Pham Viet Tuan

Tuan’s notable transactions include:

Corporate and Property

• Acted as general legal counsel in a joint venture between Vietnamese, Singapore, Taiwanese and Japanese partners specialized in property development in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), with the significant total capital investment over US$342
• Served as legal counsel in a joint venture between Vietnamese and Hong Kong partners in developing and operating an e-commerce platform in Vietnam.
• Advised a leading real estate corporation in the acquisition of a property developer owning a residential project in Nha Be District, HCMC backed by large foreign real estate investment trusts (REITs).
• Advised foreign investors in the acquisition of a property project with 30 ha of land by direct transfer from a major local developer.

Dispute Resolution

• Represented and defended Tat Hong Equipment Co., Ltd. in a lawsuit over a dispute regarding a proposal to enter into an equipment leasing contract with a disputed value of over US$5 million.
• Advised Phu My Hung Development Corporation in a high-value lawsuit concerning mortgage and land lease contracts of a commercial building in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) with a disputed amount over US$7 million.
• Advised and represented Phu My Hung Development Corporation in a dispute regarding a lease agreement at VIAC with a disputed amount over US$590 thousand.
• Advised and represented a leading property developer in lawsuit concerning apartment sale and purchase agreements with customers.
• Advised and assisted Star-light Company Limited in a shareholders’ dispute at VIAC.

Publication

• Discussion on the validity of contracts for donating land use rights when the donor dies but has not registered the property (co-author, October 2024), Law & Development Journal, Hanoi, Vietnam.
• Investors must be wary of the status of digital assets (co-author, June 2023), Vietnam Investment Review, Hanoi, Vietnam.
• Remedies for Breach of Contract: A comparison between Vietnamese Commercial Law and the CISG (2021), International Conference on Business and Finance (ICBF), September 2021.
• Online dispute resolution in the context of integration and issues for Vietnam (co-author, 2021), Conference on Vietnamese Commercial Law (2021), UEH School of Law, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics, November 2021.

Conferences & Seminars

• Panelist, Online seminar series on arbitration, Elevating international arbitration in Vietnam: From basic principles to professional skills, Topic 2 – Advocacy skills of lawyers in international arbitration, VAS Crossover 2024, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, August 2024.
• Speaker, Empowering the Future: Legal Insights & Financing Opportunities for New Energy, organized by Normsun, HDBank, and C+ Consulting And Investment Corporation, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, July 2024.
• Speaker, Investment and Legal Practice in Vietnam, Southeast Asian Law Forum, Online Conference, organized by Huatai International Financial Holdings Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, China, December 2023.
• Speaker, Legal Guide on Manufacturing in Vietnam, Seminar on Manufacturing to Southeast Asia, organized by Sincere – Chiu – Szeto – Cheng (Dongguan) Associate Law Firm, Dongguan, Guangdong, China, November 2023.