Established in 2007, ATIM is a full-service legal and consulting firm with a dedicated dispute settlement department. On the contentious front, the team primarily handles commercial and contract, corporate and M&A, employment, civil, real estate and family disputes. In addition to these areas, the firm was active on construction disputes over the past year. The firm has built close alliances with other regional law firms to offer a seamless service to clients.
The three leaders of the dispute resolution team are senior partners Quang Trinh and Hien Nguyen, and managing partner Huynh Nguyen.
One highlight had the team represent a Swiss company and a US company on their contract dispute with a Vietnamese medical glove supplier. A Vietnamese renewable energy company enlisted the firm to work out its tax dispute with the Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department in relation to its decision to impose a fine on the client.
On the insolvency front, the firm assisted a large steel manufacturing company to recover bad debt from an export-import investment joint stock company. It also defended a local real estate company against a private bank in a dispute related to a credit agreement and mortgage contract.
Bross & Partners’ dispute resolution practice covers a range of practice areas including commercial, construction and energy, but it is particularly well-regarded for its strength in contentious intellectual property matters. The firm has three offices located in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang. The firm has entered into multiple new cooperations with leading IP law firms from around the region, including Anand and Anand in India, APY[WC(1] in Korea and Chofn IP and Gaowo in China.
The key partners for litigation are Le Quang Vinh and Nguyen Van Thai.
The IP disputes team represented Techcombank before the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center in a domain name lawsuit. It is also assisting Vietnamese fertilizer company, Duoc Mua in defending against a trademark infringement claim by Asian Bio Chemicals and countering an opposition trademark.
The firm has a long roster of key clients that include Masan Group, Quoine Vietnam, PowerChina Huadong Corporation, Sinohydro Corporation, Tenma Vietnam, Vietnam Expressway Corporation and Vifidi.
International firm Dentons has been on a spree to widen its local footprint in emerging markets. Last summer, it combined with LuatViet and expanded its offering to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. This year, the newly merged firm climbs up the rankings for commercial and energy disputes, and debuts in the international arbitration table. The disputes offering remains a market staple for commercial litigation and arbitration in local and international forums, as well as out of court dispute settlement and the recovery of commercial debts. The team frequently represents corporate and government agency clients before the Vietnam International Arbitration Center, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the American Arbitration Association and the International Chamber of Commerce.
The disputes group is helmed by managing partner Tran Duy Canh, senior partner Linh Tran and partner Ha Bui.
A sampling of the firm’s recent work includes the team representing a global real estate services firm in a compensation dispute and acting for a leading Chinese engineering firm on its dispute at the SIAC with a Vietnamese government-owned coal and mineral corporation. Similarly, a Korean auto industry manufacturer enlisted the team for its defence against a Vietnamese entity in a construction dispute matter.
As DIMAC law firm enters its eighth year since its establishment in 2015, the firm’s visibility continues to grow for complex dispute matters. The firm has offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang and Phu Quoc City. The disputes practice has experience at all levels of courts and covers contentious issues in the commercial, projects, contact, trade and employment areas, among others. The firm’s caseload contains numerous mandates in the banking and financial services and trade arenas, as well as in the projects and construction space.
The litigation group is helmed by managing partner Tuan Pham.
A highlight for the team saw it act for a domestic energy group in a high-value dispute with the Vietnamese subsidiary of a Korean engineering giant. The client was the project owner of two construction contracts, which it terminated after the Korean company, as the contractor, failed to execute the project within the required time frame.
“They are responsive, with good attention to detail.” – Commercial and transactions
“They give quick responses to our requests and are flexible with the approach in each legal case.” – Commercial and transactions
“He listens and proposes reasonable solutions for us. He did a great job supporting us.”
“As he is hard-working, proactive and well-experienced, he had a lot of valuable advice on the case.”
“We appreciated his familiarity with Vietnamese law.”
“Responsive and a good listener.”
D&L Partners formally changed its name from Victory, as it was previously known, at the beginning of 2022. Its dispute offering is known for commercial litigation and arbitration, with experienced litigators including a vice-chair of the Quang Nam Province Bar Association and an arbitrator at the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC) and the Pacific International Arbitration Centre. Recently, the firm has been active in various energy and construction, consumer goods and real estate disputes. The team is experienced at all court levels and dispute resolution forums. This year the firm scaled up in the labour and employment rankings.
