Unocal (Chevron).
Ha has been consistently recognized by peers as a leading energy lawyer in independent directories such as Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR. Ha has been instrumental in the formation and drafting of the key policies and regulations for the entire energy chain (traditional power, renewable energy, and oil and gas). He has advised clients in many of the most demanding energy transactions involving complex legal, political, and diplomatic considerations. |
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Luu Tien Dzung YKVN Lawyers Tel: +84 24 3934 5410 Email: dzung.luu@ykvn-law.com |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution, arbitration, franchise |
| Luu Tien Dzung, formerly a law clerk for the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam, is a co-chair of YKVN’s litigation practice. Dzung has almost 30 years’ experience in handling complex commercial and construction disputes. During his tenure at the Supreme People’s Court, he assisted the Chief Justice with the screening of many disputes to determine whether full review by the Judicial Council of the Supreme People’s Court was appropriate and participated in drafting the first Civil Code and Civil Procedure Code of Vietnam.
At YKVN, Dzung has represented state-owned, local and foreign corporations in multi-million-dollar foreign trade and contractual disputes before the Vietnamese courts, as well as under VIAC, SIAC, LCIA, ICC and US GAFTA arbitration procedures. Dzung is also well-recognized for his defense of a former minister in a complex white-collar banking case. Dzung is a much sought-after VIAC arbitrator. He was also recently appointed by the ICC International Court of Arbitration as an arbitrator for adjudication of a dispute between a foreign contractor and a government authority of Vietnam. Dzung is also among the very first Vietnamese mediators recently accredited by the Center for Effective Dispute Resolution. Dzung is also teaching law at Ha Noi Law University. Dzung currently also serves as a member of the Standing Committee cum Chairman of the Committee for International Affairs of the Vietnam Bar Federation. |
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Luu Tien Ngoc Vision & Associates |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, Corporate/ M&A, FDI, insolvency & restructuring, private equity |
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Bill Magennis Allens |
| Key practice areas: Dispute resolution, energy & infrastructure projects |
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Mai Thi Minh Hang Russin & Vecchi |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, capital markets, insurance, real estates, corporate and M&A |
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Oliver Massman Duane Morris |
| Key practice areas: Corporate, M&A, energy, dispute resolution/litigation, banking and finance, labor and employment law |
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Adam Moncrieff Allen & Overy |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, projects |
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Ngo Thanh Tung VILAF Tel: +84 28 3827 7300 Email: tung@vilaf.com.vn |
| Key practice areas: M&A, private equity, corporate, investigations and crisis management, disputes resolution, construction & real estate |
| Ngo Thanh Tung is a founding and senior partner of VILAF. Tung has transformed VILAF from an affiliate of Clifford Chance to the most respected independent commercial law firm in Vietnam today.He is well-known and respected for his high degree of professionalism in servicing clients.
Tung has assisted many giant foreign investors, such as Coca-Cola, Mercedes Benz, Shell and Exxon Mobil in establishing their businesses in Vietnam. Tung has advised several international companies in M&A, corporate and commercial matters related to Vietnamese laws, as well as P&I Clubs on maritime cases. Tung is highly respected and has been identified by various well-known international legal magazines, such as Legal 500, Global and Chambers and International Financial Review, as one of the leading lawyers in Vietnam. Tung was recognized by Asia Law & Practice as one of the finest leading lawyers in Asia and also recognized by Benchmark Litigation as dispute resolution star for commercial transactions for 2019. |
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Nguyen Anh Tuan Bizconsult |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & Commercial, M&A, banking & finance, real Estate/EPCs, foreign investment |
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Nguyen Dang Viet Bizconsult |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial, M&A, banking & finance, real estate, construction |
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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 Email: linh@vilaf.com.vn |
| Key practice areas: Corporate, M&A, investigations & crisis management, disputes resolution |
| Linh has been a partner at VILAF since 2000 and has intensive experience in the corporate, commercial and dispute resolution areas, including construction, insurance, leases, representative offices, contract laws, trading, distribution, and employment matters. He has assisted foreign investors and financiers in various corporate restructuring transactions and infrastructure projects. He has represented clients in a number of landmark litigation and arbitration cases.
