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UNIT 2 & 3, LEVEL 13, SAIGON CENTRE, 65 LE LOI, DISTRICT 1, HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM
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Tran Thi Phuong Thao
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Work Department
Corporate and M&A
Real Estate & Infrastructure
Banking & Finance
Position
Senior Counsel
Career
Thao brings with her more than 10 years of legal experience working in both external and in-house counsel roles, including as a Senior Associate in a boutique real estate law firm in Vietnam.
Thao was also formerly the Senior Legal Counsel of the VinaCapital Group, giving her industry experience in investment banking and private funds. She was predominantly responsible for Advised on investments undertaken by the group’s flagship VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund.
Thao’s experience has seen her advise and close significant M&A transactions, and advise on novel issues of Vietnamese law. She has been regarded by investors for her ability to navigate through Vietnam’s rapidly changing regulatory framework and offer detailed analysis on complex matters of law.
Languages
Vietnamese, English
Member
Member of the Vietnam Bar Federation
Member of the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association
Education
LL.B. (Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, Vietnam)
Vietnam
Corporate and M&A
Within: Corporate and M&A
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers is βa very professional firm that gives you straight answers all the timeβ, and is βvery good and responsive β always happy to help in a professional but personal mannerβ. The firm handles the Vietnamese elements of global deals, as well as advising on inward investment matters for trade buyers from Japan, Greater China, the US and beyond in sectors including technology, pharmaceutical and manufacturing. Vu Thi Queβs βpractical advice, responsiveness and high-level commitment is valued highly by clientsβ; she advised iflix on its entry into the Vietnamese video-on-demand market by way of a local joint venture. Australian-qualified foreign counsel Logan Leung, who is βa good listener who understands his clients needs and provides workable solutionsβ, and Tran Thi Phuong Thao advised Mapletree on the purchase of a logistics park project.
Real estate and construction
Within: Real estate and construction
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers advises foreign investors from jurisdictions including Singapore, Hong Kong and China on significant Vietnamese investments. Foreign counsel Logan Leung and Huynh Thi Thu Thuy advised cornerstone client Mapletree Investments on its $215m purchase of Kumho Asiana Plaza Saigon, a mixed-use development in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City, while Leung and senior counsel Tran Thi Phuong Thao advised the same client on a SG$21m acquisition of a logistics park. The team also acts for local investors, and Hoang Thi Thanh Thuy and Leung advised Nam Long Corporation on a joint venture with two Japanese investors to develop a project with 110 villas and 234 apartments.
TMT
Within: TMT
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers provides βa top-notch level of serviceβ and βclearly understands the issues at hand and designs a course of action to fitβ. The team acts for leading worldwide and regional names in the social media, entertainment, online banking and education technology areas. Logan Leung, who βdeserves recognition for his work ethicβ, Vu Thi Que and senior associate Trinh Minh Duc advised iflix, a Malaysian video-on-demand service, on its entry into the Vietnamese market. Leung and Tran Thi Phuong Thao advised a telemedicine provider on launching a product that allows Vietnamese patients to directly interact with doctors based in Singapore via an app.