YKVN is a full service Vietnamese law firm with a diversified national and international practice. With two closely-integrated offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, YKVN recently opened a new office in Singapore where it continues the expansion of its cross-border practice. YKVN is internationally recognized as a leading law firm in Vietnam and has received the following international awards:

"National Law Firm of the Year" 2004 by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) -- the first time this distinction was awarded to a Vietnamese law firm;
"National Law Firm of the Year" 2005 by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) for the second year in a row;
"Asset & Corporate Finance Deal of the Year" 2005 by Asian Legal Business (ALB);
"National Deal Firm of the Year" 2005 by Asian Legal Business (ALB) -- the first time this distinction was awarded to a Vietnamese law firm;
"Deal of the Year" 2006 by Asian Counsel -- the first time this distinction was awarded to a Vietnamese law firm;
"Deal of the Year" 2007 by Asian Counsel -- the second time this distinction was awarded to YKVN;
"Employer of Choice" 2007, 2008 and 2009 by Asian Legal Business (ALB) for three consecutive years;
"Deal of the Year" 2008 by Asian Counsel -- the third time this distinction was awarded to YKVN;
"National Law Firm of the Year" 2009 by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) -- the third time this distinction was awarded to YKVN;
"Debt and Equity-linked Deal of the Year" 2010 by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) -- the first time this distinction was awarded to a Vietnamese law firm;
"Deal of the Year" 2010 by Asian Counsel -- the fourth time this distinction was awarded to YKVN;
"National Law Firm of the Year" 2010 by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) -- the fourth time this distinction was awarded to YKVN; and
"National Law Firm of the Year" 2011 by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) -- the fifth time this distinction was awarded to YKVN.
YKVN brings together a diverse team of well-qualified professionals with substantial experience in both transactional and litigation work. YKVN lawyers are involved in sophisticated corporate and financial transactions and complex dispute resolution proceedings. YKVN lawyers are among the most experienced international legal practitioners of Vietnam, having advised the Government of Vietnam, international financial institutions (e.g., the Asian Development Bank, Malaysian Eximbank and International Finance Corporation), international commercial banks (e.g., Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Standard Chartered Bank, UBS, Societe Generale, Fortis Bank, ANZ Investment Bank, Chinfon Bank, and Credit Lyonnais), multinational corporations operating in Vietnam (e.g., Procter & Gamble, Diethelm, Aventis, Sampoerna and ExxonMobil), large Vietnamese State-owned banks (e.g., Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam, Industrial and Commercial Bank of Vietnam and Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam), large State-owned corporations (e.g., Vietnam Airlines, PetroVietnam, Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications, Vietnam Shipbuilding Group and Southern Steel Corporation) and business associations (e.g. Vietnamese Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP)).

As a fully integrated firm, YKVN has committed substantial resources to developing its ability to provide the highest quality of service to its clients throughout Vietnam. The offices in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore share a consolidated library system and are linked together electronically through email and data transmission facilities, thus allowing our lawyers to do joint research and to share expertise and experience promptly and effectively.

YKVN is committed to bring the firm's wealth of experience and all of our national and international resources to bear on the most complex and demanding business problems in and outside Vietnam.