Linh has been recommended as a Leading Lawyer by AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers in Dispute Resolution and Litigation for six successive years from 2014. Linh was awarded “Dispute Resolution Star” by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2018. Linh is currently listed in Leading Individuals by Legal 500. Linh is an arbitrator of the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre and a Mediator of the Vietnam Mediation Centre. |
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Nguyen Gia Huy Chuong Global Vietnam Lawyers Tel: +84 28 3622 3555, 91 316 4797 Email: chuong.nguyen@gvlawyers.com.vn |
| Key practice areas: Alt’ investments (inc’ private equity), capital markets, corporate/M&A, project finance, real estate & construction, restructuring & insolvency |
| Chuong is the managing partner of Global Vietnam Lawyers and has about 20 years of rich and professional service experiences in consulting corporate, M&A, and real estate matters. He has led various a large number of legal projects regarding corporate, restructuring and M&A of varied domestic and foreign companies.
Along with his extensive knowledge of corporate, private equity, Hong Kong and Singapore IPO advisory, M&A, real estate, cross-border investment and construction, Chuong has advised and completed large amount of legal projects regarding M&A of foreign-owned corporations and assisted in resolving intricate tax issues linked to restructuring and M&A operations of varied companies. Chuong has been identified by Asia Business Law Journal as one of Vietnam’s Top 100 Lawyers for 2020, 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 AsiaLaw Profiles, the Legal 500, Chambers & Partners and IFLR1000. |
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Nguyen Hoang Anh Mayer Brown |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, structured finance, real estate, capital markets, private investment funds |
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Nguyen Huu Minh Nhut Russin & Vecchi |
| Key practice areas: M&A, corporate/regulatory, capital markets (project finance and debt), and technology |
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Nguyen Huu Phuoc Phuoc & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Debt recovery, tax, corporate governance & legal compliance, commercial arbitration |
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Nguyen Manh Dzung Dzungsrt & Associates |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR, litigation, insurance & reinsurance, international trade, shipping & maritime |
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Nguyen Oanh Hoang Kim Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Foreign direct investment, project/project finance, IPO, banking and finance, M&A |
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Nguyen Quang Hung VILAF Email: hung@vilaf.com.vn |
| Key practice areas: Asset finance, foreign direct investment, banking & capital markets, M&A and project finance |
| Hung has been a recognized leading lawyer in banking & finance and capital markets by various international legal magazines, such as the International Who’s Who of Capital Markets Lawyers, IFLR1000, Legal 500, Chambers & Partners and AsiaLaw. AsiaLaw has recommended Hung as a Leading Lawyer in Capital Markets since 2015. From 2016, IFLR 1000 has recognised him as a leading lawyer in Financial and Corporate law. Peers agree that Hung is “skilled at taking on finance work” and “also an adept handler of capital markets matters”.
Notable engagements: Advised Hong Phong 1 Energy in relation to the loan from ING Bank and the Bond Issue Guaranteed by CGIF. This is the first project bond for renewable energy project guaranteed by CGIF in Vietnam. Advised in the financing of nearly US$800 million for the Keangnam Landmark Tower (the tallest building in Vietnam) by a group of Korean financial institutions. Advised in the first domestic syndication in a total amount of US$225 million by Vietnamese banks led by PetroVietnam Finance Corporation (PVFC) for an offshore investment project in the energy sector. Advised in the issuance of US$200 million high-yield bonds listed on the SGX-ST by Vingroup JSC. Advised in the acquisition by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank of strategic stake in a domestic bank and BIDV Leasing Company. Advised in the acquisition of Prudential Vietnam Finance Company by Shinhan Card. |
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Nguyen Quang Vu Venture North Law |
| Key practice areas: Corporate, commercial/M&A |
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Nguyen Thanh Ha SB Law |
| Key practice areas: IP, energy, telecommunications, real estates |
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Nguyen Thanh Vinh Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Tax & customs, international trade |
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Nguyen Thuy Hang Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Labour & employment, dispute reolsution, corporate governance |
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Nguyen Thi Lang Duane Morris |
| Key practice areas: Power projects and infrastructure; corporate, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets; real estate; commercial and international trade; investment and restructuring |
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Nguyen Thi Mai Linh Tilleke & Gibbins |
| Key practice areas: IP |
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Nguyen Thi Thu Ha Vision & Associates |
| Key practice areas: Copyright, design, franchising & distribution, licensing & technology transfer, patent |
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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: International arbitration, projects & energy, project financing, construction, shipping (ship purchase and construction) |
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Nguyen Tu Dang Trilaw |
| Key practice areas: Investment, dissolution & bankruptcy, tax, labour, dispute resolution |
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Nguyen Phuong ZICO Law |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; corporate; FDI; projects, infrastructure & utilities; project development & financing |
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Nguyen Van Vien Frasers Law Company |
| Key practice areas: IP |
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Mark Oakley ACSV Legal |
| Key practice areas: Energy & infrastructure, banking, structured finance, M&A, joint ventures |
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Jeff Olson Hogan Lovells |
| Key practice areas: Private equity, M&A, joint ventures, antitrust & competition |
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Pham Duy Khuong ASL Law |
| Key practice areas: M&A, IP & franchise, energy & project, antidumping and countervailing, corporate & commercial disputes and commercial arbitration |
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Pham Si Hai Quynh VILAF Tel: +84 28 3827 7300 Email: quynh@vilaf.com.vn |
| Key practice areas: Investigations & crisis management, M&A, private equity, corporate, disputes & contentious matters |
| Quynh regularly advises leading multinational companies, real estate developers, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas companies in cross-border M&A transactions. He has a strong presence in M&A and capital markets involving public companies and transactions involving the transfer of a large package of assets. He also actively advises PE funds in equity and bond investments.
