Duyen is the Partner in charge of the Real Estate and Litigation practice at the firm.
Over the course of a 23-year career that has taken in the rapid expansion of both the Real Estate and Construction sectors in Vietnam, Duyen has been engaged by a wide range of major domestic and international clients and has gained a reputation for delivering consistently successful outcomes. She also is widely recognized for her persuasive and authoritative style; specifically in relation to cases involving Demergers, Reorganizations, Mergers and Acquisitions, Restructurings, and Insolvencies, as well as Dispute Resolution across many sectors. During this time, she has also gained experience in ancillary sectors such as Hospitality, Port Facilities, Food and Beverages, Logistics, Mass Media, Trading, and Telecommunications.
Recognized for her expertise by the Legal 500, Duyen is well known both for her professionalism and polite and personable manner, as well as her ability to propose pragmatic solutions that help clients mitigate risks, optimize benefits, and tackle related issues effectively and proficiently. Consequently, she comes highly recommended by many local and international clients.
Vietnam Bar Federation
Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
Liên đoàn Luật sư Việt Nam
Đoàn Luật sư TP. Hồ Chí Minh
ViệnTrọng tài Quốc tế (CIArb)
Cambridge Senior Management Program (University of Cambridge, UK)
LL.M. (University of the West of England, UK)
LL.B. (Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, Vietnam)
Senior Management Program (Đại học Cambridge, Vương quốc Anh)
Thạc sĩ Luật (Đại học West of England, Vương quốc Anh)
Cử nhân Luật (Đại học Luật TP. Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam)
Vietnamese
English
Being one of few lawyers who were engaged by port developers in Vietnam in the period of 2006-2014 when they started to develop sea port facilities in Ba Ria - VungTau. Sea port developers can be named as SP-PSA International Port, SP-SSA International Terminal;
Engaged on ad-hoc basis by Port- Warehouse- Transportation Global Link Joint Stock Company for its deals related to port warehouse business;
Acted as the lawyer for a local postal-related service provider and its shareholders to negotiate and to close the share deal with a high-profile fund;
Acted as the retainer lawyer for a local postal-related service provider to monitor its legal compliance;
Consulted the lease back programs and rental pool programs for hospitality developers and branded management companies;
Acted as the lawyer for fund managements in Vietnam to render the legal due diligence and legal deal structure; to negotiate and to close the M&A deal in which they acquired shares in private hospital group located in Ho Chi Minh City, Khanh Hoa, Da Nang and Dong Thap;
Acted as the lawyer for the owner of a five-star hotel in Khanh Hoa to settle the dispute against its project manager in the building stage of the hotel; as the hotel's retainer lawyer during its operation from 2015–2018; and rendered the legal solution to restructure its shareholdings for the M&A deal;
Rendered the legal solution inclusive of the rental pool program for one villa project in Khanh Hoa Province to sell its villas; drafted and concluded the package of sale documents arising from the legal solution. Acted as the retainer lawyer for the foreign developer developing eco-tourism project in the area of 12 hectares located at Cam Ranh Peninsula, Khanh Hoa Province;
Acted as the lawyer to support the owner of the five star hotel in Khanh Hoa to obtain all licences imposable for the electronic game business with prizes for foreigners and to arrange for importing Aristocrat Slot machines and launching the e-game club;
Advised and supported the postal service provider to obtain the postal service licence for its operation;
Advised and supported the architect company to obtain the certificate on eligibility for class 1 project designs and master planning;
Led the “first of its kind” case involving the reduction of capital in a joint venture real estate company by means of a redemption of issued shares after the dossier applied by the client was rejected by authorities. The excellent outcome whichover turned authorities’ decisions helped the client consequently be able to proceed with the development of the 3.3 hectare project in Ho Chi Minh City;
Rendered legal advice on project developments by either incorporating joint ventures between local developers and foreign investors or forming the business cooperation contracts between local developers and foreign investors. Rendered legal review on FIDIC-based contractual documents between the developer and foreign construction contractor;
Rendered legal advice on business model of serviced residence among project company - SPA owners and LTLA holders – management companies for residential projects in Ho Chi Minh City and Khanh Hoa Province;
Advised, drafted and reviewed on document package of property distribution for residential projects in Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Khanh Hoa.