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Baker & McKenzie

12TH FLOOR, SAIGON TOWER, 29 LE DUAN BLVD, DISTRICT, HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM
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Vietnam : Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, Baker & McKenzie is a second tier firm,

Baker & McKenzie has particular experience in regulatory issues, upper-end loan advice, asset finance and real estate project finance. The team recently advised Asian Coast Development of the $4bn MGM Ho Tram integrated resort project, including all aspects of the financing. Practice head Oanh HK Nguyen is highly recommended, as is managing partner Fred Burke.

Vietnam : Capital markets

Within Capital markets, Baker & McKenzie is a third tier firm,

Baker & McKenzie is acting as Vietnamese legal adviser for a Singaporean supermarket retailer on a public offering of ordinary shares in Singapore. Oanh HK Nguyen is recommended.

Vietnam : Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

Baker & McKenzie assists multinational companies with all aspects of cross-border and local transactions, including M&A, restructuring, spin-offs, joint ventures, and other strategic alliances. The team recently advised Kirin Holdings, a major Japanese beverage company, on its acquisition of an 80% stake in Interfood Shareholding Co, a large Vietnamese soft drinks producer with a huge distribution network. This was the first transaction in Vietnam in which ultimate majority control of a listed company has been transferred to a foreign entity and will have implications for other Vietnamese public companies seeking offshore investment. The practice is led by managing partner Fred Burke, a widely respected corporate expert, and Yee Chung Seck.

Vietnam : Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

Baker & McKenzie’s practice encompasses all aspects of cross-border litigation, arbitration and mediation. The team has significant expertise in antitrust law, and recently assisted a client in defending against an abuse of dominance complaint filed with the Vietnamese Competition Administration Department by six cinema operators in Vietnam. Managing partner Fred Burke has substantial experience.

Vietnam : Insurance

Within Insurance, Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

Baker & McKenzie’s broad insurance practice spans policies, regulations and transactions. The team recently advised a North American insurer on the establishment of a life insurance company joint venture and a 100%-owned non-life insurance company. The group also advised a major Asian insurer in the implementation of an innovative ‘drivers’ club’ system, including an insurance option, to be offered to all purchasers of a global motorbike brand. Special counsel Simon Taylor is an insurance specialist and head of the practice.

Vietnam : Intellectual property: International firms

Within Intellectual property: International firms, Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

Baker & McKenzie’s specialist IP department has formed a commercial IP sub-group in order to deal with the increasing demands of franchisers looking to Vietnam as a destination. This group is already advising a major global food company on its franchising business in Vietnam, and assisting with associated registration and trade mark licensing issues. The department handles the full range of contentious and non-contentious IP matters, including copyright and trade mark matters, and registration and prosecution of IP. Commercial IP transactions and anti-piracy work form substantial elements of the practice. IP expert Manh Hung Tran heads the team, which recently served as lead counsel for a major clothing manufacturer in an enforcement campaign against retailers and distributors of counterfeit products in Vietnam.

Vietnam : Intellectual property: Local firms

Within Intellectual property: Local firms Leading individuals

Vietnam : Real estate and construction

Within Real estate and construction, Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

Baker & McKenzie continues to be a go-to firm for major hotel and service-sector developments. The team is lead counsel for Asian Coast Development Ltd for the $4bn Ho Tram Project Company, which is licensed to implement Vietnam’s first large-scale integrated resort in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, including a casino, several five-star hotels, a golf course, an aquarium and other entertainment facilities. The team is also advising several hotel chains relating to their possible entry into Vietnam. Fred Burke is influential and widely admired.

Vietnam : TMT

Within TMT, Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

Baker & McKenzie assists media and telecoms companies, banks, insurers, airlines, technology start-ups and established computer hardware and software companies with a range of transactional and regulatory work. The team has particular expertise advising on contracts with government entities, outsourcing, licensing and investment. Yee Chung Seck is highly recommended.

Vietnam : Tax

Within Tax, Baker & McKenzie is a second tier firm,

Baker & McKenzie provides clients with tax and customs assistance relating to domestic and cross-border transactions. The team, led by Fred Burke and Thanh Vinh Nguyen, also has experience in contentious matters.

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