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 […]
VILAF has been named a finalist in a record-high 6 categories with a total of 9 nominations in the ALB SEA Law Awards 2023 to occur on 23 May 2023 at the Singapore Sofitel Singapore City Centre. Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year M&A Deal of the Year (Premium): SMBC Aviation acquiring Goshawk M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize): Mitsui & Co acquiring Akers Horizon SA Project Finance Deal of the Year: AES […]
VILAF has been ranked Tier 1 by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific in Commercial and Transactions and Energy and construction, Highly Recommended in Labor and employment and International arbitration, and Notable Firm in Intellectual Property. Four of VILAF Partners have been named Litigation Star for Commercial and transactions, namely Managing Partner Tung Ngo, Partner Quynh Pham, Partner Hien Tran and Partner Linh D. Nguyen. Partner Linh has also been named Litigation Star for Construction.