Three partners lead the dispute resolution team: Viet Dung Tran, Tuyet Dung Le Thi and Van Hiep Trinh.
The firm represented Goodyear Vietnam at the VIAC in its joint venture dispute relating to the interpretation and application of the fundamental change of circumstance in relation to the adoption of planning policy of the Ho Chi Minh City government. The team also acted for Vietsovpetro, an oil and gas joint venture between Russia and Vietnam, in a battle over an oil-well demolishing service. In another construction-related matter, the firm represented Astrocon as the respondent in an arbitration at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. The complainant, a German investor, had requested the client pay a penalty for not completing the construction of a plant in accordance with the contract.
In a labour matter, the firm went to bat for Shinhan Finance Vietnam at the labour court of Ho Chi Minh City against allegations of wrongful termination by a former employee.
Conmin, Hoa Binh Construction Group and TFL Hong Kong are recent, publishable clients.
Dzungsrt & Associates offers well-rounded dispute resolution services, with extensive and deep expertise in arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. The firm relishes its boutique and independent status, largely free of engagement conflicts that full-service firms are saddled with. The market acknowledges the firm’s prominence in domestic and international arbitration matters. For example, Dzungsrt lawyers were directly involved in drafting the current law on commercial arbitration and contributed significantly to the 2017 Rules of Arbitration of the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre. They also assisted in the drafting of the 2010 Law on Commercial Arbitration and sections of the 2015 Civil Procedures Code and by-laws guiding these statutes. Senior partner Manh Dzung Nguyen is the only Vietnamese member at the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration, currently serving his third term, and a highly respected figure on the local arbitration scene. The firm has cooperated with international organisations, such as the International Finance Corporation, to educate local judges and work on the development of the local justice system.
Six senior lawyers guide the firm’s disputes and arbitration practice. Along with Dzung Nguyen, they include partner Minh Nguyen, arbitration partner Trang Nguyen, litigation specialist Ha Han Tran, ADR partner Dang Vu Minh Ha and labour specialist Phuong Trang Vu.
The firm’s dispute resolution practitioners have international study and practice experience, ensuring a more cosmopolitan and nuanced approach to its representation.
“The lawyers provide straight-to-the-point advice, get back quickly and are professional. All is great. We are very well satisfied with the level of legal services.” – Commercial and transactions
“I am impressed with his knowledge of law and the market. He provides concise advice.”
EPLegal stands tall in the top tier for its contentious energy and construction expertise. Peers laud the firm’s ubiquitous presence on major international project-related arbitrations. It is a leading energy law firm, deeply entrenched in the industry and regularly visible in major Vietnam power projects. In addition to its energy and construction specialisation, the firm also provides its diverse clientele with strong commercial dispute representation in both domestic and international matters. Commercial arbitration is a forte, with a number of its lawyers serving as arbitrators of the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC). The firm is also experienced in mediation and the enforcement of arbitral awards.
Key dispute resolution contacts are founding partner and international arbitration and construction specialist, Tony Nguyen and managing partner Annie Ngo.
The firm’s caseload and track record is impressive. In one high-value matter – estimated at $3 billion –, the team is representing a Vietnamese state-owned enterprise in an EPC contract dispute with a global contractor at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. In another highlight, the team is acting for a hydro-power company in an EPC contract dispute with a foreign consortium at the VIAC. Nguyen and his team are also assisting the owner of a bauxite-aluminium complex project on a multi-million dollar international arbitration matter.
The team is representing a tugboat owner in a complex, cross-border dispute related to an accident. The dispute involves Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam and their rights and obligations in this incident and required expertise in Vietnam Maritime Code, Vietnam Civil Code and the Civil Procedure Code.
Global Vietnam Lawyers was established in 2019 by a band of senior lawyers from Phuoc & Partners. It has offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang. The dispute litigation group covers the full gamut of representation across commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation. The firm is particularly noted for its contentious labour and employment expertise. The firm climbs up a ranking for its employment disputes and debuts in the international arbitration table. A number of the lawyers have served as institutional or ad hoc arbitrators and mediators accredited by the Vietnam International Arbitration Center, Vietnam Mediation Centre, Vietnam Maritime Corporation and other domestic dispute resolution forums.
