Partner
Hanoi Office
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Ms. Ha Thi Mai Anh is a Hanoi-based Partner of Bizlink Lawyers.
Ms. Ha is a high‐performing and self-motivated professional with vast hands-on experience due to over a decade of her practice. Her practice focuses on Banking and Finance, Foreign Investment, M&A, Corporate and Commercial.
Ms. Ha stands out for her substantial experience in sophisticated cross-border and domestic banking and finance transactions. In this connection, her work includes advising deal structure, compiling transactional documents, and providing legal opinions. She also regularly advises credit institutions on transactional bank regulatory issues and other banking matters, which include drafting policies and procedures to facilitate compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. In addition, Ms. Ha is well-recognized for her deep knowledge of corporate issues and M&A. She has been involved in various stages of high-profile listing and M&A transactions where her clients are foreign companies, foreign-invested companies, state-owned corporations, etc.
Throughout her career, Ms. Ha has also demonstrated a solid ability to deliver impactful legal services while gaining clients' recognition and trust for her work in other fields of practice.
Main Areas of Practice
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Market
- Private Equity
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Corporate and M&A
- Cross-border Investments
- Insurance
Education
- LLM, Hanoi National University (2017)
- LLB, Hanoi Law University (2006)
- Lawyer, Justice Academy (2009)
Experience
- Banking &Finance and Capital Market
- Advising and assisting one of the top 4 banks in Vietnam in reviewing and advising the appropriate loan restructuring plan for hydro-power projects due to the reorganizing of the borrower (investor of the project);
- Advising and assisting one of the top 4 banks in Vietnam in the review and advice for a complex cross-border financing transaction with the participation of various foreign and domestic law firms;
- Advising and assisting one of the top 4 real estate developers in Vietnam in the documentation of credit documents of a facility transaction for the financing of a luxury resort project;
- Advising and assisting a security company belonging to the largest bank in Vietnam in the review and negotiation of cross-border financing transactions;
- Advising and assisting a branch of a leading Japanese bank in Vietnam in banking regulatory matters/ regulatory compliance; and
- Advising and assisting a state-owned insurance corporation as the bondholder in assessing the legality of the bond issuance transaction and its relevant security transactions.
- Merger and Acquisition
- Advising and assisting a global leader in designing, manufacturing, and merchandising premier dress shirts and sportswear (Hong Kong) and its subsidiaries in Vietnam in various legal issues and documentation work of their several M&A transactions.
- Corporate and Commercial
- Advising and assisting a subsidiary in Vietnam of the global leader in water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in assessing various legal issues on the cooperation structure applied for the sale and purchase of cleaning chemicals between the client and its partners under Group’s business model; and reviewing template agreements to ensure conformity with the Group’s business model while satisfying the requirements set out by Vietnamese laws;
- Advising and assisting a leading technology venture capital fund in Vietnam on legal issues relating to corporate governance and exercising of shareholders' rights within the company where the fund conducts its investment activities.
- Legal Due Diligence and Compliance
- Acting as a co-ordinator in conducting legal due diligence and providing legal opinions for the client, being a global leader in the restaurant service regarding the whole activities of its subsidiary in Vietnam, activities of Spin-off Group in Vietnam, and several issues related to IPO on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong;
- Reviewing and making assessments, advice, and recommendations for problem fixing for a large Japanese equipment and spare parts manufacturer in Vietnam in the regulatory compliance of the client's whole production and business activities, including investment and enterprise, commerce, employment, environmental protection, fire prevention and fighting, etc.
- Assisting the client, one of the largest cement manufacturers in Vietnam, in cross-checking a comprehensive due diligence report made by another international law firm concerning the client's M&A transactions;
- Acting as a lead counsel in a legal research and study project on various regulatory issues in Vietnam as a preparation step for the client, as a leading Chinese corporation to invest in and develop dry port projects and industrial parks in Vietnam;
Notable Clients
- Major banks in Vietnam, including Vietcombank, VietinBank, BIDV, and a branch of a leading Japanese bank in Vietnam
- A Hong Kong global leader in the designing, manufacturing, and merchandising of premier dress shirts and sportswear and its subsidiaries in Vietnam
- A leading technology venture capital fund in Vietnam
- A global leader in restaurant service and its subsidiary in Vietnam
- A giant Chinese corporation in Transport, Infrastructure, and Power
- A global leader in water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services
- One of the top 4 real estate developers in Vietnam
- A major state-owned life insurance corporation in Vietnam
Associations & Membership
- Vietnam Bar Federation
- Hanoi Bar Association
- Singapore Business Association Vietnam
Languages
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