Vietnam

Established in 2007, ATIM is a full-service legal and consulting firm with a dedicated dispute settlement department. On the contentious front, the team primarily handles commercial and contract, corporate and M&A, employment, civil, real estate and family disputes. In addition to these areas, the firm was active on construction disputes over the past year. The firm has built close alliances with other regional law firms to offer a seamless service to clients.

The three leaders of the dispute resolution team are senior partners Quang Trinh and Hien Nguyen, and managing partner Huynh Nguyen.

One highlight had the team represent a Swiss company and a US company on their contract dispute with a Vietnamese medical glove supplier. A Vietnamese renewable energy company enlisted the firm to work out its tax dispute with the Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department in relation to its decision to impose a fine on the client.

On the insolvency front, the firm assisted a large steel manufacturing company to recover bad debt from an export-import investment joint stock company. It also defended a local real estate company against a private bank in a dispute related to a credit agreement and mortgage contract.

The disputes team at DT Law covers a vast array of practice areas and sectors in both domestic and cross-border conflicts. Its industry strengths are in banking and financial services, consumer goods and services, energy, industrials and manufacturing, infrastructure and real estate. The firm maintains offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Leading the dispute resolution offering are managing partner Nguyen Tat Thang, and partners Lam Phan Hoang and Duong Thanh Minh. At the time of submission, the firm had seven litigations in the domestic courts, one international arbitration and no less than four contentious matters with foreign elements.

The combination of Dentons and LuatViet has been fruitful since they joined together two years ago. Its caseload continues to grow, attracting an increasing number of international clients. The disputes offering remains a market staple for commercial litigation and arbitration in local and international forums, as well as out-of-court dispute settlement and the recovery of commercial debts. The team frequently represents corporate and government agency clients before the Vietnam International Arbitration Center, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), American Arbitration Association and the International Chamber of Commerce.

The disputes group is helmed by managing partner Canh Tran and senior partner Linh Tran.

The team recently successfully represented claimant Sojitz Pla-net Corporation in enforcing an SIAC award in Vietnam. The dispute was related to a share sale and purchase contract dispute over unfulfilled post-merger and acquisition conditions.

Since its establishment nearly a decade ago in 2015, DIMAC Law Firm’s visibility continues to grow for complex dispute and international arbitration matters. The firm has offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Danang and Phu Quoc island. The disputes practice has experience at all levels of courts and covers contentious issues in the commercial, projects, contract, trade and employment areas, among others. The firm’s caseload contains numerous mandates in the banking and financial services and trade arenas, as well as in the projects and construction space.

The litigation group is helmed by managing partner Pham Quoc Tuan.

A highlight for the team saw it act for a domestic investment company on its bond contract dispute with a local real estate business.

Client feedback
“Firm is very professional and has a very clear timeline, schedule and good approaches to achieve the goals.” – Commercial and transactions

“Great firm.” – Commercial and transactions

“It has good litigation lawyers to protect the developer's rights and benefits.” – Construction

Pham Quoc Tuan
“He is a key person to handle the service, always providing feedback on all our questions and aligning the solutions with us.”

“Good business sense and enthusiasm.”

D&L Partners formally changed its name from Victory, as it was previously known, at the beginning of 2022. Its dispute offering is known for commercial litigation and arbitration, with experienced litigators including a vice-chair of the Quang Nam Province Bar Association and an arbitrator at the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC) and the Pacific International Arbitration Centre.  Recently, the firm has been active in various energy and construction, consumer goods and real estate disputes. The team is experienced at all court levels and dispute resolution forums. This year the firm scaled up in the labour and employment rankings.

Three partners lead the dispute resolution team: Viet Dung Tran, Tuyet Dung Le Thi and Van Hiep Trinh.

The firm represented Goodyear Vietnam at the VIAC in its joint venture dispute relating to the interpretation and application of the fundamental change of circumstance in relation to the adoption of planning policy of the Ho Chi Minh City government. The team also acted for Vietsovpetro, an oil and gas joint venture between Russia and Vietnam, in a battle over an oil-well demolishing service. In another construction-related matter, the firm represented Astrocon as the respondent in an arbitration at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. The complainant, a German investor, had requested the client pay a penalty for not completing the construction of a plant in accordance with the contract.

In a labour matter, the firm went to bat for Shinhan Finance Vietnam at the labour court of Ho Chi Minh City against allegations of wrongful termination by a former employee.

Conmin, Hoa Binh Construction Group and TFL Hong Kong are recent, publishable clients. 