The main partner and contact for disputes work is Thuan Dinh Quang. His contentious practice focuses on commercial and labour disputes, as well as international arbitration.
One highlight is the firm acting for AG Processing in the matter of having its arbitral award recognised in the Vietnamese court. In another high-value matter, the team represented a Vietnamese workspace provider in a lease contract dispute against a landlord. Singapore-based trader Amanda Seafood has instructed the firm in its contract dispute with a domestic seafood company.
The team assisted a Dubai investor in a multi-million dollar arbitration against a leading Vietnam-based developer related to tourism real estate projects. In an employment case, the firm is representing a British individual in a labour dispute with their former employer, a top Vietnam-based bank. Prudential Vietnam has enlisted the team for representation in its battle against a senior former employee.
“GVL is prompt and responsive, and provides practical and realistic advice.” – Commercial and transactions
Boutique dispute resolution firm Le & Tran is wholly dedicated to successfully resolving conflicts for clients. Its expertise spans from complex commercial, intellectual property and labour disputes to construction arbitrations. On the commercial side, the firm has an excellent track record in disputes relating to breaches of commercial agreements, and sale and purchase transactions. The team has worked on cases across a vast range of industries and claims sector strengths in shipping, manufacturing, energy, F&B, tax, real estate and logistics, among many others. Its busy principals are recognised among peers for their work with international clients.
Managing partner Stephen Le and partner Katherine Tran helm the firm and are the main contacts.
The team continues to represent a motor manufacturer in the largest shareholder dispute ever in the country. The client is locked in a $50 million battle with its Vietnam joint venture partner which also involves the individual interests of three different entities. The firm is also working for a domestic logistics company in a $6.6 million dispute with an equipment leasing group concerning a lease offer agreement. This matter raises an important legal question about the validity of its offer and will potentially set a precedent for how the court interprets the regulation of validity of offers proposed by different parties in the pre-contractual phase of a deal. The team’s IP prowess was highlighted by its representation of a domestic university in a copyright infringement dispute against a group of researchers.
On the employment side, the team acted for the former CEO of an international school concerning wrongful dismissal. The matter was amicably settled within three weeks and did not necessitate a trial. The subsidiary of a major regional oil and gas conglomerate instructed the firm for its defence in a high-stakes labour dispute with a former senior employee in Vietnam at the judicial review stage in the High Court.
The firm has an impressive client roster, with names such as Doehler Group, FrieslandCampina Group, Marvell Technology Group, Petronas, Pou Chen Group, QBE Insurance Group and Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Beverage instructing the team on high stakes mandates.
“The lawyers quickly outlined a roadmap with various scenarios. They gave practical recommendations to initiate steps.” – Commercial and transactions
“The firm communicates with clients well. The people I referred were happy.” – Labour and employment
“He is a good communicator.”
“He listened well, and gave us a comprehensive and effective overview of the situation.”
The dispute resolution offering at Lexcomm pairs well with its market-leading corporate and transactions practice. The team, based across two offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, is well-versed in various forms of dispute resolution management, and includes experienced litigators and arbitrators. The practice covers a host of areas such as financial services, domestic and international arbitration, investment, energy, insurance, post-M&A and tax disputes, and even product liability claims.
A triumvirate of partners lead the disputes team as practice heads: Trung Luong Van, Ha Nguyen Viet and Hai Nguyen Hong.
The team continues to act for WHA Utilities and Power on a dispute at the Vietnam International Arbitration Center regarding the exercise of put options under a share purchase agreement. This is the landmark case dealing with post-completion covenants.
The firm is blazing a trail with a seminal antitrust that is currently at the appellate stage. It remains as counsel for rideshare giant Uber in the first-ever economic concentration case that has gone to trial in Vietnam. Upon the outcome of this case, the government will have to introduce new antitrust law to tighten up its competition rules.
In another highlight, the firm is representing a state-owned enterprise in the energy sector in one of the largest disputes in the country relating to coal supply for a thermal power plant.
