Asian Legal Business has announced Partner Ngoc Anh Bui as one of ALB Asia Top 15 M&A Lawyers 2022 in its recently published ALB Asia Magazine for March 2022. In the same magazine issue, Dr. Ngoc Anh shared his thoughts on M&A trends in Vietnam, notable deals in the past year, and what it takes to be successful in the M&A practice. You may read the full magazine here.
On 17 March 2022, VILAF was awarded the Vietnam Law Firm of the Year by IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2022 for the third consecutive year. VILAF was also shortlisted for the High Yield Deal of the Year Award for its work in BIM Land’s US$200 million offering of 7.375% high yield bonds due 2026 for listing on the SGX-ST, which is Vietnam’s first Green Bond and one of the first Regulation S international bond offerings […]
VILAF is pleased to announce the promotion of Counsel Lam Nguyen to Partner and Senior Associate Hoang Duong to Counsel. Lam Nguyen, Partner Hoang Duong, Counsel New Partner Lam Nguyen has been with VILAF since 2008 and based in Hanoi Office. His practice focuses on Energy, Project & Infrastructure, Corporate/M&A and Capital Markets. Lam was a former legal policy researcher in a ministerial agency of the Government of Vietnam. Lam has been recognized as a […]
VILAF advises Citigroup as Vietnamese law counsel in the sale of its Vietnam retail banking business to United Overseas Bank (Vietnam) Limited (UOBV). The transaction closing is subject to relevant regulatory approvals. The sale of the Vietnam retail banking business is part of the sale by Citigroup of its Southeast Asia retail business (Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand) in the US$3.7 billion package deal with UOB. The portfolio includes unsecured and secured lending portfolios and […]
It is our great honor to share that VILAF has again been named a TOP-TIER FIRM in 5 practice areas and recommended in 2 practice areas in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 Edition, with multiple partners being recognized in the rankings. VILAF ranked as TOP TIER in Banking and Finance Capital Markets Corporate and M&A Dispute Resolution (Litigation and Arbitration) Projects and Energy VILAF recommended in Labour and Employment Real Estate & Construction Our […]