Quynh was named an In-House Community Commended External Counsel 2016; was recognized in ALB’s List of 40 Under 40 in 2016; named by IFLR1000 as a notable practitioner and by AsiaLaw as a distinguished practitioner. He is also recognized as AsiaLaw’s Leading Lawyer 2018 in corporate/M&A, dispute resolution & litigation, shipping, maritime & aviation; and Benchmark Litigation’s litigation star for 2020. His notable engagements are:
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Pham Vu Khanh Pham & Associates |
| Key practice areas: IP |
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Pham Nghiem Xuan Bac Vision & Associates |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, corporate/M&A, FDI, insolvency & restructuring, IP |
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Nicolas Picard Audier & Partners Vietnam |
| Key practice areas: Commercial law, corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, real estate & property development |
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Christian Schaefer Asia Counsel |
| Key practice areas: M&A and corporate/commercial |
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Seck Yee Chung Baker McKenzie |
| Key practice areas: Foreign direct investment, M&A, commercial contracts, competition & anti-corruption, data privacy |
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Thieu Hai Yen Trung Thuc JSC |
| Key practice areas: IP, patents in chemical, biotechnological and pharmaceutical |
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Tran Anh Hung BROSS & Partners Tel: +84 91258 9998 Email: hung@bross.vn |
| Key practice areas: Corporate and M&A, real estate & construction, energy & environment, litigation & dispute resolution, criminal practice |
| Tran Anh Hung is a co-founder and managing partner of BROSS & Partners. He has over 20 years of experience in advising and practicing laws in Vietnam relating to corporate and M&A, banking and finance, contract, real estate and construction, insurance, energy, environment, labour and employment, arbitration, litigation and dispute resolution, criminal practice.
Before jointly forming BROSS & Partner, Hung had worked for some prestige foreign and local law firms in Vietnam, where he earned much knowledge and experience for his practices. He also has gained great successes and was highly appreciated by clients for his professional advice. His clients include both foreign and domestic ones such as Nghi Son Refinery & Petrochemical (NSRP), Zamil Steels, ZTE Vietnam, Huawei, Powerchina Huadong, Samsung Vina, Sojitz, Showa, FPT Software, Petrolimex, Sembcorp, Formosa and many more. Notably, Hung was ranked as market leading lawyer 2017, 2018 and 2019 and as distinguished practitioner 2020 in Vietnam by Asialaw Leading Lawyer for corporate and M&A, real estate & construction, banking & finance, dispute resolution. In addition, He was also awarded as Benchmark Litigation Star 2018, 2019, 2020 by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific. |
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Tran Duc Allen & Overy |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, capital markets, corporate and M&A, financial services regulation, projects |
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Tran Manh Hung BMVN International |
| Key practice areas: Brand enforcement & management, consumer goods & retail, data & technology, dispute resolution, IP |
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Tran Tuan Phong VILAF Tel: +84 91 353 1288 Email: phong@vilaf.com.vn |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, capital markets, corporate/M&A, energy projects & infrastructure, aviation |
| With 26 years’ board experience in law practice, Phong has represented numerous international sponsors and lenders in relation to foreign invested projects in oil & gas, power, chemical, automobile, aircraft, sea-port, highway, telecommunication, insurance, real estate development, retail and distribution, and consumer goods industries. He is reputable in advising international businesses and banks on corporate restructuring and financing, share subscriptions, mergers and acquisitions transactions, ECA and syndicated financing, asset financing, and project financing in Vietnam. Phong is recommended as a top-tier lawyer in the banking & finance and capital market practice (Legal 500, IFLR 1000 and AsiaLaw) and the M&A practice (Legal 500, Chambers Asia and ALB Asia).
