Dzungsrt & Associates LLC

Dispute Resolution

Senior Partner

Nguyen Manh Dzung is a qualified Vietnamese lawyer. He has over 24 years of experience in the settlement of maritime, commercial and investment disputes through international litigation and arbitration in Vietnam and other jurisdictions such as Singapore, Hong Kong, United Kingdom and France.

Dzung specialises in all types of international dispute resolution in Vietnam, including:

Settlement negotiations, Litigation before economic and civil courts of major cities of Vietnam, International arbitrations conducted under UNCITRAL, ICC, JCAA, SIAC Rules and Arbitration Rules of Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC) in Vietnam.

Dzung has an outstanding record of experience in the Vietnamese legal landscape and has influenced the sector in various ways, such as:

Is an active member of the Drafting Committees on Commerical Arbitration Legislation – involved closely with the legislative process of the 2010 Law on Commercial Arbitration, Subsequently commented on the 2010 Law on Commercial Arbitration various guiding bye-laws and regulations for the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam and the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam, Has been appointed as an ADR expert to the Supreme People’s Court in project (sponsored by UNDP) to improve court annexed mediation. Officially retained by World Bank to act as a local consultant in advising the Supreme People’s Court, to amend the current Civil Procedure Code for promotion of ADR in general but particularly in arbitration, including the recognition and enforcement regime.

Graduating Hanoi University of Law in 1990, Dzung obtained his Master of Law Degree at Queen Mary, University of London in 2008, which focused on international and commercial dispute resolution.

Furthermore, Dzung’s outstanding record of expertise has led him to be appointed as visiting lecturer on arbitration and mediation at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Judicial Academy of the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam.

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January 07 2022: Arbitrator on the panel of Shanghai Arbitration Commission. September 29, 2020, to date: Member of ICC Task Force on Arbitration and ADR: Track 4: national Courts and ADR. February 13, 2020, to date: Arbitrator and Mediator in the Panels of Hainan International Arbitration Court (HIAC) of China and HIAC International Mediation Center. September 24 2018, to date: Ambassador (Vietnam) at the International Dispute Resolution and Risk Management Institute (IDRRMI) of Hong Kong; September 18 2018, to date: International Mediator on the Panel of Japan International Mediation Center (JIMC Kyoto); September 03 2018 - December 31 2019: Fellow of Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AADR) of Malaysia; July 04, 2018, to date: Member of Mediation Committee of International Bar Association (“IBA”) July 01 2018 - June 30 2021: Vietnamese Member of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR for the 2nd term of office: 2018-2021 June 01 2018 – to date: Listed on the Panel of International Arbitrators of Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) May 28 2018 – December 31 2019: Deputy Director of Vietnam Mediation Center (VMC), a division of Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC) August 18 2017 – to date: Arbitrator on the Panel of Arbitrators of the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC) June 27 2017 – June 30 2018: Member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA). July 01 2017 – June 30 2018: Vietnamese Member of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR for the first term of office: 2017-2018. April 18 2017 – to date: Senior International Mediation Expert of Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Mediation Center. March 16 2012 – August 21 2017: Member of Research Council of The Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC) at The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI): researching on arbitration matters for guiding arbitral tribunals to apply VIAC’s Rules of arbitration March 2014 – Present: Member of Arbitration Committee of International Bar Association(“IBA”) - IBA’s Asia Pacific Arbitration Group (APAG): Member of The Working Group 1 on Harmonizing Arbitration Laws in the Asia Pacific Region - Member of Bar Association of Hanoi, Vietnam. April 21 2009 – Present: Graded Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb), East Asia Branch.

14th April 2009: Certificate of Passing the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Award Writing Examination with a mark of 79%, organised by School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary, University of London (UK) in conjunction with Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). 1st November 2008: LL.M in Comparative and International Dispute Resolution, issued by School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary, University of London (UK). 11 April 2002: Practising Certificate issued by Minister of Justice of Vietnam. 18 March 1997: Certificate of Attendance for Ministry of Justice’s course for training practising skills of lawyers. 1996: Certificate of Attendance for Galbraith’s Shipping Course, UK. 25 September 1990: LL. B issued by Hanoi University of Law, Vietnam.