Ha H. Luu

Practice Areas

Capital Markets

M&A, Private Equity, and Corporate

Energy, Project, & Infrastructure

Investigations and Crisis Management

Career

Ha regularly counsels Fortune 500 clients in many of Vietnam’s most complex and largest acquisitions, concession right negotiations, project development and financing works, disputes, and regulatory audits and controversies. Prior to private practice, Ha managed the Vietnam legal function of Vinaconex, IFC-funded project, Unilever, and Unocal (Chevron).

Ha has been instrumental in the formation and drafting of the key policies and regulations for the entire energy chain (traditional power, renewable energy, and oil and gas). He has advised clients in many of the most demanding energy transactions involving complex legal, political, and diplomatic considerations. Ha brings to the table his deep understanding of how project developers (both local and international), Vietnamese SOEs, and Vietnamese authorities operate as well as his strong relationships with governmental agencies and local business community to support the most complex private-public and foreign-local negotiations and dealings.

Professional Memberships

Committee Member for Power Law, Oil and Gas Law, and Environment, Health and Safety Law of the International Bar Association (IBA)

Member of AmCham Energy Committee

Board Director (2013-2016) and Vietnam Director, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN)