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

Baker McKenzie advises a broad range of multi-jurisdictional lenders and borrowers, such commercial, merchant and investment banks, dealers and financial intermediaries, funds and insurance companies, on a broad range of banking and finance matters. Praised for its ‘strong sense of commercial awareness’, the group has particular expertise in the structuring, negotiating and documenting of large-scale transactions, corporate finance and project finance, and also has notable capabilities in the regulatory aspects of finance transactions. Leading the group, Oanh Nguyen in Ho Chi Minh City is an expert in banking and finance transactions, including project finance and financial services matters. Both based in Ho Chi Minh City, Phuong Chi Vo and Ngo Thai Ninh also are key contacts.

Baker McKenzie has extensive experience in a broad range of debt and equity capital market transactions, and the group has particular expertise advising on mandates such as domestic and cross-border IPOs, debt issuances and programs, multi-jurisdictional acquisitions and divestitures involving public companies. The practice is spearheaded by Oanh Nguyen in Ho Chi Minh City who specialises in equity and debt capital market deals, including IPOs. The group also includes special counsel Ngo Thai Ninh in Hanoi who is experienced in a broad range of complex transactions, with emphasis on capital markets work. In Ho Chi Minh City, Phuong Chi Vo is seasoned in cross-border capital markets transactions, and Thuy Van Pham advises on transactions across a broad range of industries.

Baker McKenzie has a deep bench of expertise in insurance law and is particularly experienced in mandates with a cross-border element. The group advises local and international clients such as insurers, financial institutions, insurance intermediaries and regulatory authorities, and has notable expertise in high-stakes disputes as well as regulatory and transactional matters. The practice is overseen by Oanh Nguyen in Ho Chi Minh City who has a broad insurance practice with strong capabilities in cross-border issues, and ‘business-minded’ Thanh Hai Nguyen in Hanoi who advises a variety of life insurers, general insurers, brokers and agents from across the globe, and focuses on insurance, major transactions and projects matters. In Hanoi, Viet Trung Nguyen is a key contact for a variety of insurance issues, including distribution arrangements, regulatory and licensing requirements.

Distinguished by its ‘deep industry expertise, global reach, and client-focused approach’, Baker McKenzie has considerable experience in power, energy and infrastructure projects. The group regularly advises clients such as developers, sponsors, investors, government bodies, engineering consultants and contractors on the development, financing, construction and operation of projects, and has particular expertise in clean and renewable energy. The group also has unique capabilities in matters involving roads, airports, power plants, stations and telecoms facilities. The team is co-led by Oanh Nguyen in Ho Chi Minh City, who is an expert in all aspects of investments and project finance matters, and Nguyen Thanh Hai in Hanoi who has extensive experience in a broad range of power, energy and infrastructure projects and praised for his ‘strong expertise, knowledge and experience in Vietnam renewable energy sector’. Other key figures in the team include Charles Magdelaine in Hanoi who focuses on finance and projects in the energy, mining and infrastructure industries, and Thi Yen Ly Le who is experienced in energy projects-related M&A.