List of Lawyers in Ho Chi Minh City Updated: January 2015 Prepared by British Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City www.gov.uk The following list of lawyers has been prepared by the British Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City for the convenience of British Nationals who may require legal advice and assistance in Ho Chi Minh and Southern Provinces of Vietnam. It is provided on the understanding that British Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City do not assume or undertake any legal responsibility, to you, or those affected, if you choose to take it into account when instructing a local lawyer. Further and alternatively, we cannot accept any liability to any person or company for any financial loss or damage arising from the use of this information or from any failure to give information. Our aim is to provide our customers with as much relevant information to enable them to make better informed decisions but our lists are not recommendations and should not be treated as such. This list is in alphabetical order. ALLEN & OVERY LEGAL (VIETNAM) LLC Address: 39th Floor, Bitexco Financial Tower, 2 Hai Trieu, District 1,Ho Chi Minh City Tel:+ 84 8 6288 4888 Email: vn_enquiries@allenovery.com Website: www.allenovery.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are not affiliated to the regulatory local authority/body specialisations are in corporate/M&A, banking and finance, capital markets, projects, real estate, antitrust/competition they have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, Japanese, French and Vietnamese they cover whole country Vietnam ALLENS Pte Ltd Address: Suite 605, saigon Tower, 29 Le Duan Boulevard, District 1,Ho Chi Minh City Tel:+ 84 8 3822 1717 4888 Fax: +84 8 3822 1818 Email: rober.fish@allens.co.au Website: www.allens.com.au This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are not affiliated to the regulatory local authority/body specialisations are in in foregin Investment in Vietnam, M&A, banking and finance, enegery, resource& infrastructure projects, real estate, employment, and completion/ anti-trust law. they can provide legal aid staff speak English, Russian, Spanish, French and Vietnamese they cover whole country Vietnam ANT CONSULTANTS & LAWYERS Address: 7th Floor, Me Linh Point Tower, 2 Ngo Duc Ke Street, District 1 , Ho Chi Minh City Tel: + 84 8 3520 2779 Email: ant@antlawyers.vn Website: www.antlawyers.vn This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are member of Hanoi Bar Association, Vietnam Bar Federation specialisations are in financial and corporate, dispute, resolution, debt recoveries, labour or employment, foreign investment, M&A, intellectual property, international trade and taxes, infrastructure & project, real estate and civil matters. they have experience of representing British nationals and British corporations in various commercial and civil matters they can provide legal aid staff speak English and Vietnamese they cover whole country Vietnam. AUDIER & PARTNERS VIETNAM LLC Address: Suite 501, Centec Tower, 72-74 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, District3 , Ho Chi Minh City Tel: + 84 8 3827 5045 Fax: + 84 8 3827 5046 Email: contact@audierpartners.com Website: www.audierspartners.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are member of Paris Bar they can provide legal aid specialisations are in corporate and commercial law, international trade, legal reform and dispute resolution, banking and finance, labour law, M&A, real estate, manufacturing, hospitality, infrastructure, distribution and media. they have experience of representing British nationals. staff speak English, French, Dutch and Vietnamese. they cover whole country Vietnam. BAKER & MCKENZIE Address: 12th Floor, Saigon Tower, 29 Le Duan Blvd, District 1,Ho Chi Minh City Tel: +84 8 3829 5585 Fax: +84 8 3829 5618 Website: www.bakermckenzie.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are not affiliated to the regulatory local authority/body specialisations are in canking & finance, real rstate, foreign investment, intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions, securities, intellectual, property, trade & customs, financial services, insurance, telecommunications they have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, French and Vietnamese they cover whole country Vietnam and they are part of a global network in 47 countries BRENDEL & ASSOCIATES Address: Golden Tower, 9th Floor, 6 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City Tel: +84 8 3911 2008 Fax: +84 8 3911 2010 Email: Info@brendel-associates.com Website: www.brendel-associates.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are registered with the Bar in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and in Germany. They are also registered with the Ministry of Justice as International Attorney at Law. specialisations are in investment law, corporate law, labour law and tax law. they have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, Vietnamese, German and French they cover whole country Vietnam. DUANE MORRIS VIETNAM LLC Address:Suite 1503/04, Saigon Tower, 29 Le Duan Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City Phone:+84 8 3824 0240 Fax:+84 8 3824 0241 Email: OMassmann@duanemorris.com; GTCooper@duanemorris.com Website: www.duanemorris.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are not affiliated to the regulatory local authority/body specialisations are in corporate, M&A, telecommunication, etc. they have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, Vietnamese and German they cover Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City DUONG& ASSCOCIATES LAW OFFICE Address: 2 A Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, Da Kao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City Phone:+84 8 3820 2591 Mobile: +84 9038 28321 Email: duongchulawyer@gmail.