Foreign Attorney
TEL |
+84-28-3827-3886 |
E-MAIL |
binh.tran@leeko.com |
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As a member of the Vietnam · Southeast Asia Practice Team at Lee & Ko, Tran Thanh Binh's practice focuses on advising clients in the area of foreign investment, real estate, banking, energy & natural resources, tax, mergers and acquisitions, and labor law. Prior to joining Lee & Ko, Mr. Binh worked at VILAF, as well as a global investment venture company and also taught finance at the University of Law of Ho Chi Minh City.
Education
2012 |
Monash University Law Chambers, Australia LL.M. (Commercial Law) |
2009 |
Ho Chi Minh City University of Law LL.B. |
Work Experience
2017-Present |
Lee & Ko |
2016 |
Legal Consultant, Sugar Ventures Pte Ltd |
2015-2016 |
Gia Luat Group |
2014-2017 |
Lecturer of Commercial Law Faculty, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law |
2014-2015 |
Tran Trung and Associates Law Firm (TTA) |
2012-2014 |
Vilaf - Hong Duc |
2009 |
Legal Staff, Department of Justice (HCMC) |
Expertise
Mergers & Acquisitions |
Real Estate |
Outbound Investment |
Banking |
Labor & Employment |
Languages
Representative Cases
[Banking and Finance]
- Advising foreign credit institutions regarding the financing of solar power projects in Vietnam
- Advising 05 foreign credit institutions on financing of the production of medium-density fiberboard in Vietnam
- Advising offshore credit institutions regarding the transfer of their rights and obligations under the syndicated loan agreement to new purchasing lenders
- Advising foreign credit institutions for providing loans to a foreign-invested company, including drafting the loan agreements, legal opinion, and confirmation letters.
[Real Estate]
- Advising a Korean investor regarding a real estate project of local real estate company in Vietnam
- Advising a foreign investor in the purchase of all 80% shares of a Vietnamese local company for a real-estate project in Phu Quoc Island
- Advising a Korean investor on a real estate project that would be revoked by the State authority;
- Advising a Korean investor on investing in convertible preferred shares as issued by a leading real estate company in Vietnam.
[Merger and Acquisition]
- Advising a foreign investor on the purchase of 10% shares of Hoa Binh Construction Joint Stock Company via a private placement
- Advising a foreign investor on the purchase of new ordinary shares issued by Viet Uc Seafood Joint Stock Company
- Advising a Korean investor on being a major shareholder for re-structuring a local company in the confectionery business
- Advising a foreign investor on the purchase of all 30% shares of a logistics service company in Vietnam.
[Energy]
- Advising Korean investors to purchase all the equity interests being owned by LPG companies
- Advising foreign investors on the development and operation of a LNG-fired power generation center in Vietnam
- Advising foreign investors on the acquisition of the total issued and outstanding shares of 02 solar power projects in Binh Thuan province
- Advising foreign investor on the acquisition of 45% of the issued and outstanding shares of a solar power project in Ninh Thuan province from its foreign shareholder.
[Taxation]
- Advising a foreign leading steel company on taxation related mattes regarding transfer pricing, tax assessments and inspections, and the method of identifying the market price.