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M&A, Banking, Investment, Compliance, Legal advisory, Re-structuring & Insolvency, Corporate Governance & Legal, Commercial Arbitration and Mediation

Mr. Tung began working in the legal sphere before his graduation from the Ho Chi Minh City Law University in 2003 and he has now has gained about 20 years of experience as a professional legal practitioner.

Prior to joining GV Lawyers in 2006, he practiced law at J&J Law Office and at LuatViet Legal Consultants. He is well qualified to provide legal advice on a wide range of legal issues with his particular areas of expertise being Corporate and Investment Law. He has handled a numbers of transactions related to corporate structuring, mergers and acquisitions, banking and real estate industries. His knowledge in this field of law is supplemented by his Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Banking. Mr. Tung thus has the capacity to connect legal and economic knowledge in a way that is highly satisfactory to the needs of clients. His recent graduation from the Master of Laws program has only heightened his considerable legal skills.

Mr. Tung has spoken at numerous professional seminars on investment and business law and has been invited to give professional opinion for some bills from the governmental agencies. He is also a keen reporter with many articles published in The Saigon Times (Thoi Bao Kinh Te Sai Gon), The Entrepreneur & Law Review, (Doanh nhan va Phap Luat), The Business Review (Nhip Cau Dau Tu), Vietnam Investment Review (Bao Dau Tu) and other newspapers. He also has been invited to give lectures at the Judicial Academy since 2009 to date and some universities and colleges in Ho Chi Minh City on his specialty areas of practice.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Started to practise legal profession before university graduation from the HCMC Law University in 2003 and so far gained 17 years of experience in legal field.

Main practicing areas: Corporate and Investment, Restructuring & Insolvency.

Engaged in various transactions relating to corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, banking and real estate.

Participated as speaker at numerous professional seminars on investment and business law and has been invited to give professional opinion on some draft laws from the governmental agencies.

Published many articles published in The Saigon Times, The Entrepreneur & Law Review, The Business Review, Vietnam Investment Review and other newspapers.

Being Visiting Lecturer at the Judicial Academy and some universities and colleges in Ho Chi Minh City; presenter at Vietnam Association of Certified Public Accountants (VACPA), Vietnamese Association of Public Accounting Practice (VICA)…..

TYPICAL TRANSACTIONS

Member of consulting group for a joint venture project (including project establishment, company establishment and post-licensing issues) of a new urban area in Nhon Trach, Dong Nai Province (between a stated-owned corporation and the largest foreign investment fund group) with a total capital of USD400 million.

Leader of legal consultancy team for the implementation of the merger between two leading foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam, specializing in cement production. The merger is part of the global deal transaction and the portion of transaction value in Vietnam reaches nearly USD600 million.

Member of consulting group for the real estate acquisition & merger project to develop a new urban area in Tan Phu district, Ho Chi Minh city with a total capital of up to USD165 million (including such tasks as capital structure, due diligence, share trading, preparation of project documentation, and post-licensing procedures) between domestic real estate securities companies and an investor from Malaysia.

Member of advisory lawyers providing a professional consultancy package on corporate restructuring and split and investment procedures for a joint venture between a foreign investment fund and Vietnamese partners, which develops a mixed-use project of urban area and social housing (about 4200 houses) with the area scale of over 43hectares in Thu Thiem New Urban Area, Ho Chi Minh City.

Member of Vietnamese advisory lawyers for the Evergreen Project of the Serrano Holdings Limited with regard to its divesture in Vietnam and the IPO of “40R” stock index at the Singaporean Stock Exchange.

Leader of legal consultancy team with a real estate group in Singapore on the transfer of a 35-hectare real estate project in Phu Huu Ward, District 9, Ho Chi Minh City to an European investment fund.

Leader of legal consultancy team on the transfer of the printer business between a Korean corporation and a US corporation. The transfer is part of the global deal transaction worth about USD 1 billion.

Leader of legal consultancy team for a global media group on the capital purchase in a media company in Ho Chi Minh City. The deal is worth about USD 25 million.

Member of legal consultancy team for the Samsung Group on the legal issues related to the Group’s subsidiaries in Vietnam.

Member of legal consultancy team for a textile and apparel group in Vietnam on the legal issues related to the merger and acquisition activities of the group’s subsidiaries.

English, Vietnamese

Member of the Bar Association of Ho Chi Minh City

Partner, Global Vietnam Lawyers Law Firm

Commercial Arbitrator and Mediator, HTA Commercial Arbitration Center

Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK)

Master of Laws, Commercial Law, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law

Bachelor of Laws, Commercial Law, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law

Bachelor of Economics, Corporate Finance, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics