YKVN LLC

Legal Services | Vietnam
tel: (84 28) 3822 3155 | fax: (84 28) 3823 6902
Suite 1102 The Metropolitan | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam

Main Contacts

Truong Nhat Quang

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Managing Partner

Offices

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Singapore, Singapore | Hanoi, Vietnam

Overview

"YKVN, an equal to the Magic Circle firms." IFLR​​

​​​From Magic Circle to Golden Circle, YKVN is widely recognized as the leading Vietnam-based law firm. ​​

​Established in 1999, YKVN has since grown to become an independent law firm with over ninety legal professionals through a unique platform combining 3 offices in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Singapore. ​​

​​With an unequivocal and undisputed dedication to providing the highest level of legal expertise placing our firm in a class of its own in Vietnam and in SEA, YKVN has built a reputation for excellence in: ​​

Corporate, M&A, ​
Power and energy, ​​
Capital markets, ​
Private equity, ​​
Project finance, ​​
Banking, ​​
Real estate​
​and Domestic litigation and international arbitration. ​​

​​With an intimate knowledge of the Vietnamese legal, business, and political landscape, YKVN's attorneys have been at the forefront of virtually all significant legal developments in Vietnam in the past 25 years including high profile and ground-breaking international transactions. ​ ​ ​

We advise the world's most respected and well-established banks and businesses, as well as start-up visionaries, government and state-owned entities. ​ ​ ​​

​Our lawyers are qualified in Vietnam, the US, Australia, Singapore, England, Korea and France. They include leading practitioners in their field, leaders of the profession, and civic leaders. Our senior partners have been partners at leading international firms (Clifford Chance, DLA Piper and White & Case). All of our partners have extensive experience in cross-border matters. ​ ​​

​Our constant tier 1 rankings in our practice areas and awards (notably 11 times IFLR "National Law Firm of the Year") are the latest evidence of the widespread recognition of the quality of work for which we are known globally and regionally. It also speaks to our unique, and respected, standing in the Vietnamese legal profession among both Vietnamese and international law firms.

Lawyers Worldwide: 90

Areas of Practice

Professionals

Partners

Associates

Trang  Dang

Trang Dang

Senior Associate
Tuyet Anh Ho

Tuyet Anh Ho

Senior Associate
Hung Minh Ngo

Hung Minh Ngo

Senior Associate
Tram Mai Vu

Tram Mai Vu

Senior Associate

Counsel

Thong  Huynh

Thong Huynh

Counsel
Huong Dieu Tran

Huong Dieu Tran

Legal Advisor

Articles

COVID-19: Extension of Market Access to Life-Saving and Life-Extending Drugs - Issues Impacting the Life Sciences

Vietnam, a country of 97 million people, has been widely recognized for its successful handling of the novel coronavirus outbreak. On January 27, as the country celebrated the Lunar New Year holiday, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc declared war on the coronavirus, having said "fighting this epidemic is like fighting the enemy". The Prime Minister and his cabinet acted expediently in controlling the spread of the virus. After implementing early preventative methods such as contact tracing and quarantining by area and apartment buildings, culminating in a three-week nationwide lockdown, Vietnam lifted various social distancing and restrictive rules in late April...

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Press releases

YKVN Advised Lian SGP on its Acquisition of a Controlling Stake in Imexpharm

YKVN advised Lian SGP Holding Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based entity wholly owned by China’s Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc., on its acquisition of a controlling stake in Imexpharm Corporation (HoSE: IMP), one of Vietnam’s leading pharmaceutical companies. The transaction was implemented via a public tender offer, through which Lian SGP acquired a controlling stake in Imexpharm. According to public reports, the transaction is valued at approximately US$228 million. Lian SGP plans to maintain Imexpharm’s existing business strategy while expanding its portfolio of high-tech pharmaceutical products manufactured under EU-GMP standards...

YKVN Advised KKR on the US$5.1 billion Consortium Acquisition of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres with Singtel

YKVN advised KKR as Vietnamese counsel in connection with its consortium with Singtel on the acquisition of the remaining stake in ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) from its founding shareholder ST Telemedia. The transaction involves a total consideration of approximately S$ 6.6 billion (approximately US$ 5.1 billion).Under the transaction, KKR and Singtel agreed to acquire the remaining stake in STT GDC from ST Telemedia...

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