Mr Hien Tran > VILAF > Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam > Lawyer Profile

VILAF
4th Floor mPlaza Saigon
39 Le Duan, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Vietnam

Work Department

Corporate, Private Equity and M&A, Dispute Resolution

Position

Hien joined VILAF in 2007. He has extensive experience in litigation and arbitration in various forums including the Vietnamese courts, VIAC and SIAC for more than 15 years.

He regularly works with several international law firms in the settlement of maritime, commercial, insurance and investment disputes in Vietnam and other jurisdictions.

He has advised a number of multinational insurance, pharmaceutical, chemical, foods and wood manufacturing companies in cross-border M&A transactions as well as their day-to-day operations.

In addition to dispute resolution, Hien also advises state-owned entities and multi-national enterprises on general corporate, employment and M&A.

Hien was named as a future star by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2018 in Commercial and Transactions. He is also named in 2019 as a Next Generation Lawyer by The Legal 500.

Career

Admitted to Vietnam Bar; Partner in VILAF since 2019; Counsel in VILAF from 2015

Languages

Vietnamese, English

Education

Ho Chi Minh City Law University, LL.B., 2000
Transnational Law and Business University, Korea, LL.M., 2010

Lawyer Rankings

Vietnam > Dispute resolution: litigation

(Next Generation Partners)

Hien Tran – 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

(Next Generation Partners)

Hien Tran – 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.