The Vietnam branch of Tilleke & Gibbins has a well-regarded contentious intellectual property practice, having handled nearly 85% of all invention patent litigation cases in Vietnam so far and argued in some of the first patent infringement cases every heard by the Vietnamese courts. The firm has also been a pioneer in domain name disputes within Vietnam and is a go-to name for big pharma. Electronics and biotechnology clients are increasingly relying on the firm for contentious patent matters too. The firm pairs with a local firm, T&G Law Firm, allowing it to handle local litigation in the country.
In other areas, the firm remains active in labour and commercial litigation. It has experience with disputes related to international trade, labour, construction, insurance, wrongful acts, director’s liability and white-collar crime. Tilleke’s regional aviation practice is a known market leader.
Managing director and IP expert Thomas Treutler leads the disputes team that includes partner and head of dispute resolution, Loc Xuan Le, aviation specialist Chuyen Hong Huu Le, and employment partner Kien Trung Trinh.
The Tilleke team acted for a UK-based investment capital firm in the first hostile aircraft repossession case in Vietnam against a defaulting Vietnamese airline. The firm also represented an MNC commodities firm on its high-value Vietnam International Arbitration Center case over a coal supply agreement; and in a separate dispute, is acting for the same client in an arbitration case against a state-owned energy company. On the IP front, the team helped Novartis secure a final victory in a multi-year civil case in a patent infringement case against Davipharm, state-owned pharmaceutical company producing a diabetes drug that contains the client’s patented compound as an active ingredient.
Client feedback
“The T&G team is professional and easy to work with. They are prompt in their responses and always offer practical advice.” – Commercial and transactions
“They are professional and proactive. They give candid advice and are easy to work with.” – Commercial and transactions
Loc Xuan Le
“He is proactive and accommodating.”
Duc Anh Tran
“They are friendly and very easy to work with. They are also candid in offering their advice, given the fluid and developing nature of the legal system in Vietnam.”