Phong has been recognised as a market leader by IFLR 1000 in banking & finance, corporate and infrastructure & energy. Who’s Who Legal recognised him as an expert in Energy and Aviation sectors and IFLR ranked him as an Asia Best Lawyer in 2019 and 2020 (Vietnam top 4 lawyers). Legal 500 honoured him in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific Hall of Fame, among top 7 foreign and Vietnamese lawyers in this elite lawyer group for Vietnam. Phong is listed in the Vietnam’s top 100 lawyers list of Asia Business Law Journal and ranked ALB Asia’s Top 15 M&A Lawyers 2021. Phong is a highly regarded attorney for his admirable capacity to provide practical solutions that well suit the clients’ needs. The Legal 500, 2021 edition, commented “Creative and deep experienced team led by the founding partner, Mr. Tran Tuan Phong, providing excellent advice from various angles to see the possible solutions to difficult subjects in the projects and energy sector in Vietnam, especially at the juncture of delicate development of various energy projects in the country”. Phong is highly rated by market commentators, who say he “has a tremendous practice” (Chambers & Partners 2021 Edition) and he has “very positive and problem-solving” with “deep knowledge of the power sector and project finance deals.” (IFLR 2021 Edition) |
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Thomas Treutler Tilleke & Gibbins |
| Key practice areas: Corporate/M&A, dispute resolution & litigation, employment, IP, property |
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Trinh Quang ATIM Law |
| Key practice areas: International trade, M&A, crisis management |
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Trinh Trung Kien Tilleke & Gibbins |
| Key practice areas: Life sciences, labor & employment, corporate services/contract review, corporate formation and licensing, M&A |
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Truong Nhat Quang YKVN Lawyers Tel: +84 28 3822 3155 Email: quang.truong@ykvn-law.com |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, capital markets, corporate and M&A, energy & infrastructure, private equity |
| Truong Nhat Quang, the managing partner of YKVN. He leads a well-recognized, top-tier corporate practice focused on banking, capital markets and M&A transactions.
Quang has successfully handled landmark deals in Vietnam, regularly advising on complex lending and borrowing issues as well as representing government agencies and multilateral organizations on nation-shaping industrial projects. His clients include top Vietnamese banks and corporates, global investment banks and global private equity funds. Quang has authored the treatise on Vietnamese corporate law “Corporate Law – Fundamental Legal Issues” (Pháp Luật Doanh Nghiệp – Các Vấn Đề Pháp Lý Cơ Bản) and “Skills for Transactional Business Lawyers – Sharing Real Life Experience in Vietnam” (Kỹ Năng Hành Nghề Luật Sư Tư Vấn – Chia Sẻ Kinh Nghiệm Hành Nghề Thực Tế Tại Việt Nam). Quang is named in the Legal 500’s Hall of Fame. |
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Truong Trong Nghia YKVN Lawyers Tel: +84 28 3822 3155 Email: nghia.truong@ykvn-law.com |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution, foreign investment, litigation |
| Truong Trong Nghia is one of the co-chairs of disputes resolution practice at YKVN and is well-recognized as one of Vietnam’s most experienced lawyers with over 30 years of legal practice and arbitration experience. He started his legal profession in 1982 at the State Economic Arbitration of Vietnam and presided over 400 economic cases. He also practiced law as one of government-appointed people’s counsels before the legal practice was permitted as a profession in Vietnam. He is a senior arbitrator of Vietnam International Arbitration Center.
As a Fulbright scholar, Nghia made his Master of Laws at NYU School of Law in 1994-1995. He returned to Vietnam and worked for 12 years as deputy director and later director of Investment and Trade Promotion Center, a government agency specializing in promoting foreign trade and supporting foreign investors in Vietnam. During this time, he joined Ho Chi Minh City Bar and practiced as an of counsel to YKVN. In 2008, He became a full-time partner co-heading YKVN’s disputes resolution practice. Nghia has advised clients in domestic and international litigation as well as cross-border arbitration. He also regularly advises domestic and foreign companies on corporate, trade, foreign investment and M&A matters. His clients are major corporations including VNPT, Vietnam Steel Corporation, Saigon Construction Corporation, Eximbank, Agribank, Satra and PNJ, Bunge, Bachy Soletanche, Hill International, Metro Cash & Carry, RMIT, Academic Colleges Group (ACG), Misfit, Fulbright University, Abbott, Coca-Cola, Hitachi, Hyosung and Rio Tinto. |
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Sesto Vecchi Russin & Vecchi |
| Key practice areas: Foreign direct investment, corporate |
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Vo Ha Duyen VILAF Email duyen@vilaf.com.vn |
| Key practice areas: M&A, equity investment, energy & infrastructure, finance & capital markets |
| Duyen is recommended as a leading lawyer in Vietnam by IFLR1000 and Legal 500 in M&A, energy & infrastructure and finance practices, and as a market-leading lawyer by Asialaw in the finance practice.
Duyen is active in advising multinational companies in the financial service sectors, energy, infrastructure, fintech and real estate sectors. She advises foreign investors, issuers, financial institutions and private equity funds in relation to cross-border M&A transactions, bond investment and debt instruments in private and public companies in Vietnam. She advises multinational banks and fintech companies in financing transactions, debt instruments, finance regulatory matters, derivatives, project financing, and M&A transactions. Recent international awards:
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Vu Dzung YKVN Lawyers Tel: +84 28 3822 3155 Email: dzung.vu@ykvn-law.com |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, capital markets, corporate and M&A, energy & Infrastructure, private equity |
| Vu Dzung major clients include state-owned and international banks as well as domestic and international private equity funds active in or focusing on Vietnam. Dzung has led numerous significant asset financing transactions, especially aircraft and project financings. He has been involved in major debt and equity capital markets transactions onshore and offshore. He is also a recognised lawyer in M&A practice with various clients in both sell side and buy side. Additionally, multinational corporations and Vietnam-based foreign invested companies regularly seek his advice on corporate, trade and tax issues.
Dzung is listed by IFLR1000 as a leading lawyer in banking and finance (2018-2019-2020) and a distinguished practitioner in banking and finance, capital markets and corporate and M&A by Asialaw (2020). He has been described as a “very capable” lawyer who regularly advises clients in sectors such as retail and insurance on high-value acquisitions and divestments. (Chambers, 2019), a “very strong lawyer” who has a “great ability to work with Vietnamese regulations to offer a workable solution.” (Chambers, 2015). Among the publications he has co-authored is the “Vietnam Law and Practice Section of the Project Finance 2019 Panorama” (2nd edition) by Chambers and Partners. He has also written articles on banking and financial law in the International Financial Review and Vietnam Investment Review and Vietnam Economic Times. |
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Vu Le Trung VILAF Email: trung.vu@vilaf.com.vn |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance, capital market, corporate/M&A and aviation |
| With 19 years of experience, including more than10 years working at VILAF, Trung has become a Partner at VILAF since 2019. As a banking and finance lawyer, Trung has participated in numerous domestic bonds and international bonds issuance transactions, and assisted a wide-range of lenders in their lending operations in general and project financing activities in Vietnam in particular.
As the key member in the aviation team of VILAF, Trung has actively assisted foreign parties (such as Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, GECAS, Wings Capital Markets, Ping An Leasing, Avolon, AWAS, Macquarie, etc.) in various aircraft financing deals for purchasing/sale and lease back/refinancing of aircraft for airlines in Vietnam. Trung is positioned by Legal 500 in the Next generation of Leading lawyers in Banking and Finance since 2019. Clients also comment Trung as “attentive to client’s need and good legal knowledge” (AsiaLaw 2021 Edition); “Good engagement, afford to reach success. Mr. Vu Le Trung – positive and individual approach.” (Legal 500 2021 Edition); “Well versed in Vietnamese corporate, commercial and real estate law, conscientious, and always readily available to address clients’ requirements for urgent meetings and assignments,” (Asia Business Law Journal); and “Proactive, attentive, possess good knowledge of Vietnamese law and commercial practices.” (IFLR 1000 2021 Edition). |
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Vu Thi Que Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers |
| Key practice areas: Construction & projects, employment & benefits, M&A, real estate |
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Vu Thi Thu Ha ATS Law |
| Key practice areas: Commercial, construction, real estate, labour, taxation |