Dzungsrt & Associates offers well-rounded dispute resolution services, with extensive and deep expertise in arbitration and other forms of alternate dispute resolution. The firm relishes in its boutique and independent status, largely free of engagement conflicts that full-service firms are saddled by. The market acknowledges the firm’s prominence in domestic and international arbitration matters. For example, Dzungsrt lawyers were directly involved in drafting the current law on commercial arbitration and contributed significantly to the 2017 Rules of Arbitration of the Vietnam International Arbitration Center. They also assisted in the drafting of the 2010 Law on Commercial Arbitration and sections of the 2015 Civil Procedure Code and by-laws guiding these statutes. Senior partner Manh Dzung Nguyen is the only Vietnamese member at the ICC International Court of Arbitration and a highly respected figure on the local arbitration scene. The firm has cooperated with international organisations, such as the International Finance Corporation, to educate local judges and work on the development of the local justice system. The firm’s dispute resolution practitioners have international study and practice experience, ensuring a more cosmopolitan and nuanced approach to its representation. Firm founder Dzung Nguyen is currently serving his third term as the only Vietnamese ICC court member to date.

Four senior lawyers guide the firm’s disputes and arbitration practice. They include senior partner Dzung Nguyen, along with partners Ngoc Minh Nguyen, Thi Thu Trang Nguyen and Vu Minh Ha Dang.

In a recent highlight, the firm acted for a Vietnamese construction company with a Korean investment in a local law dispute arising from a construction agreement against a Korean construction company.

Client feedback

“Responsive and knowledgeable of local laws.” – Banking and financial services

“The firm is responsive and value for money.” – Banking and financial services

“Nguyen Ngoc Minh and his team – Le Huong Dzung, Nguyen Quang Thai and Tran Trung Hieu – are to be highlighted and commended for being highly responsive, diligent, easy to work with and providing consistently on-point strategic and commercially savvy advice in an easily understandable fashion.” – Commercial and transactions

“Diligent and timely.” – Construction

“The lawyers provide clear and quick feedback. They are straight to the point and proactive.” – Shipping

Ngoc Minh Nguyen
“Extremely responsive, and provides highly practical, strategic and commercial advice. His advice is easy to understand.”

Tran Ha Han
“Proactive and has good knowledge.”

Vu Phuong Trang
“Knowledgeable and responsive.”

Elite Law Firm is a boutique IP firm that is adept at handling contentious IP matters, from patent litigation to enforcement. Key clients include LG, ABG-Nine West, Tokyo Life, BJ&T JSC, Finhay Vietnam JSC and The Face Shop. The key contact for disputes is managing partner Tuyen Nguyen Tran.

The firm represented M&K Holdings in filing court petitions requesting the cancellation of five administrative decisions issued by the Vietnam IP Office.

EPLegal stands tall in the top tier for its contentious energy and construction expertise. Peers laud the firm’s ubiquitous presence on major international project-related arbitrations. It is a leading energy law firm, deeply entrenched in the industry and regularly visible in major Vietnam power projects. Apart from the firm’s energy and construction specialisation, it also provides its diverse clientele with strong commercial dispute representation in both domestic and international matters. Commercial arbitration is a forte, with a number of the firm’s lawyers serving as arbitrators of the Vietnam International Arbitration Center. The firm is also experienced in mediation and the enforcement of arbitral awards.

Key dispute resolution contacts are founding partner and international arbitration and construction specialist, Tony Nguyen, managing partner Annie Ngo and partner Tuyen Nguyen. The latter was hired in April 2023 from a domestic real estate company.

During the research period the team acted for a tugboat owner in a complex, cross-border dispute related to an accident. The dispute involved Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam and their rights and obligations in this incident and required expertise in Vietnam Maritime Code, Vietnam Civil Code and the Code of Civil Procedure.

Client feedback
“EP Legal does everything well.” – International arbitration

Annie Ngo
“She provides in-depth analysis and advice.”

Tony Nguyen
“He is an honest and professional lawyer. He always provides very tailor-made and sufficient solutions to clients.”

Global Vietnam Lawyers was established five years ago by a band of senior lawyers from Phuoc & Partners. It has offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang. The dispute litigation group covers the full gamut of representation across commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation. The firm is particularly noted for its contentious labour and employment expertise. A number of the lawyers have served as institutional or ad hoc arbitrators and mediators accredited by Vietnam International Arbitration Center, Vietnam Mediation Center, Vietnam International Commercial Mediation Center and other domestic dispute resolution forums.

