Baker McKenzie advises across the full array of real estate and constructions matters, including building and site acquisition and sales, leasing arrangements, property and business relocations, as well as financing and structuring advice. The team continues to make strides in the hospitality sector and has a portfolio of cross border transaction and divestment work on show, alongside continued excellence in the logistics and industrial real estate sectors. Co-lead Yee Chung Seck is a well-regarded practitioner who ‘does an excellent job of managing the team and providing insights’ and can leverage far-reaching knowledge of the Vietnamese regulatory environment to provide clients with integral counsel regarding foreign direct investment and M&A, while co-lead Lan Phuong Nguyen has a range of sector expertise which if largely focused on energy, retail and manufacturing property.

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  • ‘The team is on top of legal issues and provides excellent guidance on the practical side of things. When faced with obstacles, the team quickly finds appropriate solutions. I've found the team to be very responsive and an absolute pleasure to work with.’

  • ‘Yee Chung Seck does an excellent job of managing the team and providing insights.’

  • ‘Strength of execution; the team has a nominated lead who coordinates their internal activities and ensures that actions and responses are delivered in an agreed manner and within the time frame agreed.’

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Practice head

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Yee Chung Seck, Lan Phuong Nguyen

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Phuc Thuy Hien Nguyen