DFDL Legal & Tax > Hanoi, Vietnam > Firm Profile
DFDL Legal & Tax Offices
9TH FLOOR, BIDV TOWER 194 TRAN QUANG KHAI STREET
HANOI
Vietnam
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DFDL Legal & Tax > The Legal 500 Rankings
Vietnam > Tax Tier 1
Led by tax and transfer pricing expert Jack Sheehan based in Thailand, multiregional tax law firm DFDL Legal & Tax provides a comprehensive tax service that spans strategic planning and day-to-day advisory across all industries and sectors. With broad ranging expertise, the group has extensive experience handling matters such as strategic planning, tax advisory, international tax, M&A, tax compliance, transfer pricing and customs advisory. In Ho Chi Minh City, the team also includes Lan Hua who advises a broad range of international and local clients on tax and business issues and has specialist knowledge in cross-border transactions and restructuring, and Dai Le who specialises in corporate tax.Vietnam > Projects and energy Tier 2
DFDL Legal & Tax has a skilled corporate and M&A group that has particular expertise in the oil and gas and renewables industries. The team regularly advises on joint venture and foreign investment matters in industries such as aviation, infrastructure, manufacturing, power and transportation. Leading the group from Hanoi is Phong Anh Hoang who has extensive experience in power plant projects and other energy mandates, and Dave Seibert who is an expert in corporate and M&A work in the energy sector with broad experience in industries like gas, solar and hydropower, and who is also knowledgeable in infrastructure projects. Another key contact is Martin Desautels in Ho Chi Minh City who is an expert in corporate and M&A with considerable experience in projects and energy matters.Practice head(s):
Phong Anh Hoang; Dave Seibert
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Impact Energy Asia Development Limited
Work highlights
- Advised an LNG shipper to Vietnam for the supply to feed gas to greenfield power projects with potential Petrovietnam participation.
- Advised a Thai developer on the international financing to five post-COD solar projects.
- Advised on the proposed refinancing of shareholder’s loan of the Vietnamese wind power company.
Vietnam > Corporate and M&A Tier 3
DFDL Legal & Tax houses a well established corporate practice that regularly advises local and international clients on M&A, joint ventures and foreign investments. The group has particular expertise in the TMT, manufacturing, real estate, oil and gas and renewables sectors. In Ho Chi Minh City, practice head Jérôme Buzenet focuses on M&A, private equity and restructuring, and Martin Desautels is an expert in corporate and M&A. Other key figures in the corporate team include Hanh Tran and Kevin Hawkins, both of whom are based in Ho Chi Minh City, and Thang Huynh in Hanoi.Practice head(s):
Jérôme Buzenet
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
AppHub LLC
Source of Asia
Trimco Group
Work highlights
- Advised a US software solutions for eCommerce merchants on its acquisition of a technology company business in Vietnam focusing on e-commerce enablement apps. The acquisition involves corporate structuring and transfer of assets prior to the acquisition.
- Advised an equity investor on the acquisition of approximately 30 COD rooftop solar projects, with private and EVN delivery of electricity.
- Advised M&A process for foreign investors subscribing shares in one of leading companies in manufacturing household products in Vietnam.
DFDL Legal & Tax > Firm Profile
The firm: With its regional legal and tax expertise, DFDL has assisted clients in Vietnam since 1995, advising on both local and international legal and tax matters from its offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
Drawing on more than 20 years of in-depth experience in the country and the Mekong Region, DFDL has built a reputation as the preferred choice of legal and tax services provider in Vietnam, advising on all aspects of investments from general regulatory matters to commercially robust, complex, and bespoke sophisticated transactions.
Providing international quality, seamlessly integrated, and relentlessly solution-oriented legal and tax services to establish, structure and protect our clients’ business interests, are key cornerstones of DFDL’s culture, approach, and strategy worldwide. Positioned as the preeminent full-service, legal and tax integrated law firm in Vietnam, DFDL has developed a reputation for technical excellence, creativity, and integrity coupled with in-depth knowledge of the local environment.
Areas of practice: Our advisers have represented leading international and Asian investors in Vietnam, including leading international and Asian financial institutions. Our involvement in major projects in Vietnam includes major power projects, large real estate projects, and mergers and acquisitions.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Aviation, Banking, Finance & Technology | PhongAnh Hoang | [email protected] | |
| Compliance & Investigations, Corporate & Commercial, Employment & Labour, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate & Construction, Restructuring & Insolvency | Thang Huynh | [email protected] | |
| Taxation & Accounting | Lan Hua | [email protected] | |
| Energy, Mining & Infrastructure | Dave Seibert | [email protected] |
Lawyer Profiles
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Phong Anh Hoang | Partner, Vietnam | View Profile |
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Lan Hua | Tax Director | View Profile |
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Dai Thang Huynh | Partner & Head of the Hanoi Office | View Profile |