The main partner and contact for disputes work is Thuan Dinh Quang. His contentious practice focuses on commercial and labour disputes, as well as international arbitration. Other key disputes leads include partners Tung Tran Thanh and Vy Le Quang.

Recently, the firm represented a group of Vietnamese investors in a complex share purchase contract dispute within the food and beverage sector.

Based in Saigon and Hanoi, Herman Henry & Dominic has a dispute resolution offering buttressed by veteran litigation and arbitration specialists. The team covers all manner of disputes, and is particularly well received by clients for its recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards practice. The three key partners for disputes are Hoang Tran, Dinh Le and Hai Tran.

In a notable highlight, the team acted for a construction company in a Vietnam International Arbitration Center arbitration with a real estate firm over alleged delays and non-refunded payments in a residential project.

Boutique dispute resolution firm Le & Tran is wholly dedicated to successfully resolving conflicts for clients. Its expertise spans complex commercial, intellectual property and labour disputes as well as construction arbitrations. On the commercial side, the firm has an excellent track record in disputes relating to breaches of commercial agreements, and sale and purchase transactions. The team has worked on cases across a vast spectrum of industries and claims sector strengths in shipping, manufacturing, energy, F&B, tax, real estate and logistics, among many others. Its busy principals are recognised among peers for their work with international clients.

Managing partner Stephen Le helms the disputes team and he is ably supported by senior associate Benjamin Truong.

Recently the team acted for an Italian businessman in a multi-million-dollar share transfer dispute. In another highlight, it represented a blockchain company in a matter related to unfulfilled crypto transactions.

The firm has an impressive client roster with names such as Doehler Group, Friesland Campina Group, Marvell Technology Group, Petronas, Pou Chen Group, QBE Insurance Group and Suntory Pepsico Vietnam Beverage instructing the team on high stakes mandates.

Client feedback
“The lawyers are strong at drafting documents and giving us feasible options to solve the issue.” – Commercial and transactions

“Good client communications, regular updates, professional approach to their work and good teamwork.” – Family and matrimonial

“With their professional way of working, they provide timely advice, react quickly to the case and have good technical skills to take back control and lead this case to go in our direction. Their performance is quite impressive.” – Insurance

“Lawyers listen well, are focused and provide swift action.” – Labour and employment

“Great and clear communications.” – Real estate

“Clear expectations and professional.” – Real estate

“The team has great communication in English and a strong knowledge of the local scene.” – White-collar crime

Chuong Le
“Mr. Chuong is very smart and catches up on the issue quite well. He worked with us for just a short period, but he understood our business and quickly got to the point with a good strategy to handle the case.”

Stephen Le
“Energetic, knowledgeable and responsive.”

“Professional, and gives timely feedback and advice.”

The dispute resolution offering at Lexcomm pairs well with its market-leading corporate and transactions practice. The team, based across two offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, is well-versed in various forms of dispute resolution management, and includes experienced litigators and arbitrators. The practice covers a host of areas such as financial services, domestic and international arbitration, investment, energy, insurance, post-M&A and tax disputes, and even product liability claims.

A triumvirate of partners lead the disputes team as practice heads: Trung Luong Van, Ha Nguyen Viet and Hai Nguyen Hong.

The team continues to act for state-owned power giant Vietnam Electricity on the largest dispute in Vietnam arising out of a coal supply agreement for the testing and commissioning of the thermal power plant.

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.

With an established presence in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City since 1995, Mayer Brown offers dispute resolution services with a focus on international arbitration. The firm consistently handles contentious matters for energy, infrastructure and natural resources clients, and has a heavy concentration of renewable energy sector and gas price review disputes. Cases managed by the firm include price review arbitration, restructuring-related disputes, M&A-related disputes, shareholder disputes and investment arbitration disputes.

The Mayer Brown team has seen an increase in disputes work centred on investments into Vietnam, and its specialists work seamlessly with the firm’s pan-Asia team across the region. The firm has a recognised Vietnam-related international trade practice, frequently acting for domestic clients in relation to anti-dumping issues and defending them against dumping allegations in foreign markets. The team has an established track record of working with Vietnamese seafood exporters in these antidumping cases. When the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC) conducts roadshows around the region, they consistently invite the firm’s head of regional international arbitration, Yu-Jin Tay to participate. He is one of only two Singaporean lawyers with senior VIAC arbitrator experience to be asked to join.

Key contacts include international arbitration specialists and Singapore-based partners Tay, Paul Teo and Kay-Jannes Wegner. The latter joined last year from Kim & Chang. Counsel Kate Apostolova was hired from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in late 2022.

Client feedback

“The team gave us good advice on strategy.” – International arbitration

Yu-Jin Tay

“He is experienced, strategic, understands the client’s needs and communicates well.”

Phuoc & Partners has been a presence in the legal market for nearly two decades. On the disputes side, the firm is noted for its strengths in contentious employment and tax matters. The practice handles up to 150 new cases per year, with the majority being labour-related disputes but also fanning out across tax, real estate, banking, intellectual property and other commercial matters.

The disputes team is led by managing partner Phuoc Nguyen Huu and senior partner Thu Duong Tieng. Both specialise in contentious tax and labour matters. Its leadership is rounded out by commercial disputes specialists and partners Ly Truong My, Hien Truong Thi and Trinh Ngo Thi Kim.

In a recent highlight, the firm represented a Vietnamese employee in a wrongful termination labour contract case against their employer. In another case, two Vietnamese employees instructed the firm for an unfair dismissal case against their former employer, a representative office of a foreign company.

Clients of the firm include AIA, Bosch, Bayer, Cargill, DHL, Fulbright University Vietnam Corporation, GS25 Vietnam, Intel, Lazada and Maersk.

The dispute offering at Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers covers litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. It is best known for its high-stakes, complex arbitration expertise. In the past year, the team has been busy acting for international clients in multiple oil and gas projects and has seen its tax controversy mandates multiply since the joining of its tax partner, Nguyen Hung Du, two years ago. The team regularly acts for clients before the People’s Courts at all levels and is active in advocating before all the major arbitration forums in Vietnam and around the region. The firm has carved a niche for complex arbitral proceedings, including recently in investment disputes for and against Vietnamese state entities. The firm is experienced in construction, investment and trade-related arbitration matters, covering pre-arbitration proceedings, arbitration and post-arbitration, including award recognition and enforcement.

Helming the disputes practice are managing partner Huy Quang Chau and deputy managing partner Logan Leung.

Client feedback
“The lawyers are bilingual and understand the construction industry so well that they were able to articulate and convince the Tribunals of the arbitration. It was a cross-border commercial dispute.” – Construction

“I appreciate their conservative views and opinion.” – Real estate

Huy Quang Chau
“He takes a conservative approach.”

Logan Leung
“Logan has a good command of legal language. The documents produced by him are of international standard as commended by the Tribunals of the ICC Arbitration. Additionally, he is quick in understanding the essentials of the construction industry.”

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.”

Full-service firm VCI Legal has an active dispute resolution practice, often working for its transactional clients in dispute settlement. It regularly works with foreign investors, small and medium-sized enterprises, multinational corporations, Fortune 500 companies, private equity funds, banks, investment funds and other major financial institutions. The firm has offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. The team is well-versed in investor-state dispute settlement with a distinguished track record in tackling this specialised area.

The lead contacts for dispute resolution are managing partner and investment arbitration specialist Tuan Phung and partner Kent Wong.

In a recent highlight, the firm represented Medtecs Taiwan in an arbitration and on enforcement proceedings in order to recover its payment to DN99 International after the respondent did not deliver a supply of medical gloves.

As one of the premier law firms in Vietnam, VILAF continues to impress clients with its dispute resolution capabilities. It is experienced in domestic litigation and arbitration across a variety of industries including maritime, finance investment, construction, projects, energy, real estate and hospitality. Core work includes disputes over insurance claims, employment termination, product liability and recall, deposits claims, logistics and automobile manufacturing. Partners at VILAF are often requested to act as local law experts in international litigation and arbitration by state agencies, and at the Vietnam International Arbitration Center and Singapore International Arbitration Centre. The firm has a market-leading contentious labour and employment practice. VILAF maintains strong alliances with top-tier law firms globally and continues to adopt its model of being the premier domestic counsel cooperating with international firms on their Vietnam-related matters. The firm maintains its membership in the World Law Group comprising 61 members operating in 92 countries.

Key partners for contentious work include Ho Chi Minh City managing partner Tung Ngo, Linh Nguyen, Quynh Pham and Hien Tran.

In a notable highlight, the team represented Phuoc Long Port Company in a dispute against one of its clients claiming damages due to a waterway collision accident. EVN Power Generation Corporation 1 also instructed the firm for court proceedings involving a vessel collision in its port.

