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About
Provided by Duyen Ha Vo
Practice Areas
Capital Markets
M&A, Private Equity, and Corporate
Energy, Project, & Infrastructure
Banking and Finance
Career
Duyen is recommended as a Leading Lawyer in Vietnam by IFLR1000 and Legal 500 in M&A Practice, Energy & Infrastructure Practice and Finance Practice, and as an Elite Practitioner by Asialaw in Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A.
Duyen is active in advising multinational companies in the financial service sectors, energy, infrastructure, fintech and real estate sectors.
She advises foreign investors, issuers, financial institutions and private equity funds in relation to cross-border M&A transactions, bond investment and debt instruments in private and public companies in Vietnam.
She advises multinational banks and fintech companies in financing transactions, debt instruments, finance regulatory matters, derivatives, project financing, and M&A transactions.
Professional Memberships
American Chamber of Commerce
Vietnam Business Lawyers Club
International Bar Association
Vietnam International Law Association
Publications
Implications of Vietnam’s new PPP laws to LNG-to-power projects, In House Community Magazine, Volume 1 Issue 2, 2021
Vietnam: New securities laws ease some foreign ownership restrictions, In House Community Magazine, April 2021 (e-edition)
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Duyen Ha Vo is based in VILAF's Ho Chi Minh City Office. She acts for foreign and Vietnamese clients on acquisitions and has notable expertise in various sectors, including energy.
Duyen Ha Vo is based in Ho Chi Minh City and focuses her practice on the financing of acquisitions, projects and asset purchases. She acts for a range of international and domestic banks and corporates.
Duyen Ha Vo is a partner and chairperson in VILAF's Ho Chi Minh City office. She is frequently sought to advise lenders and project companies on major energy projects in the region.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She and her team have given us great assistance with local regulatory advice."
"She and her team have given us great assistance with local regulatory advice."
Articles, highlights and press releases
5 items provided by VILAF
VILAF won 2023 asialaw Vietnam Firm of the Year Award
VILAF received the Vietnam Firm of the Year Award.
Renewed Attention on an Old Topic: Condotels and Resort Villas to have Pink Books
The recently released Decree 10/2023/ND-CP outlines a more transparent legal framework and guidelines in the development of condotels, resort villas, and other similar commercial properties.
VILAF awarded In-House Community’s Most Responsive Domestic Law Firm of the Year
On 21 April 2021, VILAF was awarded the 2021 Most Responsive Domestic Law Firm of the Year in the In-House Community Counsels of the Year e-Ceremony 2021. VILAF has won this prestigious award five times since 2015.
VILAF named IFLR Asia Pacific Vietnam Law Firm of the Year
On 25 March 2021, VILAF was awarded the Vietnam Law Firm of the Year by IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2021.
VILAF wins “Best Overall Firm” for Vietnam in Asialaw Client Service Excellence 2020
VILAF has been selected as Best Overall Firm in the 2020 Asialaw Client Service Excellence ratings report. The ratings report is rendered from a research by Asialaw in which buyers of legal services in the region are surveyed and asked to assess and rate law firms for their consistent and high qu
VILAF won 2023 asialaw Vietnam Firm of the Year Award
VILAF received the Vietnam Firm of the Year Award.
Renewed Attention on an Old Topic: Condotels and Resort Villas to have Pink Books
The recently released Decree 10/2023/ND-CP outlines a more transparent legal framework and guidelines in the development of condotels, resort villas, and other similar commercial properties.
VILAF awarded In-House Community’s Most Responsive Domestic Law Firm of the Year
On 21 April 2021, VILAF was awarded the 2021 Most Responsive Domestic Law Firm of the Year in the In-House Community Counsels of the Year e-Ceremony 2021. VILAF has won this prestigious award five times since 2015.
VILAF named IFLR Asia Pacific Vietnam Law Firm of the Year
On 25 March 2021, VILAF was awarded the Vietnam Law Firm of the Year by IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2021.
VILAF wins “Best Overall Firm” for Vietnam in Asialaw Client Service Excellence 2020
VILAF has been selected as Best Overall Firm in the 2020 Asialaw Client Service Excellence ratings report. The ratings report is rendered from a research by Asialaw in which buyers of legal services in the region are surveyed and asked to assess and rate law firms for their consistent and high qu