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are not affiliated to the regulatory local authority/body specialisations are in litigation in courts/ arbitrations in commercial, civil cases, defence in criminal cases they do not have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, Vietnamese and Russian they cover Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and other provinces. FRASERS LAW COMPANY Address: Unit 1501, 15th Floor, The Metropolitan, 235 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City Tel: +84 8 3824 2733 Email: legalenquiries@frasersvn.com Website: www.frasersvn.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff member lawyers are qualified members of the bar associations in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and elsewhere in Vietnam. specialisations are in banking and finance, capital markets, competition and antitrust,corporate and commercial, dispute resolution and arbitration, employment, insurance, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, projects and energy, real estate and construction, regulatory compliance, restructuring and insolvency, tax and technology, media and telecommunications. they have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, Vietnamese, French, Italian, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Thai and Russian they cover whole country Vietnam FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP Address: 29 Le Duan Boulevard, District 1 Tel: +84 8 38226 680 Fax: +84 8 38226 690 Email: phuong.chu@freshfields.com Website: www.freshfields.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are not affiliated to the regulatory local authority/body specialisations are in corporate and investment matters, infrastructure projects (power, port, water, road and oil & gas), banking & finance, restructuring and real estate projects. they have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, French and Vietnamese they provide services in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL AARPI Address: 18 Hai Ba Trung, 4th Floor, District 1 - Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam Tel: +84 8 3823 8599 Fax: +84 8 3823 8598 Email: vietnam@gide.com Website: www.gide.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are Hanoi Bar Association, Ho Chi Minh City Bar Federation specialisations are in corporate M&A, banking & finance, projects (Infrastructure), labour law, dispute pesolution and arbitration, real estate & construction they have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, Vietnamese, French, Russian, German, Italian and Dutch they cover whole country Vietnam HOGAN LOVELLS INT’L LLP Address: 8 Nguyen Hue Street, Ben Nghe Ward , District 1 - Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam Tel: +84 8 3829 5100 Fax: +84 8 3829 5101 Website:www.hoganlovells.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are not affiliated to the regulatory local authority/body specialisations are in Corporate and Commercial matters including foreign direct investment, M&A, banking & regulatory matters, contracts and competition law, project finance, infrasture, construction and real estate, intellectual property and technology transfer, oil and gas, mining, they have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, Vietnamese, French, and, German they can provide legal aid they cover whole country Vietnam HO VU LAW OFFICE Address: 60/4 Le Hong Phong Street, Ward 4, Vung Tau City – Vietnam Tel: +84 64 6282 392/ 3600 591 Hotline: +84 907 820 911 Email: : thao-va@vplshovu.com Website: www.vplshovu.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are not affiliated to the regulatory local authority/body specialisations are in labour laws consulting, criminal and civil procedure participating, and company establishment procedure implementing they do not have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, and Vietnamese they can provide legal aid they cover in Ho Chi Minh City and Ba Ria Vung Tau province INVESTCONSULT GROUP Address: 15 Nguyen Thi Dieu Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam Tel: +84 8 3930 4868 Fax: +84 8 3930 4871 Email: incom@hn.vnn.vn; incom1@vnn.vn Website: www.investconsult.vn This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are not affiliated to the regulatory local authority/body specialisations are in Business Establishment, Official Development Assistance Projects Consultancy, Legal Services, Intellectual Property Services they have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, French, Russian and Chinese they cover whole country Vietnam KELVIN CHIA PARTERSHIP Address: Unit 1404-1405, Saigon Riverside Office Center, 2A-4A Ton Duc Thang Street, Ben Nghe Ward, , District 1, Ho Chi Minh City Tel: + 84 8 3822 4986 Fax: + 84 8 3822 5441 Email: kcp.hn@kcpartnershiphn.com.vn Website: www.kcpartnership.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are not affiliated to the regulatory local authority/body specialisations are in Inward foreign investment, commers, fiance and banking, tax, company, labour, insurance, intellectual property, IT and telecommunications, energy, mining, real estate, construction, dispute Resolution they have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Khmer, Indonesia, Bahasa Malyu, Tamil and Tagalog they cover whole country Vietnam. Other international team members base in many other countries. KIM NGAN LAWYER OFFICE Address: 12 A Nguyen Trung Truc Street, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province Tel: + 84 58 3510 257 Mobile + 84 9835 75533 Email: kimnganluatsu@gmail.