LNT & Partners has a top-tier commercial disputes practice with extensive experience in arbitration. The firm, keen on exploring and promoting alternative forms of dispute resolution, also boasts four certified mediators. The firm offers full-service dispute resolution services, including representation at all stages of the litigation process. Over the past year, the team has been busy on a broad spectrum of matters involving employment, tax and contractual issues as well as numerous arbitration proceedings on construction, infrastructure and commercial issues.
The firm was the first to do a mediation case at the Vietnam Mediation Center, in 2018. It has an office in Singapore to assist clients with Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) arbitration and strengthen its international arbitration practice. Firm managing partner and arbitration head Net Le is one of only two Vietnamese arbitrators on the panel of the SIAC.
Le Net is an international arbitration specialist, but his practice also focuses on banking and finance, infrastructure, construction and energy disputes. He and partners Cong Phu Nguyen, Thai Binh Tran, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Van Tuan Nguyen and Xuan Thuy Nguyen are the key contacts for disputes work.
A recent highlight for the firm was successfully representing a BVI-incorporated property investment company on the recognition and enforcement of the Hong Kong court's ruling by Vietnamese courts concerning another fraudulent Vietnamese party. This was the first successful case of its kind in Vietnam. In a construction-related matter, the firm acted for a government entity in an arbitration dispute regarding an underground project in Ho Chi Minh City at the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC).
A Malaysia-based multinational corporation has instructed the team on multiple arbitration proceedings against its partners in joint ventures in Vietnam. Another highlight has the firm representing a domestic power company in a VIAC arbitration regarding a coal supply agreement from Indonesia.
Partner Van Tuan Nguyen joined the firm from Vietnam Airlines, where he was a legal counsel. Senior counsel Anh Duyen Duong was also hired to bolster the disputes offering. She had an independent practice and had previously practised at DNPro Counsel and Bizlink Lawyers.
“We appreciate LNT’s efforts and advice. LNT did very well and were professional.” – Commercial and transactions
“They engage well with the customer.” – Commercial and transactions
“He is professional, has extensive knowledge and is very experienced.”
With an established presence in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City since 1995, Mayer Brown offers dispute resolution services with a focus on international arbitration. The firm consistently handles contentious matters for energy, infrastructure and natural resources clients, and has a heavy concentration of renewable energy sector and gas price review disputes. Cases managed by the firm include price review arbitration, restructuring-related disputes, M&A-related disputes, shareholder disputes and investment arbitration disputes.
The Mayer Brown team has seen an increase in disputes work centred on investments into Vietnam, and its specialists work seamlessly with the firm’s pan-Asia team across the region. The firm has a recognised Vietnam-related international trade practice, frequently acting for domestic clients in relation to anti-dumping issues and defending them against dumping allegations in foreign markets. The team has an established track record of working with Vietnamese seafood exporters in these antidumping cases. When the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC) conducts roadshows around the region, they consistently invite the firm’s head of regional international arbitration, Yu-Jin Tay to participate. He is one of only two Singaporean lawyers with senior VIAC arbitrator experience to be asked to join.
Key contacts include international arbitration specialists and Singapore-based partners Tay, Paul Teo and Kay-Jannes Wegner. The latter joined last year from Kim & Chang. Counsel Kate Apostolova was hired from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in late 2022.
“The team gave us good advice on strategy.” – International arbitration
“He is experienced, strategic, understands the client’s needs and communicates well.”
Phuoc & Partners has been a presence in the legal market for nearly two decades. On the disputes side, the firm is noted for its strengths in contentious employment and tax matters. The practice handles up to 150 new cases per year, with the majority being labour-related disputes but also fanning out across tax, real estate, banking, intellectual property and other commercial matters.
The disputes team is led by managing partner Phuoc Nguyen Huu and senior partner Thu Duong Tieng. Both specialise in contentious tax and labour matters. Its leadership is rounded out by commercial disputes specialists and partners Ly Truong My, Hien Truong Thi and Trinh Ngo Thi Kim.
In a recent highlight, the firm represented a Vietnamese employee in a wrongful termination labour contract case against their employer. In another case, two Vietnamese employees instructed the firm for an unfair dismissal case against their former employer, a representative office of a foreign company.
