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Tuan A Nguyen

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bizconsult law LLC

3/F., VNA Building
20 Tran Hung Dao Street
Hanoi, Vietnam

Tel: (84 4) 39332129
Fax: (84 4) 39332130
tuan.na@bizconsult-vietnam.com
www.bizconsult-vietnam.com


Tuan Nguyen is the managing partner and the head of IP & franchise group of bizconsult law LLC, a reputable corporate commercial law firm in Vietnam. He has practiced in the area of intellectual property and business law since 1989 and is widely recognised for his extensive experience in the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in Vietnam. Tuan advises clients and handles all matters related to the trademark and patent registration matters, oppositions and revocations, licensing and assignments of IP assets in Vietnam as well as Laos and Cambodia. He also has extensive experience in franchise and technology transfer transactions which involve IP matters in automobile, foods and drinks, retail business services, medical services, movies, music and media industries.

He is an active member of the Anti-Counterfeit Subcommittee of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) and Anti-Counterfeit Committee of the International Trademark Association (INTA). In 2010, he was awarded by Asia IP Magazine in Hong Kong with The Landmark Case of Trademark Cancellation for Nonuse in Vietnam. Tuan is co-contributors to the International Franchise Sale Laws – Vietnam Chapter, published by American Bar Association in 2011.

Apart from intellectual property practice, Tuan Nguyen is a reputable business lawyer in the areas of foreign investment, corporate matters, real estate transactions, and M&A in Vietnam. He acts for largest foreign corporations, foreign-invested enterprises and Vietnamese corporations in numerous business transactions in Vietnam; advises them on all aspects of the laws of Vietnam on investment and business and assists them in drafting and preparation of business agreements/documents, represents in the negotiation with their partners on business contractual terms and conditions, and represents in dealing with working with authorities of Vietnam for obtaining necessary licenses/permits for their business activities in the country. In the M&A/Corporate practice, he acts for foreign clients (investment funds and corporate investors) in numerous deals of acquiring/purchasing shares of Vietnamese enterprises.

In 2006, he was awarded by Asian Counsel Magazine with M&A Deal of the Year, a complicated business deal he acted for Daewoo International Corporation to acquire a 1000 worker garment factory from a local company in Vietnam. The firm was also awarded and ranked by international and regional organisations in legal profession, such as Corporate Law Firm of the Year in Vietnam by Corporate International Magazine (in UK) in 2009 and 2010, Law firm at Tier 3 in M&A, Tier 4 in Banking & Finance and Litigation in Vietnam by Legal500 Asia Law Firm 2009/2010.

Tuan Nguyen is also an active lawyer in litigation at courts and arbitrations in Vietnam.

Areas of Practice
  • Intellectual Property & Franchise
  • M&A/Corporate
  • Construction & Real Estate
  • Employment
  • Banking & Finance
  • Litigation