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are not affiliated to the regulatory local authority/body specialisations are in civil, marriage, contract, investment, house& land, criminal. they have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English and Vietnamese they cover Nha Trang city but can travel to provide services KHANG CHINH LAW OFFICE Address: 7 Yen Bai, Ward 4, Vung Tau City Tel & Fax: + 84 64 3573 663 Mobile: +84 9891 03568 Email: doanhpg@vanphongluatsukhangchinh.com Website: www.vanphongluatsukhangchinh.com; www.luatsuvungtau.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are a member of the Ba Ria- Vung Tau bar Association and Vietnam Bar Federation. specialisations are legal and administrative services, marriage with foreign elements, investment licences, establishment of trading enterprises, purchase of original share, business transfer, public notarization of an English translation version from Vietnamese or vice versa. they have experience for legal advice and assistance for foreigners in Vung Tau they can provide legal aid staff speak English and Vietnamese, they cover Vung Tau City. LE VAN TUAN & ASSCOCIATES LAW OFFICE Address: 102 Nguyen Trai Street, Phuoc Tan Ward, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province Tel: + 84 58 3877 279 Fax: +84 58 3877 279 Mobile: +84 1246 883535 This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are a member of Khanh Hoa Bar association, Vietnam Bar Federation. specialisations are in criminal, civil law, business law, investment and immigration law they have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English and Vietnamese they cover Khanh Hoa Province. LE NGUYEN LAW OFFICE Address: Level 7, Khang Thong Building, 67 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City Tel: +84 8 3925 6416 Fax: +84 8 3925 6418 Email: leginfo@lenguyenlawoffice.com Website: www.lenguyenlawoffice.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are affiliated to the regulatory local authority/body specialisations are in all legal services packages for organizational and individual clients in all areas: investment, tax, real estate, dispute resolution, intellectual property, shipping, commerce, debt collection, labour, civil, crime. they have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, Russian and Vietnamese they cover whole country Vietnam PHUOC-PARTNERS LAW FIRM Address:Suite 1602, 16th Floor, Centect Tower, 72-74 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City Tel: +84 8 3823 5895 Fax: +84 8 3823 5896 Email: info@phuoc-partners.com Website: www.phuoc-partners.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are not affiliated to the regulatory local authority/body specialisations are in civil metters, labour& employment, M&A, tax, real estate, inbound investment, intellectual property, debt recovery, dispute resolution& litigation, and corporate governance& compliance. they have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese they cover whole country Vietnam ROUSE LEGAL Address: 6th Floor, Abacus Tower, 58 Nguyen Dinh Chieu St, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City Tel: +84 8 3823 6770 Fax: +84 8 3823 6771 Email: hcmc@rouse.com Website: www.iprights.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are not affiliated to the regulatory local authority/body specialisations are in intellectual property (IP) law. Our expertise includes advising on and filing the full range of IP rights, advising on and implementing IP protection/enforcement programmes in the region, handling IP administrative, civil and criminal cases and providing the full range of commercial IP related services they have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, French and Vietnamese they cover whole country Vietnam, Indochina, ASEAN and globally thour their network of offices RUSSIN & VECCHI LLP Address: 15/F, OSC-VTP Bldg, 8 Nguyen Hue Blvd, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City Tel: + 84 8 3824 3026 Fax: +84 8 3824 3113 Email: sevecchi@russinvecchi.com.vn Website: www.russinvecchi.com.vn This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are not affiliated to the regulatory local authority/body specialisations are in commercial transactions, licensing of investment, taxes, finance, mergers and acquisitions, employment issues and the like. they have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, French and Vietnamese they cover Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and other major cities in Vietnam TRUONG HOA LAW OFFICE Address: 91 Nguyen Du Street, District 1, HCMC, Tel: +84 8 3829 0567; +84 8 3829 8898 Fax. : +84 8 3829 9445 E-mail: vplstth@gmail.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are not affiliated to the regulatory local authority/body specialisations are in civil law, marriage and family, business and commerce, enterprise. they do not have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, and Vietnamese they cover Ho Chi Minh city, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Tien Giang, and Long An provice. VISION & ASSOCIATES LEGAL Address: Unit 905, 9th Fl., CitiLight Tower., 45 Vo Thi Sau St., District 1, HCMC, Tel: +84 8 3823 6495 Fax. : +84 8 3823 6496 E-mail: hcmvision@vision-associates.com Website: http://www.vision-associates.com This company has told us the following things: they have English speaking staff they are not affiliated to the regulatory local authority/body specialisations are in legal practice, IP practice, consulting practice they have experience of representing British nationals they can provide legal aid staff speak English, Vietnamese, Mandarin, French and Russian they cover whole country Vietnam Feedback Form for Customers If you do decide to use any of the lawyers on this list, we would like to hear from you. While there is no obligation on your part to provide feedback on the services you receive, any feedback you can give us is helpful. 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