In other key mandates, the team assisted SMBC Aviation Capital on its winding-up application against Vietjet in Singapore, and acted for Man Wah Industrial Company and Timberland Company in a lawsuit filed by a Vietnamese company regarding claims on unpaid rental fees.

Sabic Vietnam enlisted the labour team for its dispute with a former employee manager over the termination of his contract due to a restructuring. In a similar instruction, the firm is working with International Furniture Marketing on its dispute with an ex-chief representative.

Client feedback
“The team produces very sound, well-grounded logical advice based on Vietnamese law. It does an excellent job in communicating this legal advice to other members to ensure clarity, intention and purpose. The lawyers elevated the defence of my position from neutral to very strong.” – Commercial and transactions

Thuong Le
“He is super-proactive and a go-getter. He has excellent expertise on Vietnamese law. He is very innovative in putting across these law requirements clearly.”

Vision & Associates maintains a strong presence in the disputes arena among local firms. Its domestic intellectual property practice remains one of the best in the country with more than 56 fee earners. In addition to court representation for clients, the firm also provides mediation, negotiation, enforcement and arbitration services.

The core partners involved in commercial dispute resolution and litigation are Trong Hieu Dang and Tuan Anh Le. Managing partner Nghiem Xuan Bac Pham and executive partner Quynh Anh Le play vital roles as well. The key partners for IP litigation are Quang Hung Do and Thi Thu Ha Nguyen.

One highlight saw the firm defending Gamuda Land Vietnam in various court litigations with its customers. Active clients of the firm include Zinio Vietnam, Motion Picture Association and KEB Hana Bank.

Client feedback
“V&A has a responsive team with a wealth of experience. This enables the team to provide multiple case scenarios for consideration while effectively advising us on the best means of resolving either disputes or closing of transactional deals.” – Real estate

Tuan Anh Le
“Tuan Anh is very responsive and the consultation provided is sufficiently comprehensive. He articulates well and will openly deliberate any risk factors that may surface in the matter. He is well prepared and is keen while providing solutions.”

YKVN is recognised by the market as having one of the most formidable and largest dispute resolution teams in the country. On the local front, the firm captures a sizable share of complex and high-stakes litigation and arbitration matters in the market. Its international arbitration practice is well-established and continues to steadily grow across borders. It has a Singapore office housing highly qualified and experienced lawyers to service its local and regional clients. YKVN’s consistent track record of acting as lead counsel on international arbitrations has resulted in its placement as the only firm in the highest band of our new international arbitration table. The firm’s Vietnam-based litigation team comprises 15 lawyers including seven partners, while the Singapore office is staffed by eight lawyers, four of whom are partners that regularly engage in international arbitration matters at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). The firm has continued strength on strength over the last 12 months, with activity increasing substantially across its three core disputes areas of commercial litigation, international arbitration and white-collar crime.

Partners Nghia Truong Trong and Dzung Luu Tien are key disputes contacts in Vietnam, while international arbitration specialists K Minh Dang, K Nguyen Do and Thang Pham are based in the firm’s Singapore office. Dang is the only Vietnamese member of the SIAC Court of Arbitration and the KCAB International Arbitration Committee.

A highlight of the team was its defence of Kim Oanh Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Development JSC, Tan Phu Company and an individual major shareholder in a criminal trial and earlier criminal investigations. The case involved the disposition of prime public land in the Binh Duong province.

Client feedback
“The YKVN partners we worked with have an excellent understanding of business dynamics, skilfully understand their client's needs, are extremely responsive and, above all, are excellent lawyers.” – International arbitration

K. Minh Dang
“Minh is an extremely experienced and competent attorney: he has great legal skills and business acumen, knows how to manage his deep and skilful team, and excels at client management. While being extremely responsive and detail-oriented, he always has the big picture in mind, and delivers legal advice efficiently and effectively.”

ZNA Law Company has offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The disputes offering has handled over a hundred cases in the past two years and regularly collaborates with multiple smaller local law offices to handle domestic disputes. The key contacts for the disputes practice are managing partner Din Vu Khanh, and senior partners Khoi Nguyen Tuan, Thong Nguyen Cao and Dang Do Xuan.

In a recent highlight, the team acted for a Chinese hydroelectric equipment manufacturing company on its dispute with a Vietnam-based JSC. In another case, an American distribution company instructed the firm for its sales contract dispute with a Vietnamese company over the failure to deliver a sizable order of medical gloves.