Foreign Attorney
Nguyen Thi NGUYET
Vietnam · Southeast Asia
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Nguyet Nguyen is a Vietnamese attorney at Lee & Ko’s Vietnam Office. Her practice focuses on foreign investment, merges and acquisitions, real estate, construction, distribution and education in Vietnam. She has substantial experience and in-depth understanding of the legal system and business environment in Vietnam. She handles a wide range of real estate projects that includes new urban zones development, resort development, residential development, mixed-use development and hotel development. She advises on all aspects of investment transactions including investment structures, financing and corporate operation. Prior to joining Lee & Ko, she worked at law firms for 16 years and real estate enterprises for 6 years.
Representative Cases
- Advised a Singapore corporate client on establishing a hi-tech zone infrastructure park in Vietnam
- Advised a Hong Kong corporate client on establishing a supermarket and health and beauty retail chain operator in Vietnam
- Advised a Hong Kong corporate client on investing in food and beverage and retail in Vietnam
- Advised a Thai Lan corporate client on acquisition of equity in local retail companies in Vietnam
- Advised a Singapore corporate client on acquisition of Vietnamese education companies in Vietnam
- Advised a Hong Kong corporate client on developing a high-end complex real estate project in Vietnam
- Advised a Malaysia corporate client on developing a high-end complex real estate project in Vietnam
- Advised a Korean corporate client on acquisition of equity in a high-end real estate project in Vietnam
- Advised a Korean corporate client in developing a high-end complex real estate project in Vietnam
- Advised a Korean fund client in acquisition of equity in a high-end real estate project in Vietnam
Work Experience
| 2023-Present | Lee & Ko |
|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | Vice President, Mapletree Vietnam Management Consultancy Co., Ltd |
| 2020-2022 | Head of Legal, R.C Real Estate Development and Finance Corporation |
| 2016-2020 | Senior Associate, Yulchon LLC Vietnam |
| 2008-2016 | Senior Associate, Mayer Brown JSM Vietnam |
| 2006-2008 | Associate, Kelvin Chia Partnership Vietnam |
| 2005 | Associate, VCI Legal |
| 2001-2004 | In-house Counsel, Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park |
Languages
| English and Vietnamese |
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- Speaking at Hotel Conference at Da Nang City in 2013 with topic “Investment Structures in Development of Real Estate in Vietnam”
- Attending events to discuss and contribute comments with the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment regarding amendments to the Land Law 2014
- Speaking at an event at Ho Chi Minh City in 2014 with topic “Land Law 2014-Key Changes”
- Sending Vietnam Business Forum comments on amending the Law on Housing and Law on Real Estate Business
- Publishing articles relating to real estate and education in Vietnam Investment Review and Vietnam Law & Legal Forum
