Mr Linh Nguyen > VILAF > Hanoi, Vietnam > Lawyer Profile

VILAF
6TH FLOOR, HCO BUILDING (MELIA)
44B LY THUONG KIET STREET, HOAN KIEM DISTRICT
HANOI
Vietnam
Linh Nguyen photo

Work Department

Corporate, Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Employment

Position

Partner

Career

Linh has been a Partner at VILAF since 2000 (before that he had had 6 years of working experiences for Sinclair Roche & Temperley and Clifford Chance). He has intensive experiences in the corporate, commercial and dispute resolution areas, including construction, insurance, leases, representative offices, contract laws, trading, distribution, and employment matters. He has assisted many foreign investors and financiers in various corporate restructuring transactions and infrastructure projects. Linh has represented clients in a number of landmark litigation and arbitration cases.

Linh has been recommended as a Leading Lawyer by AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers in Dispute Resolution and Litigation for six successive years from 2014. In 2020 and 2021, Asia Business Law Journal lists Linh in the list of Vietnam’s top 100 lawyers. Recently, Linh has been isted in the ALB Disputes Super 50.

Linh is an Arbitrator of the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre and a Mediator of the Vietnam Mediation Centre.

Languages

Vietnamese, English

Memberships

AmCham

Hanoi Bar

Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC)

Vietnam Mediation Centre

Education

Hanoi Law University, LL.B., 1994

Personal

Linh was awarded “Dispute Resolution Star” and “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2018 and 2021, respectively. Linh is currently listed in Leading Individuals by Legal 500. He receives praise from market sources: “He is good in this practice and he works hard.” (Chambers and Partners 2022 Edition)

Lawyer Rankings

Vietnam > Dispute resolution: litigation

(Leading individuals)

Linh Nguyen VILAF

Presiding over both domestic and international disputes with a notable concentration on the construction and energy sectors, the team at VILAF pull together a wealth of expertise to handle issues pertaining to contractual and monetary contentions, employment terminations, fraud investigations and product liability and recall. Furthermore, the group is also well-versed in the enforcement of foreign arbitral award and court judgements. The team is steered by Tung Ngo who is a go-to for the practice’s stellar list of manufacturing, real estate and insurance clients, whereas co-head Linh Nguyen compliments her cross-border prowess with expert litigating skills to handle the firm’s most complex international cases. Hien Tran has been active on a mixed book of cases over the past twelve months, including energy, manufacturing, logistics, and aviation sector centred disputes, while Hanh Vo has played an integral supporting role on matters.

Vietnam > Dispute resolution: arbitration

(Leading individuals)

Linh D. Nguyen – VILAF

The team at VILAF regularly represents its domestic and international corporate clients in arbitrations before the SIAC and VIAC and is well-geared to act on on employment, corporate, projects and infrastructure and insurance disputes. The team is co-led by Tung Ngo, who is a leading contact for disputes in the shipping and maritime space, and Linh Nguyen, who is active across a series of noteworthy cases in Vietnam, Singapore and Japan. Hien Tran‘s far-reaching expertise is particularly concentrated on tax disputes, with an impressive run him helm high profile deals for a mix of leading industry players. Senior associate Hanh Vo‘s expertise extends across a broad range of matters, including arbitrations related to construction and real estate disputes.