Ly is a Partner at DIMAC Law Firm, a prominent legal firm in Vietnam recognized by The Legal 500, Asialaw, Benchmark Litigation, and IFLR 1000. Renowned among clients and peers, Ly is recognized as one of the most reliable and results-driven lawyers in Vietnam. He has extensive experience in foreign direct investment, corporate and M&A, real estate & energy projects, labour and employment. He has advised numerous Vietnamese and foreign investors in direct investment, M&A transactions and operational issues in many fields of operation, including real estate, construction, energy, pharmacy, retail, e-commerce, logistics, consumer goods, IT, insurance, telecommunication, brewery and beverages and hotel management. He has advised and represented high-profile international clients, including PepsiCo Vietnam, Qatar Airways, Emerson, TTI Inc., Herbalife, Panasonic Vietnam, Hitachi, CBRE (Vietnam), Unipart Logistics, Qair International, Lock & Lock, Jebsen & Jessen, Archetype Group, CPG Vietnam, True Digital, Nuplex Resins, TIKI, Besra Inc., AkzoNobel, Puma Vietnam, Becker Vietnam, and many other foreign invested companies operating in Vietnam. In addition to his legal practice, Ly is a regular contributor of analytical articles on practical issues of corporate laws and real estate trading law published on Saigon Economic Times and other legal forums in Vietnam. Notable engagements

Advised VNHPT, a subsidiary of Hitachi, on various legal issues arising from the management and implementation of the sub-contracts signed with the main contractor regarding the first metro line project of Ho Chi Minh City
Advised CT Group on the financing transaction with VNDIRECT and its investors to raise approximately USD 400 million for its residential urban project in Ho Chi Minh City
Advised Novaland on negotiating and finalizing the terms of a strategic framework agreement with its financier to raise fund for its real estate project of 150 hectares
Advised Phu My Hung Corporation on various issues related to land uses rights and real property trading rights as a foreign invested company regarding its real estate projects in the South Saigon Urban Area
Advised CBREs’ client on the investment structure and procedures for setting up an industrial park with a proposed land area of more than 300 hectares
Advised Unipart Logistics in the acquisition of target logistic companies operating in Vietnam
Advised TIKI and its subsidiaries in labor restructuring of its related companies to align growth strategies and operational demand
Advised CC1 Corporation on legal conditions and conducting procedures for setting up its branches/subsidiaries in Cambodia to implement construction projects in Cambodia
Advised Thien Nam Group, and its related companies in restructuring its corporate structure, including the transfer of capital and factories of related companies in Binh An Industrial Zone, Binh Duong Province

Education

2024: M&A Course, Imperial College London
2020: LL.M in international commercial law and corporate law, University of Hertfordshire (UK)
2013: LL.B, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law
2008: B.A in International relations, Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages and Information Technologies

Bar Admission

Vietnam Bar Association

Professional Memberships

Vietnam Independent Director Association (VNIDA)
Vietnam Society of Construction Law (SCLVN)

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