Lan Phuong Nguyen > Baker McKenzie > Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie houses ‘a team of professionals with diverse expertise’ with deep knowledge of real estate and property law. The group advises on a broad range of real estate transactions, especially ones involving logistics and industrial real estate, and has unique capabilities in the hotel, resort and tourism sectors. The team is also experienced in the legal aspects of the commercial use of land, and commercial leasing for high-profile individuals. Practice heads Yee Chung Seck and the ‘very responsive and talented’ Lan Phuong Nguyen are both experts in real estate M&A. The group also includes Phuc Thuy Hien Nguyen who is an expert in leasing, environment and construction matters, and Quyet Thang Ho in Hanoi who focuses on hotel management contracts.

With particular skill advising on cross-border mandates, Baker McKenzie in Ho Chi Minh City focuses on large scale public and private M&A. The group has broad knowledge and ‘diversified experience’ in matters such as regulatory and licensing, foreign direct investment and private equity transactions, and advises across a wide range of sectors such as energy and infrastructure, real estate, manufacturing and healthcare. The practice is led by Yee Chung Seck, who advises on a diverse range of investments and M&A, as well as on commercial contracts and regulatory compliance, and Lan Phuong Nguyen, who is praised as ‘an excellent lawyer’. The group also includes Thi Thanh Le, who focuses on M&A and foreign direct investment into Vietnam, and Tran Yen Trang Phan, who handles a range of commercial, global business and corporate matters. Chi Hoang Yen Ngo is another key figure in the team. Christopher Milliken joined the firm from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in early 2025.