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Dentons LuatViet
UNIT 03-0A, FLOOR 3, PAN PACIFIC HANOI (FORMERLY SOFITEL PLAZA HANOI)
1 THANH NIEN STREET
BA DINH DISTRICT, HANOI
Vietnam
Visit website 84 24 3715 4305 84 24 3715 4306

Dentons LuatViet > Firm Profile

The firm: Founded in the late 1990s, LuatViet has been providing international-standard, professional legal services to individual foreign and local investors, as well as larger enterprises investing or doing business in Vietnam. Loyal to this mission, LuatViet has become one of the leading law firms in Vietnam, with offices in HCM City and Hanoi. For years, Thomson Reuter’s Asia Legal Business magazine ranked LuatViet as one of the ten biggest law firms in Vietnam.

In recognition of the firm’s efforts and success, the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam named LuatViet ‘Law Firm of Year’ at an event hosted by Vietnam Legal Newspaper and the Ministry of Justice in 2010.

LuatViet focuses on delivering legal solutions in a practical and efficient manner, to fully satisfy the diverse demands of its clients. The firm’s exceptional service quality begins with an understanding of client’s desires. The firm then formulates appropriate legal strategies based on its in-depth knowledge of local law and the culture of Vietnam. Developing the most effective legal solutions depends on a sound application of this knowledge.

LuatViet has developed a diverse team of extensively-educated lawyers and professionals with impeccable qualifications and a wide breadth of experience, obtained through years of practice in Vietnam and overseas. The firm’s team prides itself on its ability to share the client’s vision and handle the legal challenges and difficulties faced by clients doing business in Vietnam.

Areas of practice: LuatViet built its legal reputation advising clients on corporate and commercial activities. The firm has a large number of leading international and local companies as its long-term clients. According to Chambers Global’s directory of top lawyers, ‘For the corporate work in particular, Luat Viet is pushing toward the top tier’.

LuatViet is one of Vietnam’s leading law firms in the M&A sector The firm assists clients on either the buy or sell-side of transactions with the following services: advising on transaction structuring; drafting term sheet or Memorandum of Understanding; conducting legal due diligence; share purchase agreements, M&A agreements; asset purchase agreements; bond or share issue agreements, convertible loan agreements; shareholder agreements, investment agreements, corporate charters and assistance with legal procedures to obtain necessary licenses and approvals for transaction closing.

LuatViet’s team of veteran lawyers with in-depth experience in the area of securities and capital markets can assist clients with securities activities and investment in the Vietnam capital market.

LuatViet has been a high-profile law firm on the insurance, finance and banking scenes for over a decade. The firm’s talented lawyers have a wealth of experience in advising leading banks and insurance companies in Vietnam, as well as international financial institutions that currently transact with financial organisations and businesses in Vietnam. With profound insight and extensive knowledge, the firm’s lawyers are known for advising numerous local and foreign clients, particularly international investors, in the area of infrastructure development and real estate in Vietnam. LuatViet is proud of its ability to deal with complicated real estate transactions, including the structuring, development and implementation of transactions.

The legal system with respect to intellectual property in Vietnam is undergoing significant change towards satisfying market demand and international integration. LuatViet has increasingly improved its practice in this area and is currently advising numerous clients in Vietnam on IP-related issues.

LuatViet is celebrated as one of the few leading law firms in Vietnam in the area of commercial dispute resolution, both in local courts and via international arbitrations. For years, the firm has been ranked as the top litigation firm by prestigious specialised legal magazines worldwide. The firm frequently represents both corporate clients and government agencies before arbitration bodies such as VIAC (Vietnam), SIAC (Singapore), AAA (New York,USA), and ICC (Hong Kong based office).

Main Contacts

Department Name Email Telephone
Corprate and commercial Tran Thi Ngoc Linh
Corprate and commercial Tu Thanh Phuong
Mergers and acquisitions Tran Thi Ngoc Linh
Mergers and acquisitions Bui Thi Viet Ha
Securities, finance, capital markets Ha Dang Quang
Securities, finance, capital markets Nguyen Hai Yen
Real estate and construction Tran Duy Canh
Real estate and construction Bui Thi Viet Ha
Intellectual property Tran Thi Ngoc Linh
Intellectual property Nguyen Hai Yen
Dispute resolution Tran Thi Ngoc Linh
Dispute resolution Hoang Van Liem
Insurance, finance and banking Tran Thi Ngoc Linh
Insurance, finance and banking Vu Huy Hoang

Staff Figures

Number of lawyers : 40
at this office : 15

Languages

English
Vietnamese

Memberships

Advoc Asia

Other

Contacts : Mrs Tran Thi Ngoc Linh - partner (tel: + 84 8 3824 84 40, email: linh.tran@hn.luatviet.com)


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