Southeast Asia - Vietnam

Lexcomm Vietnam LLC

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Lexcomm Vietnam LLC‘s clients benefit from the firm’s market expertise in energy and power work, with the practice regularly receiving instructions from some of Asia’s largest utility providers as well as from Vietnamese state-owned companies and oil & gas players. The team is also active in real estate project disputes, contract and agreement breaches, and joint venture disagreements. Founding partner and team head Luong Van Trung specialises in real estate, corporate, commercial, and investor-state arbitration, whereas Nguyen Viet Ha primarily focuses on energy-related disputes. Nguyen Hong Hai is chiefly active in the hospitality sector.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Lexcomm is a local firm with international standard of service and it always strives to improve its quality of services to clients. The firm has a strong team with competent individuals and very skilled leaders.’

  • ‘Luong Van Trung is a leading practitioner in arbitration and shows profound knowledge of international arbitration practice and case management strategies. Trung also has a strong support team which helps him deal with complicated and facts-intensive cases. Being a popular VIAC arbitrator, Trung also has the advantage of understanding VIAC procedure and practice in-side-out. When clients choose Lexcomm for their disputes, they are put in good hands.’

  • ‘Lexcomm has the experienced litigators in court and arbitral proceedings.’

  • ‘The lawyers have comprehensive knowledge and experience in dispute resolutions. They are very intelligent. Luong Van Trung and Nguyen Viet Ha are experienced litigators.’

Key clients

  • WHA Utilities and Power Public Company Limited
  • Uber Vietnam Limited and Uber B.V.
  • Vietnam Electricity
  • R & R Fitness Holding LTD
  • Thien Nam Offshore Service Joint Stock Company

Work highlights

  • Advising a Thai utilities and power service provider on an arbitration case dealing with post-completion covenants and the exercise of put option under the share purchase agreement.
  • Acted for Vietnamese respondents in a $38 million dispute at SIAC regarding an alleged breach of share purchase agreement., shareholders’ agreement and company manager’s duty.
  • Advised a state-owned electricity enterprise on a dispute arising out of coal supply agreements.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Luong Van Trung

Other key lawyers

Nguyen Viet Ha, Nguyen Hong Hai