Ms. LE, Thi Hong Van
Partner cum Director of HCM Branch
Ho Chi Minh City Office
Mobile: (+84) 949 773 754
Tel: (+84 28) 3824 6996
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Ms. LE, Thi Hong Van is a partner at the Ho Chi Minh office of Bizlink Lawyers. Joining the firm in 2020, she is currently the Director of our Ho Chi Minh City branch and takes charge of the practice of this office.
Ms. Le is highly appraised for her proven expertise and dedication in judicial practice and legal consultancy. Being a well-recognized practitioner, Ms. Le has shown her profound knowledge of the law, professionalism, excellent problem-solving abilities, good judgment, and sharp mind.
Before participating in Bizlink Lawyers, Ms. Le had been practicing law for over 18 years. She had honorably worked as a District Court judge for seven years after nearly nine years of dedication as the Court Clerk at Ho Chi Minh City Court. With outstanding expertise in the courtroom, she had directly and effectively handled over 550 economic, civil, and labor disputes in the position of a judge. In addition, she was also actively involved in the settlement and proceedings of over 2000 cases in various areas during her carrier span. Thereby, Ms. Le has thoroughly and intensively developed her insight into the legal system and a result-oriented legal approach, which later gives rise to her ace performance as a lawyer.
Since she started practicing as a lawyer, she has been counseling and assisting various clients ranging from individuals and medium to large-scale local and foreign enterprises investing and doing business in Vietnam. Her in-depth and broad legal understanding has enabled Ms. Le to offer high-quality services in vast areas and gain the clients’ trust. Among her practice areas, she mainly focuses on Dispute Resolution, Corporate & Commercial, Real Estate & Construction, Labor & Employment, Tax, Insurance, and Intellectual Property. With exceptional background, Ms. Le is distinctively able to provide clients with eminent consultancy and support on dispute resolution, including negotiation, litigation, arbitration, and enforcement.
Her passion for law extends beyond her success as a court judge and a lawyer. For the past years, Ms. Le has devoted hundreds of working hours to delivering lectures regarding civil law, procedural law, and constitutional law as a visiting lecturer at the law faculties of reputable universities in Vietnam, including Ton Duc Thang University, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, and Le Lang University.
Education
- LLM, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (2011)
- LLB, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (2004)
Certification and Qualification
- Practicing Certificate of Liquidator (2022)
- Certificate of Notary Training (2021)
- Certificate of attendance in the “Master class on Intellectual Property Adjudication, Beijing” organized by WIPO for exchange of court settlement experience (2018)
- Certificate of attendance of the “Training Program for Judge and Administrative Managers” organized by the Korea International Cooperation Agency and the Judicial Research & Training Institute “ (2017)
- Certificate of attendance in the “Course training in Discipline related English 8 weeks and Short Course training in Law 8 weeks” organized by the Lund University of Sweden covering Bankruptcy Law and Comparative Law (2012)
Vietnam Lawyers Federation
Singapore Business Group
Experience
Below are some high profile cases and work involved:
- Advising a foreign-invested beverage distributor on some critical tax issues
- Advising and representing a giant Japan - Vietnam JV manufacturer of motor vehicles in Vietnam in a dispute taken to the Court of Vietnam
- Advising a well-known construction enterprise in Vietnam on a commercial dispute taken to the Court of Vietnam
- Assisting dispute negotiation, procedural proceedings, and arbitral award enforcement in Vietnam for foreign investors from various countries
- Providing legal advice regarding intellectual property infringement for Mai Son Group
- Advising a Real estate enterprise operating projects in Phu Quoc on their internal dispute
Membership
- Vietnam Bar Federation
- Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association
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