Overseen by Takeshi Mukawa in Hanoi, Mori Hamada Vietnam Hanoi Office has broad international and domestic experience advising on a variety of real estate matters. With a particular focus on foreign clients looking to invest in Vietnam, the group is especially knowledgeable in M&A and real estate transactions. Also in Hanoi, key figures in the team include Ha Thi Dung who has expertise in M&A, bond deals, syndicated loan transactions and project financings in a variety of sectors, with a focus on real estate, and Hiroki Kishi who advises a wide variety of international clients in sectors such as energy and infrastructure, real estate and banking and finance. The group also includes Kenji Nishio in Ho Chi Minh City, who has ‘extensive experience in the Vietnam market’ and specialises in cross-border M&A, capital market transactions, and residential and industrial real estate development.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘MHM Vietnam’s team is very responsive to the clients. Root cause analysis is always on top, which helps the client to deeply understand the issues and make right decisions.’

  • ‘Kenji Nishio has extensive experience in the Vietnam market, especially for the real estate and construction sector. He has a special method to understand his clients and the commercial know-how to get the deal done.’

Key clients

  • GAKKEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • Daibiru Corporation
  • Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd
  • Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
  • ThaiNamthip Corporation Limited
  • Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
  • Noritz Corporation
  • NTT Urban Development Corporation, and its Singapore subsidiary, NTT UD Asia Pte. Ltd
  • SENKO Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • Capgemini Asia Pacific
  • NTT e-Asia PTE Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Acted for Daibiru Corporation in its acquisition of a major office tower and retail development in Hanoi’s business district.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Takeshi Mukawa

Other key lawyers

Ha Thi Dung, Hiroki Kishi, Kenji Nishio