Tran Tuan Phong

Practice areas

Banking & finance, capital markets, corporate/M&A, energy projects & infrastructure, aviation

Introduction

With 26 years’ board experience in law practice, Phong has represented numerous international sponsors and lenders in relation to foreign invested projects in oil & gas, power, chemical, automobile, aircraft, sea-port, highway, telecommunication, insurance, real estate development, retail and distribution, and consumer goods industries. He is reputable in advising international businesses and banks on corporate restructuring and financing, share subscriptions, mergers and acquisitions transactions, ECA and syndicated financing, asset financing, and project financing in Vietnam. Phong is recommended  as  a  top-tier  lawyer  in  the  banking &  finance and  capital  market  practice  (Legal  500, IFLR 1000 and AsiaLaw) and the M&A practice (Legal 500, Chambers Asia and ALB Asia).

Phong has been recognised as a market leader by IFLR 1000 in banking & finance, corporate and infrastructure & energy. Who’s Who Legal recognised him as an expert in Energy and Aviation sectors and IFLR ranked him as an Asia Best Lawyer in 2019 and 2020 (Vietnam top 4 lawyers). Legal 500 honoured him in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific Hall of Fame, among top 7 foreign and Vietnamese lawyers in this elite lawyer group for Vietnam. Phong is listed in the Vietnam’s top 100 lawyers list of Asia Business Law Journal and ranked ALB Asia’s Top 15 M&A Lawyers 2021.

Phong is a highly regarded attorney for his admirable capacity to provide practical solutions that well suit the clients’ needs. The Legal 500, 2021 edition, commented “Creative and deep experienced team led by the founding partner, Mr. Tran Tuan Phong, providing excellent advice from various angles to see the possible solutions to difficult subjects in the projects and energy sector in Vietnam, especially at the juncture of delicate development of various energy projects in the country”. Phong is highly rated by market commentators, who say he “has a tremendous practice” (Chambers & Partners 2021 Edition) and he has “very positive and problem-solving” with “deep knowledge of the power sector and project finance deals.” (IFLR 2021 Edition)

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