Indochine Counsel is pleased to announce the appointment of Mai Nguyen as a Senior Associate to its Hanoi team. Mai is an accomplished, qualified lawyer and an accredited commercial mediator, with a wealth of experience from both private and public practice. She is recognized for her efficient and effective management skills, underpinned by an unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity.

Ho Chi Minh City, 19 May 2023 - Indochine Counsel is pleased to announce its instrumental role in facilitating the successful closure of a significant deal for EQuest Education Group. The deal involved the raising of US$120 million in funding, marking a major milestone for both EQuest and the education sector in Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City, 5 May 2023 -- Indochine Counsel is thrilled to announce that its Managing Partner, Dang The Duc, has been recognized as one of the Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyers 2023 by Asian Legal Business (ALB). This prestigious award recognizes outstanding lawyers in the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors in Asia, based on the recommendations and feedback from clients and peers.

Indochine Counsel is delighted to welcome Nguyen Quoc Vinh as Senior Counsel to its team. With more than 25 years of experience in both the public sector and international law firms, Vinh is an expert in M&A, banking and finance, real estate, energy, hospitality, insurance, fintech, arbitration, and other corporate/commercial matters.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Despite inflation and recession concerns, M&A opportunities for private tech firms remain robust. But to succeed, companies need to be well-prepared and navigate the market effectively. This requires understanding disruptive trends, optimizing the M&A process, and avoiding deal disasters.

On 6 April 2023, at the Rex Hotel Saigon, a seminar titled “Navigating Market Turbulence, Reflecting On Directors Fiduciary Duties, Sharing From Insiders” was held by the Vietnam Independent Directors Association (VNIDA).

Ho Chi Minh City, 16 March 2023 --- Indochine Counsel is proud to support the Vietnam Independent Directors Association (VNIDA) in the “Report on Independent Directors Survey in Public Companies in Vietnam”, with the participation of our Managing Partner Dang The Duc and Junior Associate Ngo Dang Loc. The survey and the report have been conducted by the VNIDA and FiinGroup Vietnam Joint Stock Company (FiinGroup Vietnam) with the primary technical support from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) through the SECO-funded Vietnam Integrated ESG Program.

Ho Chi Minh City, 3 February 2023 – Released by the Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI) with support from its parent organization Singapore Academy of Law, the Contract Laws of Asia – Liquidated Damages and Penalty Clauses is the second full-fledged publication under ABLI’s Contracts Project which aims to produce a set of standard-form contract terms where risks are relatively evenly allocated and which can be valid in a majority of Asian jurisdictions.

Ho Chi Minh City, 3 February 2023 – Indochine Counsel is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Dang The Duc has been recognized by the Asia Business Law Journal for his work as a lawyer in Vietnam. In a ranking released on 18 January 2023, Asia Business Law Journal listed the top 100 lawyers in Vietnam. The list is based on client feedback, independent research and nominations received from in-house counsel based in the country and elsewhere, as well as Vietnam-focused partners at international law firms, and analysed by ABLJ’s experienced editorial team.

Indochine Counsel is pleased to announce that Truong Huu Ngu has joined us as a Partner in our Ho Chi Minh City office, effective 1 February 2023, bringing with him a wealth of over ten years of international law firm experience. At Indochine Counsel, Ngu will be in charge of a team focusing on M&A, Project Finance and Capital Markets.

Ho Chi Minh City, 13 December 2022 - Indochine Counsel acted for EQuest Education Group (EQuest) in relation to the acquisition of controlling stake in Khoi Nguyen Education (KNE), as well as the strategic partnership between the parties, per an announcement by EQuest on 5 December 2022.

Ho Chi Minh City, 19 September 2022 – Released by the Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI) with support from its parent organization Singapore Academy of Law, the Contract Laws of Asia – Indemnities is the first full-fledged publication under ABLI’s Contracts Project which aims to produce a set of standard-form contract terms where risks are relatively evenly allocated and which can be valid in a majority of Asian jurisdictions.

Ho Chi Minh City, 24 August 2022 - Indochine Counsel is proud to share that our managing partner, Dang The Duc, has been named in the Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyers 2022 by Asian Legal Business (ALB), which highlights outstanding lawyers in the technology, media and telecommunication sectors in Asia, based on the recommendations and feedback from clients and peers. This is the second time that ALB has published this list of top practitioners in TMT space in the region. In addition to receiving a highlighted article, Duc also bears the distinction of being the only lawyer from Vietnam to make this year’s list. An exciting development for Indochine Counsel as the firm has worked very hard over the last few years to build our TMT practice to a leadership position in the Vietnam market.

Ho Chi Minh City, 7 July 2022 - Indochine Counsel is thrilled to announce that managing partner of the firm, Dang The Duc, has been listed in the 2022 Who’s Who Legal for Southeast Asia – M&A. This is the most recent honor received by Duc and ads one more support to his reputation.

Ho Chi Minh City, 15 April 2022 – Indochine Counsel is thrilled to announce that we have received impressive recognition from the In-House Community Magazine. In their April edition which just hit the web, they announced winning deals of the last year by category. Two deals in which Indochine Counsel was involved over the last year received commendation.

Ho Chi Minh City, 18 January 2022 – Indochine Counsel is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Dang The Duc has been recognized by the Asia Business Law Journal for his work as a lawyer in Vietnam. In a ranking released on 18 January 2022, Asia Business Law Journal listed the top 100 lawyers in Vietnam. Not only was Duc included on the list, but he was featured prominently in the accompanying article that announced the list. 

Indochine Counsel is pleased to announce that we have completed an up to date intellectual property (IP) law guide for the Vietnam jurisdiction. The guide is prepared by IP law expert and partner in charge of the IP & Technology Practice Group Nguyen Thi Hong Anh. 

Indochine Counsel is excited to be celebrating its 15th anniversary. Since our founding shortly before Vietnam’s entrance into the World Trade Organization, Indochine Counsel has served clients from around the world to invest and do business in Vietnam. We are thrilled to know that we have made it so far in such a short amount of time as to be one of the biggest and most highly regarded law firms in Vietnam.

Indochine Counsel is pleased to announce that we have completed an up to date employment law guide for the Vietnam jurisdiction. The guide is prepared by employment law expert and senior associate Le Thi Khanh Hoan.