Mr. VINH LUU (RICHARD)/ Head of Hanoi Office

Email: Richard@thelamlawllc.com

Main Practices: Corporate & Commercial, Merger & Acquisition, Securities & Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, Property & Construction, Inward Investment, International Trade

 

INTRODUCTION

Prior to joining The Lam Law LLC, Vinh is former Head of M&A and Foreign Investment Department of a long-established law firm specializing in legal and advisory services and dispute resolution in Vietnam, with offices in both Vietnam and Singapore.

Vinh also spent several years working for a well-known business law firm, headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, in a role of Head of Hanoi Office, where he advised on foreign investment, corporate & commercial matters, cross-border mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructurings, property & construction and dispute resolution.

Before taking on the role of the Head of Hanoi Office of the above business law firm, Vinh served for several years as the Senior Manager in a major local law firm based in Hanoi. There he managed, supervised and coordinated the legal team. In that role, he provided legal advice in the areas of international trade, cross-border mergers & acquisition, employment and labour, incorporation and foreign direct investment and dispute resolution. He also developed and refined the strategic direction and implementation of legal consultancy services.

Vinh is a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), Fellow of Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (Singapore), Arbitrator of Shanghai Arbitration Commission (China). He is also an Accredited Mediator of Center for Effective Dispute Resolution (UK), and Vietnam International Commercial Mediation Center (Vietnam). In addition, he is a Visiting Lecturer of Judicial Academy of Vietnam, a body established under the Ministry of Justice to provide professional training for judges, lawyers, bailiffs, notaries, and other officials in Vietnam. He is an active member of leading international associations for legal practitioners, including International Bar Association (IBA), Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA), International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA).

Vinh holds an LLM in International Trade and Economic Law from University of the West of England (UK).

Education

• LLM, International Trade and Economic Law, University of the West of England (Bristol, UK)
• Advanced Course on International Arbitration, International Academy for Arbitration Law (Paris, France)
• BA, University of Languages & International Studies (Vietnam National University)
• LLB, Hanoi Law University • Lawyer Training, Vietnam Judicial Academy
• Certificate of Attendance, ICC Institute of World Business Law Program of the Institute for the Development of Arbitration Training by ICC International Court of Arbitration
• CIArb’s Introduction to ADR course, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK)
• CEDR Accredited Mediator Skills Training, Center for Effective Dispute Resolution (UK)
• Certificate of Effective Presentation Skill, Art of Communication
• Certificate of Public Relations (Academy of Journalism and Communication)
• Certificate of Fiscal Policy and Public Finance Analysis, (National Project Management Unit, Committee for Financial & Budgetary Affairs of Vietnam National Assembly)
 

Language

English

Vietnamese