Nguyen Viet Ha > Lexcomm Vietnam LLC > HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam > Lawyer Profile

Lexcomm Vietnam LLC
UNITS 2105-07, LEVEL 21
SAIGON TRADE CENTER, 37 TON DUC THANG STREET
DISTRICT 1, HO CHI MINH CITY
Vietnam

Work Department

Corporate and M&A, Telecoms, media and technology, Energy and natural resources, Real estate and construction, Dispute resolution

Position

Partner, Co-Head of Corporate and M&A and Head of Telecoms, Media and Technology (TMT)

Career

Nguyen Viet Ha is a Founding Partner, Co-Head of Corporate and M&A and Head of Telecoms, Media and Technology (TMT) of Lexcomm, based in Hanoi.

With over 30 years of experience, Ha is a telecommunications expert who has advised many global telecommunications companies in the IT, media, and telecom sectors. He is particularly skilled in handling complex cross-border corporate and M&A matters, energy, and infrastructure.

Ha is known for his strong negotiating skills and frequently appears before regulatory agencies and large-scale Vietnamese governmental groups, such as the Ministry of Information and Communication, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Transport.  He also has exception advocate capabilities, presenting international investors in the mega disputes in the energy and technology industries.

Ha is long ranked by leading legal directories, including:

• Recommended Lawyer for Corporate and M&A and Dispute Resolution (Arbitration) by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 – 2025, Recommended Lawyer for Projects and Energy by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019 – 2025;

• Leading Partner for TMT by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 – 2025;

• Band 1 lawyer for Telecoms, Media and Technology (TMT) by Chambers Asia Pacific 2021 and 2025;

• Leading Lawyer – Highly Regarded for banking by IFLR1000 Asia Pacific 2019 – 2025 and Leading Lawyer – Highly Regarded for M&A by IFLR1000 Asia Pacific 2024/25;

• Distinguished Practitioner for Corporate and M&A by the Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2020 – 2024;

• Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2023 – 2024.

Ha was awarded “Lawyer of the Year – Vietnam” in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2022.

For further information, please visit https://lexcommvn.com/detailen/our-lawyers/Nguyen-Viet-Ha

Languages

English, Vietnamese

Memberships

Hanoi Bar Association

Vietnam Bar Federation

New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)

AmCham Vietnam Energy Committee

 

Education

Bachelor of Laws from Hanoi Law University

Master of Laws (LLM) from the School of Law, Niigata University, Japan

Lawyer Rankings

Vietnam > Dispute resolution: arbitration

Lexcomm Vietnam LLC boasts a seasoned group of litigators and arbitrators who have extensive experience in various forms of dispute resolution in Vietnam, including litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. The team is knowledgeable in a broad range of sectors and has ‘deep expertise in energy-related litigation and arbitration‘. Leading the group, Luong Van Trung in Ho Chi Minh City specialises in investment, finance, real estate and construction, commercial and energy-related disputes. In Hanoi, Nguyen Viet Ha has ‘top-level legal and sector expertise‘ and focuses on disputes in energy, TMT and competition, while Nguyen Hong Hai specialises in labour, cross-border investment and shareholder cases.

Vietnam > TMT

(Leading partners)

Nguyen Viet Ha – Lexcomm Vietnam LLC

Full-service commercial law firm Lexcomm Vietnam LLC has a well-established TMT practice that advises across a broad range of sectors, including media, tech, telecoms, outsourcing, satellites and entertainment. With a client roster that includes major tech and telecoms companies, as well as energy businesses and financial service actors, the group handless all aspects of IT and telecoms, and also has extensive experience handling transactions and disputes. Leading the team from Hanoi, practice head Nguyen Viet Ha is a highly experienced IT, media and telecoms practitioner, and who is also sought after for his expertise in matters involving corporate and M&A and dispute resolution.

Vietnam > Corporate and M&A

With particular expertise in multi-jurisdictional transactions, Lexcomm Vietnam LLC advises on a range of corporate matters and M&A, with unique capabilities in the energy sector. Key figures in Hanoi include the ‘excellent negotiator’ Nguyen Viet Ha, who specialises in corporate work arising out of the IT, media and telecoms industries, and Nguyen Hong Hai, who an expert in M&A, cross-border investments and general corporate matters. In Ho Chi Minh City, Luong Van Trung is highly experienced in foreign direct investments, securities and capital transactions, project financing and corporate and commercial matters.

Vietnam > Projects and energy

Praised for its ‘strong depth of practice and industry knowledge’, Lexcomm Vietnam LLC has an expert group in energy, project finance and infrastructure. The team acts for a broad range of international and local energy companies and financial institutions, and is particularly well-versed in transactions and projects relating to LNG and upstream oil and gas. The practice is led by seasoned transactional lawyer Pham Ba Linh in Ho Chi Minh City who focuses on energy and natural resources, and Hanoi-based Nguyen Viet Ha who is ‘a top-choice lawyer for projects and energy as well as energy-related dispute resolution’ and Nguyen Hong Hai who also has extensive experience handling projects and energy matters.