VILAF has been awarded Vietnam Law Firm of the Year 2023 by Asia Business Law Journal (ABLJ) in its inaugural awards for Vietnamese law firms in May 2023. VILAF has also been named a Best Overall Law Firm, and concurrently named on the award lists for 14 legal practices, including Arbitration, Aviation, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Compliance & Corporate Governance, Corporate & Commercial, Inbound Investment, Infrastructure & Project Finance, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private […]
Our work for the UOB’s Acquisition of Citi’s Business has been recognized as M&A Deal of the Year (Premium) in the recently concluded ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2023. Congratulations to the team led by Partner Duyen Ha Vo and Partner Hung Nguyen for the successful deal. Read more on this deal here.
On May 14th, a gathering of nearly 200 members of VILAF from across the country took place at the delightful 30th Anniversary Retreat in Cam Ranh. The event was arranged to pay tribute to the exceptional contributions made by VILAF’s staff and their families, whose dedication has been instrumental in the firm’s resounding success. VILAF emerged during the early stages of Vietnam’s foreign investment laws, a time when the nation embarked on a transformative journey, […]
Update on the Power Sector
Posted on May 19, 2023 in Legal Update by VILAF
Written by Partner Phong Tran and Partner Lam Nguyen 1. PDP8 was just adopted into law finally On 15 May 2023, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 500/QD-TTg approving the National Power Development Master Plan for the period from 2021 to 2030 with a vision to 2050 (“PDP8”). Below are key points of PDP8. 1.1 Allocation of power sources for development Sources of power 2020[1] 2030 2050 Total capacity (excluding exported capacity, existing rooftop solar […]
On 11 May 2023, VILAF was awarded the Vietnam Law Firm of the Year in the Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards ceremony at The Pan Pacific, Singapore. Partner Lam Nguyen, Counsel Hoang Duong, and Counsel Tung Nguyen of VILAF were present at the ceremony to receive the award. VILAF was a finalist in 5 other award categories: Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year Litigation Law Firm of the Year Projects and Energy Law Firm […]