Clients of the firm include AIA, Bosch, Bayer, Cargill, DHL, Fulbright University Vietnam Corporation, GS25 Vietnam, Intel, Lazada and Maersk.
The dispute offering at Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers covers litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. It is best known for its high-stakes, complex arbitration expertise. The team regularly acts for clients before the People’s Courts at all levels and is active in advocating before all the major arbitration forums in Vietnam and around the region. The firm has carved a niche for complex arbitral proceedings, including recently in investment disputes for and against Vietnamese state entities. The firm is experienced in construction, investment and trade-related arbitration matters, covering pre-arbitration proceedings, arbitration and post-arbitration, including award recognition and enforcement.
Helming the disputes practice are managing partner Huy Quang Chau and deputy managing partner Logan Leung. The firm was bolstered last spring with the arrival of partner Nguyen[WC(1] Hung Du, who has previously worked at Grant Thornton Vietnam, and senior counsel Joseph Hoanh Son Pham from PwC Vietnam.
The Vietnam branch of Tilleke & Gibbins has a well-regarded contentious intellectual property practice, having handled nearly 85% of all invention patent litigation cases in Vietnam so far and argued in some of the first patent infringement cases every heard by the Vietnamese courts. The firm has also been a pioneer in domain name disputes within Vietnam and is a go-to name for big pharma. Electronics and biotechnology clients are increasingly relying on the firm for contentious patent matters too. The firm pairs with a local firm, T&G Law Firm, allowing it to handle local litigation in the country.
In other areas, the firm remains active in labour and commercial litigation. It has experience with disputes related to international trade, labour, construction, insurance, wrongful acts, director’s liability and white-collar crime. Tilleke’s regional aviation practice is a known market leader. The firm hit a milestone in 2021, handling its first international arbitration case at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, and its repertoire for high-value international arbitration matters at the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC) has increased exponentially since.
Managing partner and IP expert Thomas Treutler leads the disputes team that includes partner and head of IP enforcement Loc Xuan Le, and partner Kien Trung Trinh for employment-related matters.
The Tilleke team acted for a UK-based investment capital firm in the first hostile aircraft repossession case in Vietnam, against a defaulting Vietnamese airline. The firm also represented a multinational commodities firm on its high-value VIAC arbitration case over a coal supply agreement. In a separate dispute, it is acting for the same client in an arbitration case against a state-owned energy company. A Chinese machinery manufacturer has also enlisted the firm for its international arbitration case with millions of dollars at stake.
On the IP front, the team helped Merck Sharp & Dohme to victory in a patent dispute which resulted in the ordered shutdown of generic production. It is also continuing its representation of the same client in a separate case that is thought to be the first patent case ever to be heard by the Supreme Court. The firm worked with CTC Global Corporation on a patent infringement related to superheated cables and acted for Bayer to protect its distinctive drug packaging from infringement using copyright grounds.
Trinh and his team helped its US-based multinational corporation client towards an amicable settlement in a wrongful termination case and is assisting a domestic manufacturer in a complex dispute over labour termination charges.
As one of the premier law firms in Vietnam, VILAF continues to impress clients with its dispute resolution capabilities. It is experienced in domestic litigation and arbitration across a variety of industries including maritime, finance investment, construction, projects, energy, real estate and hospitality. Core work includes disputes over insurance claims, employment termination, product liability and recall, deposits claims, logistics and automobile manufacturing. Partners at VILAF are often requested to act as local law experts in international litigation and arbitration by state agencies, and at the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC) and Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) . The firm has a market-leading contentious labour and employment practice.
Key partners for contentious work include Ho Chi Minh City managing partner Tung Ngo, Linh Nguyen, Quynh Pham and Hien Tran.
A recent highlight had the firm acting for Mindchamps Preschool in the termination of a franchise agreement with a Vietnamese company due to the opposition’s breaches of contract. The team is representing Berhero[WC(1] and Global Wise Investments in an arbitration case at the SIAC against Fulland[WC(2] Real Estate, Sunshine Group and Sunshine Tay Ho pertaining to a facility agreement. CapitaLand enlisted the firm for its termination of a joint venture agreement with a Vietnamese company after the domestic partner breached its obligations.
In the employment space, the team is assisting International Furniture Marketing on an employee termination case governed by US laws. It represented 3A Nutrition in a lawsuit filed by its former employees for alleged wrongful termination and acted for the British Council on unilaterally terminating the contracts of its foreign employees. In the latter case, the first instance court issued a judgment in favour of the client. Sabic Vietnam instructed the team for its dispute with a former employee over the termination of a labour contract due to restructuring. Eventually, this matter was settled amicably.
Recent clients include Aeroflex Industries, Jones Lang LaSalle, Pegas Vietnam and Pilmico Vietnam.
“He has a strong understanding of the industry, is professional and managed our expectations well.”
Vision & Associates maintains a strong presence in the disputes arena among local firms. Its domestic intellectual property practice remains one of the best in the country with more than 56 fee earners. In addition to court representation for clients, the firm also provides mediation, negotiation, enforcement and arbitration services.
The core partners involved in commercial dispute resolution and litigation are Trong Hieu Dang and Tuan Anh Le. Managing partner Nghiem Xuan Bac Pham and executive partner Quynh Anh Le play vital roles as well. The key partners for IP litigation are Quang Hung Do and Thi Thu Ha Nguyen.
One highlight during the research period was the firm acting for domestic online fashion retailer AboutYou in a cross-border payment claim matter. Httpool Cambodia also enlisted the firm for assistance in debt collection. On the IP side, the team assisted Jaspal Company on the enforcement against counterfeit products and it represented Off-White in an opposition against an infringing logo. It successfully submitted an opposition to the National Office of Intellectual Property for client Japanese cosmetics giant Kose Corporation after the authority disapproved of a trade mark registration.
Active clients of the firm include Air Liquide Vietnam, Hyundai RNC Hatay, Keisei, LG Electronics Vietnam, Obayashi Vietnam and Turkish Airlines.
“Our experience with Vision & Associates in Vietnam has been phenomenal.” – Intellectual property
“They executed all the communications and paperwork for our case efficiently and promptly.” – Intellectual property
YKVN is recognised by the market as having one of the most formidable and largest dispute resolution teams in the country. On the local front, the firm captures a sizeable share of complex and high-stakes litigation and arbitration matters in the market. Its international arbitration practice is well-established and continues to steadily grow across borders. It has a Singapore office housing highly qualified and experienced lawyers to service its local and regional clients. The firm’s Vietnam-based litigation team comprises 15 lawyers including six partners and a counsel, while the Singapore office is staffed by eight lawyers, four of whom are partners that regularly engage in international arbitration matters at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC).
The firm continued strength on strength over the last 12 months, with activity increasing substantially across its three core disputes areas of commercial litigation, international arbitration and white-collar crime. It worked on the settlement of two high-value, high stakes commercial arbitrations in the oil and gas sector, and starred in a complex shipping battle that arose from an accident.
Partners Nghia Truong Trong and Dzung Luu Tien are key disputes contacts in Vietnam, while international arbitration specialists Khai Minh Dang, Khoi Nguyen Do and Thang Pham are based in the firm’s Singapore office. Dang is the only Vietnamese member of the SIAC Court of Arbitration and the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board International Arbitration Committee.
A highlight of the team during the research period was its defence of Lautan Luas Vietnam in a Vietnamese breach of contract case initiated by a Taiwanese company in relation to a failed real estate deal. The firm additionally represented Tan Cang Hai Phong International Container Terminal in civil and administrative proceedings relating to a collision in port between a vessel and a crane. Vietnamese real estate developer, Son Kim Land Corporation instructed the firm in its shareholder dispute with foreign creditors, including two private equity funds and Credit Suisse.
In a notable matter, the team acted for Tasco Joint Stock Company in a contractual dispute against the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUD) relating to the development of an urban complex project in Hanoi. This case was significant because the Court of Appeal enforced a contract to protect the interests of a domestic investor. By refusing to allow HUD to claim force majeure as an excuse not to perform the unperformed part of the contract, the Court of Appeal allowed Tasco to receive the benefits of its bargain.