Kevin Hawkins > DFDL Legal & Tax > Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam > Lawyer Profile
DFDL Legal & Tax Offices
UNIT 2, 19TH FLOOR, GREEN POWER BUILDING
35 TON DUC THANG STREET, DISTRICT 1
HO CHI MINH CITY
Vietnam
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Kevin Hawkins
Work Department
Vietnam
Position
Partner
Career
Kevin heads DFDL’s Infrastructure Practice Group, while focusing primarily on renewable energy and traditional power and gas projects.
Kevin has practiced law for more than 25 years with more than 20 of those years as a foreign lawyer in Vietnam. As an accomplished U.S. lawyer, he advised numerous energy clients in the U.S. on international projects prior to his work in Vietnam.
As a Vietnam licensed foreign lawyer and DFDL Partner based in Ho Chi Minh City, Kevin continues to advise on a variety of matters including business formation, oil, gas and power, infrastructure and mining, trading and distribution, mergers and acquisitions, and property development.
In recent years, Kevin has advised extensively on both the development and acquisition of solar (ground-based and rooftop systems), and wind power (onshore and offshore) projects in Vietnam and regionally. In addition to solar and wind, Kevin also advises clients on other alternative energies, including LNG, biomass and waste energy, hydropower, hydrogen, and battery energy storage.
Kevin often speaks at conferences on issues related to property development, infrastructure, and energy-related projects.
Languages
English
Memberships
He is a member of the Connecticut and Washington, D.C., Bars.
Lawyer Rankings
Vietnam > Corporate and M&A
A firm that has witnessed a wave of internal promotions including partnership for both Dave Seibert and Paul Volodarsky in January 2023, DFDL Legal & Tax possesses a strong and experienced bench that has a wide sector breadth and engages with a number of premium domestic and cross-border deals across the Southeast Asian region. Beyond continued distinguished work in the energy sector, the team is a go-to for aviation expertise as well as telecommunications, manufacturing, real estate, and finance-related corporate issues. Spearheading the practice is Jérôme Buzenet, whose banking and capital markets knowledge ensures he is a regular port of call for the group’s growing list of longstanding multinational platform investor clients. Both Martin Desautels and PhongAnh Hoang possess broad practices and have been engaged in a variety of foreign investment deals, whereas Kevin Hawkins is principally noted for his acumen regarding energy and infrastructure assets.
Vietnam > Projects and energy
DFDL Legal & Tax provides a wide offering owing to its depth and breath of practitioners located in and beyond Vietnam, and is particularly geared to act on major renewable projects, most notably solar and wind. Beyond established expertise in M&A, capital markets and financing, the firm has been active on regulatory and project development aspects of builds, including project structuring, document preparation and investment structuring. PhongAnh Hoang co-leads the practice alongside Dave Seibert, with both possessing a broad practice working closely with a stellar range of developers and investors. Martin Desautels is an M&A specialist, with proficiency across the relevant due diligence and regulatory aspects, while Kevin Hawkins has been primarily active on solar rooftop projects.