LNT & Partners has a top-tier commercial disputes practice with extensive experience in arbitration. It is one of the go-to firms for international arbitration, boasting an extensive and impressive portfolio of domestic and international cases resolved through major arbitral forums around the globe. It is a pioneer in ICC representation in Vietnam. The firm, keen on exploring and promoting alternative forms of dispute resolution, also boasts four certified mediators. The firm offers full-service dispute resolution services, including representation at all stages of the litigation process. Over the past year, the team has been busy on a broad spectrum of matters involving employment, tax , IP and contractual issues as well as numerous arbitration proceedings on construction, infrastructure and commercial issues.
It was the first firm to do a mediation case at the Vietnam Mediation Center, in 2018. Arbitration head Net Le is one of only two Vietnamese arbitrators on the panel of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). The firm has an office in Singapore to assist clients with SIAC arbitration and strengthen its international arbitration practice.
Firm managing partner Net Le is an international arbitration specialist, but his practice also focuses on banking and finance, infrastructure, construction and energy disputes. He and partners Thanh Minh Vu, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Nguyen Ha Quyen Hoang and Thai Binh Tran are the key contacts for disputes work.
A recent highlight for the firm was successfully representing a multinational beverage company in a challenge to a massive fine of tens of millions of dollars imposed by income tax authorities. In another notable case, the team acted for a transportation committee in a high-value dispute related to the construction of Vietnam’s first underground metro line project.
The team successfully advised one of Vietnam’s largest power generation companies in a multi-million dollar dispute under the SIAC on its coal supply agreement and performance of the counterparty’s obligations. It also triumphed for a domestic petroleum giant in an SIAC arbitration relating to a supply and equipment maintenance contract. The IP litigation team acted for a key player in the Vietnamese tourism sector to protect its trademark against infringement.
