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ACSV Legal > Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam > Firm Profile

ACSV Legal Offices

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ACSV Legal
LEVEL 11, EMPRESS TOWER
138-142 HAI BA TRUNG STREET
DISTRICT 1, HO CHI MINH CITY
Vietnam
Email firm Visit website 84 28 3822 4538 84 28 3822 4239
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ACSV Legal > The Legal 500 Rankings

Vietnam > Corporate and M&A Tier 3

ACSV Legal’s client roster includes companies across Southeast Asia that are looking to expand their businesses, in addition to international and local businesses who seek assistance with corporate and commercial transactions. The group advises clients on private equity transactions and restructuring mandates, as well as business-related operation matters. Founder and managing partner Mark Oakley leads the team and focuses on foreign direct investment into Southeast Asia. Special counsel Elaine Chew is praised by clients as an ‘exceptionally solution-oriented lawyer’, and special counsel Hieu Pham handles cross-border M&A transactions and joint ventures.

Practice head(s):

Mark Oakley

Other key lawyers:

Elaine Chew; Hieu Pham

Testimonials

‘Very responsive and pragmatic. Excellent service.’

‘Special counsel Elaine Chew is an exceptionally solution-oriented lawyer. She builds relationship and trust through on-point, commercial, savvy advice, a thorough understanding of client business needs and desired outcomes, an excellent capacity for deal negotiation and analysis, and an outstanding work ethic and commitment to deadlines.’

‘Elaine Chew is unfailingly professional, easy to work with, level-headed and result-oriented under pressure and when asked to crunch deadlines or change direction. She never asks the client to change their needs based on her perspective or toolkit, but rather adapts her perspective and toolkit to suit the client needs.’

Key clients

Pham Nguyen

FitLG

O-We Water

JioHealth

Ortholite

Delta Offshore Energy

Work highlights

  • Advised Delta Offshore Energy on the development of a 3,200 MW LNG-to-power plant in Bac Lieu Province, Vietnam.
  • Advised one of Vietnam’s first and most prominent media, entertainment, and technology conglomerate group on the sale and subscription of shares from existing shareholders and the holding company where relevant to another leading Vietnamese conglomerate group, equivalent to approximately $131m.
  • Advised a leading foreign invested healthcare care provider in Ho Chi Minh City, in acquiring 100% ownership interest in a group of onshore chiropractic clinics operating throughout Vietnam.

Vietnam > Tax Tier 3

The private client group at ACSV Legal supports Vietnamese and international clients, namely high and ultra-high-net-worth-individuals, on tax and regulatory issues regarding estate planning, wealth structuring, direct and indirect investment, and corporate administration and compliance. Special counsel Hieu Pham leads the team and handles cross-border tax compliance matters.

Practice head(s):

Hieu Pham

Vietnam > Dispute resolution: arbitration

Firms to watch
ACSV Legal‘s dispute resolution practice is led by Minh Nguyen and the team conducts arbitrations in the SIAC, ICC and VIAC for clients across a range of industries, including the energy and education sectors.

ACSV Legal > Firm Profile

The firm: ACSV Legal is a vibrant and dynamic Vietnam-based law firm, located in Ho Chi Minh City.

We have a team of experienced lawyers who are qualified in Vietnam, the UK, the US, Germany, and Malaysia in civil and common law jurisdictions. The languages spoken at ACSV Legal include Vietnamese, English, German, Japanese, Italian, Dutch, French and Malay.

Practice areas: ACSV Legal has one of the premier corporate/M&A practices in Vietnam and its approach is to understand the legal, commercial and political dynamics of every matter. ACSV Legal has advised on various high profile complex cross-border M&A transactions which have been made possible by strategic and pre-emptive pre-deal restructuring. We advise on all types of commercial agreements, reviews contracts from both Vietnamese and foreign law perspectives.

ACSV Legal has experience in advising clients on strategic investments, divestments, debt and security transactions, design and review of loan contracts, as well as capital contributions. We have extensive experience in private equity transactions with a focus on a strong commercial approach. This gives us a comprehensive understanding of the hurdles our clients may face.

Our clients: Clients are typically businesses within South-East Asia which are experiencing significant growth, as well as leading international and local corporations who need advice on a broad array of multi-jurisdictional transactions. We have advised our clients on matters in a wide range of sectors and industries such as healthcare, beauty and fitness, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, IT and technology, hospitality and leisure, education, retail, manufacturing and distribution, apparel and fashion, Fintech and payment services.

Main Contacts

DepartmentNameEmailTelephone
Corporate and M&A Mark Oakleymark.oakley@acsvlegal.com
Corporate and M&A Hieu Phamhieu.pham@acsvlegal.com
Private equity Mark Oakleymark.oakley@acsvlegal.com
Private equity Hieu Phamhieu.pham@acsvlegal.com
Dispute Resolution Minh NguyenMinh.Nguyen@acsvlegal.com
Taxation Hieu Phamhieu.pham@acsvlegal.com
Compliance Minh NguyenMinh.Nguyen@acsvlegal.com
Restructuring Mark Oakleymark.oakley@acsvlegal.com
Restructuring Thang NguyenThang.Nguyen@acsvlegal.com
Restructuring Hieu Phamhieu.pham@acsvlegal.com
Real Estate Mark Oakleymark.oakley@acsvlegal.com
Real Estate Thang NguyenThang.Nguyen@acsvlegal.com
Private client Mark Oakleymark.oakley@acsvlegal.com
Private client Hieu Phamhieu.pham@acsvlegal.com
Energy Thang NguyenThang.Nguyen@acsvlegal.com

Lawyer Profiles

PhotoNamePositionProfile
Phuong Huynh photoMs Phuong HuynhSenior AssociateView Profile
Thang Nguyen photoMr Thang NguyenSpecial CounselView Profile
Minh Nguyen photoMs Minh NguyenSpecial Counsel and Head of Dispute Resolution PracticeView Profile
Mark Oakley photoMr Mark OakleyManaging PartnerView Profile
Hieu Pham photoMr Hieu PhamSpecial CounselView Profile

Staff Figures

Number of lawyers : 38

Languages

English
German
Malay
Vietnamese
Italian
French
Dutch
Japanese

Comparative Guides

  • Vietnam: Real Estate

    Published: November 2022

    Authors: Thang Nguyen Mark Oakley Hieu Pham Elaine Chew

    This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Real Estate laws and regulations that may occur in Vietnam.

  • Vietnam: Private Equity

    Published: January 2023

    Authors: Mark Oakley Hieu Pham Thang Nguyen Minh Nguyen

    This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Private Equity laws and regulations that may occur in Vietnam.

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