Anh Tuan Nguyen

Practice Areas

Antitrust/ Competition

M&A

Employment

Compliance & ABAC

Foreign Investment

Career

Dr. Anh Tuan Nguyen is a partner in charge of the firm’s Corporate practice group. Leading multinational companies in the pharmaceutical, FMCG and consumer goods industries regularly seek Dr. Nguyen’s expert advice in matters concerning importation, distribution, sales and antitrust. He leads a team specialized in the healthcare sector and antitrust.

Dr. Nguyen has been singled out for his work in the healthcare practice in Vietnam by Asialaw for being “very knowledgeable of the healthcare industry as well as the local environment.” In corporate and antitrust matters, he advises client in various issues including Greenfield investment, M&A, corporate restructuring, filing for clearance and compliance trainings, along with specific experience in commercial dispute settlements. Dr. Nguyen is recognized by the legal community as one of the few qualified competition law experts in Vietnam who has an in-depth understanding of international antitrust regulations and their application under Vietnamese Competition Law.

Dr. Nguyen has also authored numerous legal articles and books, which have been circulated as academic materials by educational institutions including Wolters Kluwer and Global Competition Review. He is one of firm’s co-founders.

Professional Memberships

Vietnam Bar Federation

Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association

International Bar Association

Arbitrator at FCCA

CEDR Accredited Mediator

Publications

Selective Academic Publications

2021, 2020 (with Tran Hai Thinh & Tran Hoang My), ICLG: Merger Control Laws and Regulations (Vietnam Chapter)

2021 (with Tran Hai Thinh & Tran Hoang My), 2020 (with Tran Hai Thinh), GCR: Asia-Pacific Antitrust Review (Vietnam: Merger Control)

2021, 2020 (with Tran Hai Thinh & Tran Hoang My), Getting the Deal Through: Cartel Regulations (Vietnam Chapter).

2017, Restrictive agreements under the competition laws, Institute of Legal Sciences – MOJ.

2015, Neutralising the advantages of State Owned Enterprises for a fair playing field (working title), ERIA Discussion Paper 2015-79.

2015, A Review of 10 Years of Enforcement: Challenges and Prospects of the Vietnamese Cartel Regime (Chapter 8), Cartels in Asia: Law & Practice, Thomas Cheng; Sandra Marco Colino; Burton Ong, Wolters Kluwer Publisher.

2014, The Role Of State-Owned Enterprises In Shaping Vietnam's Competitive Landscape (pp. 255-288) in Deborah Healey (ed), Competitive neutrality and its application in selected developing countries, UNCTAD Research Partnership Platform Publication Series.

2013, Theoretical and practical bases for application of leniency policy in certain countries and recommendations for Vietnam, The Legal Science Journal, 1/2013.

2010, (with Hayashi Shuya) Assessing the Effectiveness of Vietnam’s Competition Law, Nagoya GSL Journal, No. 235, 2010.

2006, (with Le Net), Competition law and issues relating to distribution agreements and commercial sponsorship agreements, The Legislative Journal, 12/2006.

Other Publications

2015, Vietnam: Overview, the Asia-Pacific Antitrust Review 2016 Edition.

2015, Vietnam Chapter, Global Legal Insights M&A 2014 Edition.

2015, (with Huynh Tan Loi), Vietnam Merger Control, Global Competition Review.

2014, Getting up to speed with the Competition Law, Vietnam M&A Outlook 2014.

2014, Overview of Vietnam’s competition law regime, Global Competition Review.

2014, (with Nguyen Thi Ha Thu), New Tendering Law Challenges Foreign Pharma Producers, Vietnam Investment Review.

2014 (with Hoang Nguyen Ha Quyen, Truong Anh Vu), Vietnam Chapter, Global Legal Insights M&A 2013 Edition.

2013, Draft Circular To Make Foreign Drug Importers Sick, Vietnam Investment Review.

2013, In the market for a fair price regime, Vietnam Investment Review.

2013, (with Hoang Nguyen Ha Quyen, Nguyen Xuan Thuy), Vietnam Chapter, Global Legal Insights M&A 2012 Edition.

2012, Competition law in Vietnam: is it anti-trust worthy? Asian Mena Counsel.

2012, (with Nguyen Tang Thanh Hien), Drug Import Right’s FDI Company, The Saigon Times.

2011, Law on Competition sees stricter enforcement, Vietnam news online.

Personal

LL.D. (Nagoya University, Japan)

LL.M. (Lund University, Sweden)