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Lexcomm Vietnam LLC Offices
UNITS 2105-07, LEVEL 21
SAIGON TRADE CENTER, 37 TON DUC THANG STREET
DISTRICT 1, HO CHI MINH CITY
Vietnam
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Luong Van Trung
Work Department
- Capital markets
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
Position
Partner, Co-Head of Corporate and M&A and Head of International Arbitration
Career
Luong Van Trung is a Founding Partner of Lexcomm Vietnam LLC, based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He is a member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and Accredited Mediator of Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR).
Trung has over 24 years of experience in legal practice related to foreign direct investment, securities and capital transactions, project financing, private equity, commercial and corporate matters, and 6 years of general and investment compliance. His experiences focus on the areas of capital markets and finance, corporate and M&A transaction, real estate and construction, and dispute resolution.
Trung is an arbitrator at the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) with a particular focus on investment, finance, real estate & construction, corporate and commercial matters. He has acted as arbitrator in over 70 cases at VIAC. He is also an Abitrator at Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC).
Trung has been prominently ranked in prestigious legal directories, including:
• Recommended Lawyer for Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution (Arbitration) by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 – 2024;
• Band 3 lawyer for Dispute Resolution by Chambers Asia Pacific 2023 – 2024;
• Notable Practitioner for Capital Markets and M&A by the IFLR1000 Asia Pacific 2019 – 2024;
• Asia Leading Lawyer 2015 – 2017 for Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and Dispute Resolution, Asia Market Leading Lawyer 2018 – 2019 for Banking & Finance, Construction & Real Estate and Distinguished Practitioner for Corporate and M&A by the Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2020 – 2024;
• Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2023.
For further information, please visit https://lexcommvn.com/detailen/our-lawyers/Luong-Van-Trung
Languages
English, Vietnamese
Memberships
Qualified lawyer of the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association and member of the Vietnam Bar Federation.
Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb).
Arbitrator at Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC).
Founder and President of Vietnam Institute for International Arbitration (VIArb), non-profit arbitration training organisation in Vietnam.
Mediator at Vietnam Mediation Centre (VMC), Accredited Mediator of Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) and International Accredited Professional Mediator at Japan International Mediation Centre in Kyoto (JIMC-Kyoto).
Independent member of Board of Representatives of MB Capital Value Fund (MBVF) managed by MB Capital.
Education
Bachelor of Laws from Hanoi Law University
Graduate Diploma in Law (a law conversion course for legal background to be qualified as solicitor or barrister in England and Wales and covering roughly the same content as a law degree (LLB) from the University of Law, England
Lawyer Rankings
Vietnam > Corporate and M&A
Lexcomm Vietnam LLC has a team of practitioners well-versed in cross-border M&A, frequently advising on inbound and outbound foreign investments, as well as business acquisitions by pan-Asian and transatlantic entities. Beyond this area of work, the group has strong regulatory expertise that underpins corporate formation and reorganisations, as well as IPOs and joint ventures. Head of M&A Nguyen Viet Ha is a seasoned practitioner that has particular expertise regarding energy and infrastructure assets, and is highly competent in handling clients’ sizeable foreign investment projects. Both Luong Van Trung and Nguyen Hong Hai possess similar cross-border proficiencies, with the latter also well-regarded for his capital markets and financing work, and the latter for his joint venture, corporate governance and compliance acumen.
Vietnam > Dispute resolution: arbitration
Lexcomm Vietnam LLC‘s clients benefit from the firm’s market expertise in energy and power work, with the practice regularly receiving instructions from some of Asia’s largest utility providers as well as from Vietnamese state-owned companies and oil & gas players. The team is also active in real estate project disputes, contract and agreement breaches, and joint venture disagreements. Founding partner and team head Luong Van Trung specialises in real estate, corporate, commercial, and investor-state arbitration, whereas Nguyen Viet Ha primarily focuses on energy-related disputes. Nguyen Hong Hai is chiefly active in the hospitality sector.