VILAF

Vietnam

Address:
39 Le Duan Street
Ho Chi Minh City, 700000
Vietnam
Vietnam

+84789914838


Key contacts:

Chairperson : Duyen Ha Vo
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HCMC Managing Partner: Tung Ngo
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Hanoi Managing Partner: Ngoc Anh Bui
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Quick facts:

Number of partners: 15
Number of lawyers: 90
Languages: Vietnamese, English
Network memberships: WLG, IBA, APLMA, Vietnam Bar, New York Bar, VBLC, VBF, AmCham, EuroCham, InCham


VILAF is one of the few large business law firms primarily advising foreign investors and foreign financial institutions making investments in Vietnam. The firm’s team of experienced senior lawyers covers every aspect of businesses and investment laws. VILAF has been consistently ranked as a first-tier law firm by reputable legal editorials including AsiaLaw, ALB, Benchmark Litigation, Chambers & Partners, IFLR 1000, and Legal 500, among others. The firm is well-known for its leading position in Vietnam in cross-border M&A, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Power/Energy, Project Finance and Infrastructure Projects.

VILAF has been awarded:

  • IFLR – Vietnam National Law Firm of the Year 2006-2008, 2016, 2018, 2020-2022, and 2024
  • Chambers and Partners – Vietnam Law Firm of the Year 2022 and 2024
  • Asia Business Law Journal – Vietnam Law Firm of the Year 2023 and 2024
  • IFLR – Project Finance Deal of the Year 2002, 2016 and 2024
  • IFLR – Equity Deal of the Year 2024
  • ALB - Equity Market Deal of the Year 2024
  • Legal 500 – Vietnam Law Firm of the Year 2023
  • Asia Law – Vietnam Firm of the Year 2019-2023
  • ALB – M&A Deal of the Year 2023 (Premium)
  • In-house Community – Most Responsive Firm of the Year 2021-2023
  • In-house Community - Firm of the Year 2021-2023
  • ALB – Employer of Choice of the Year 2009, 2010-2014, 2019 and 2023
  • Annual Vietnam M&A Forum - Best M&A Vietnam Law Firm of the Year 2015-2020 and 2022; the Law Firm of the Decade (2009-2018); and Best M&A Advisory Firm in Vietnam for the period of 2009-2023
  • ALB – Project Finance Deal of the Year 2016, 2019 and 2022
  • In-house Community – Honorable Mention in International Arbitration in 2022

  • Banking and finance
  • Capital markets
  • Construction
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Dispute resolution
  • Intellectual property
  • Labour and employment
  • Investment funds
  • Private equity
  • Tax
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Regulatory
  • Competition/antitrust

  • Aviation and shipping
  • Banking and financial services
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Industrials and manufacturing
  • Infrastructure
  • Materials
  • Mining
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharmaceuticals and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Technology and telecommunications

6th Floor, HCO Building (Melia)
44B Ly Thuong Kiet Street
Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
100000, Vietnam

T: +84 24 3934 8530
F: +84 24 3934 8531
E: anh.bui@vilaf.com.vn
W: www.vilaf.com.vn