VIETNAM Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Justin Gisz, Minh Duong and Phong Nguyen Asia Counsel Vietnam Law Company Limited
Asia Counsel Vietnam Law Company Limited is a leading international law firm in Vietnam, in associa - tion with Kinstellar Southeast Asia. Its practice areas include M&A and transactional work; banking and fi - nance; capital markets and securities; corporate and commercial; employment; power, renewables and in - frastructure; private equity; real estate and construc - tion; and technology. Asia Counsel Vietnam is strong across many sectors, particularly healthcare and life
sciences, renewable energy, manufacturing, con - sumer, TMT and real estate. The firm’s partners have advised various prominent clients, such as Morgan Stanley, Warburg Pincus, CVC Capital Partners, So - jitz Corporation, LEGO, VinaCapital, Mekong Capital, Vietnam-Oman Investment Fund (VOI), Mobile World Group, Insurance Australia Group, Cerberus Capital, Jungle Ventures and Sequoia Capital.
Authors
Justin Gisz is a partner at Asia Counsel Vietnam with more than 27 years of legal experience, including 18 years in Vietnam. Justin focuses on corporate/M&A across the commercial, renewables, banking and
Phong Nguyen is a partner at Asia Counsel Vietnam and specialises in M&A, capital markets, banking and finance and corporate and commercial law. He has practiced law in Vietnam since 2003 and has
finance, real estate and TMT sectors. His clients include public and private investment funds and their managers, and global and regional industry leaders across a diverse range of industry areas, including FMCG, wholesale and retail distribution, fintech, e-commerce, property development, manufacturing, telecommunications, and hospitality. Justin brings top-tier private practice experience, and is consistently recognised by firms such as Chambers and Partners for his corporate/M&A work in Vietnam.
extensive experience in advising clients on their investment and acquisition projects there. Prior to joining Asia Counsel, Phong spent approximate 15 years with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Gide Loyrette Nouel and Hogan Lovells, where he was in charge of high-value M&A and financing matters. At Asia Counsel, he leverages his multidisciplinary approach and understanding of both domestic and international practices to provide comprehensive advice.
Minh Duong is the managing partner of Asia Counsel Vietnam and is admitted as a lawyer in both the New South Wales Supreme Court and the High Court of Australia, in addition to having more than 18 years’ legal
experience in Vietnam. His clients include Sojitz Corporation, VinaCapital, Mekong Capital, Vinbrain, Mobile World Group, Insurance Australia Group, Cerberus Capital, Jungle Ventures and Sequoia Capital. Minh is ranked in Band 3 by Chambers & Partners in its Corporate M&A rankings for Vietnam.
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