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Mr. Truong Trong Nghia , who is currently serving as Vice President of the newly established Vietnam Bar Federation and Vice President of the Bar Association of Ho Chi Minh City, is well-recognized as one of the most experienced litigators in Vietnam with over 25 years of litigation and arbitration experience. Mr. Nghia also advises domestic and foreign companies in corporate, banking and M&A matters.
Mr. Nghia has been involved in complex litigation including cases on behalf of ExxonMobil, Quest International, American Coffee Corporation, P&G and Indochina Capital. Representative cases include:
Mr. Nghia’s corporate clients include major Vietnamese business enterprises and groups like VNPT, Vietnam Steel Corporation, BIDV, Saigon Petro, Resco, Satra, SaigonCoop, as well as foreign-invested and international entities such as, among others, EIB, P&G, Metro Cash & Carry, RMIT, Vina Capital, Indochina Capital and Pico. Corporate transactions Mr. Nghia has handled include:
From 1996 to 2008, Mr. Nghia served as Deputy Director and subsequently as Director of the Investment and Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) under the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City. In 2008, Mr. Nghia resigned from government service to pursue the full-time practice of law. During his tenure at ITPC, Mr. Nghia was a tireless advocate of the expansion of inbound and outbound trade and investment and, in pursuit of that objective, has authored noted articles on the legal reform, development and economic integration of Vietnam. From 1998 to 2006, Mr. Nghia was a member of the Research Committee of the Prime Minister, an advisory body formed by the Prime Minister to provide policy input to the Government on major economic, financial and legal issues. During his tenure, Mr. Nghia participated in providing significant input to the Government on administrative reform, global integration and economic development in the context of globalized market places. Mr. Nghia also participated in a number of projects on reforming the governmental and legal system of Vietnam. He was the key member of the project entitled “Corruption in Vietnam – Nature, Development and How to Fight Against It?” (1992 – 1993). He also participated in, among others, projects entitled “The Theoretical Concepts for a New Economic Law as a Legal Framework for the Market Economy in Vietnam” (1997), “Reform the Relations between the Central Government and the Local Governments of the Biggest Cities in Vietnam” (1997 – 1998), “Reforming and Downsizing of the Government Bodies of Ho Chi Minh City” (1996 – 1997). In 1994, Mr. Nghia was one of the first Vietnamese chosen by the Fulbright program to pursue an LLM at New York University. Following completion of the degree, Mr. Nghia participated in the International Lawyers Program of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood and Paul Weiss Rifkind & Garrison in New York City (1995–1996). Education Karl Marx University, Germany, LL.B., 1981 New York University School of Law, LL.M.C.J. 1995 Bar, Social or Governmental Organizations Member of the Board of People’s Solicitors in 1987 and later of Ho Chi Minh City Bar since 1996, Vice President of the Bar since December 2008 Vice President of Vietnam Bar Federation since May 2009 Member of the Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Lawyers’ Association (four consecutive terms since 1988) Councilor, Vice Head of Legal Commission of People’s Council of Ho Chi Minh City ( Term IV, 1989 – 1994) Councilor, Vice Head of Economics and Budget Commission of People’s Council of Ho Chi Minh City (Term VII, 2004 – 2009, extended to 2011) Vice-Chairman of the Vietnam-US Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City Publications, Speeches and Other Experience Authored the book Economic Arbitration in Vietnam, 1988 The thesis entitled Rule of Law in Vietnam – Theory and Practice, 2001 A large number of articles on various legal matters in Vietnam, including US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement issues and Vietnam’s accession to the WTO. Visiting Lecturer on business law and international trade law at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Law and University of Economics. Email: nghia.truong@ykvn-law.com |
