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Chi Anh TRAN Foreign Attorney (Admitted in Vietnam)

Chi Anh TRAN Foreign Attorney
Chi Anh TRAN Foreign Attorney

Chi Anh TRANForeign Attorney (Admitted in Vietnam)

T.+82-2-3703-4773 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.chianh.tran@kimchang.com

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Bio

Chi Anh Tran is a foreign attorney at Kim & Chang’s Vietnam Practice.

Throughout her career, Ms. Tran has advised international clients conducting business in Vietnam, especially those in the manufacturing, TMT and health sectors.

She also has extensive experience in competition, corporate compliance and dispute resolution. Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Ms. Tran was a partner at Rajah & Tann LCT in Vietnam. She also worked at Baker & McKenzie’s Ho Chi Minh City Office for almost ten years and was head of the dispute resolution, compliance and competition team.

Ms. Tran was nominated as a Non-Government Advisor (NGA) by Vietnam Competition Authority at the International Competition Network (ICN) in 2018. She has co-authored multiple publications of Baker & McKenzie and Rajah & Tann Asia on international arbitration, competition and corporate compliance. She is guest lecturer at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Law.

Ms. Tran received an LL.M. from the University of Nottingham in 2006 under the Chevening Scholarship of the UK Government, and her LL.B. from Ho Chi Minh City University of Law in 2004 with distinction. She is admitted to Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association.

Profile

Experience

Kim & Chang (2020-Present) 

Rajah & Tann LCT, Ho Chi Minh City (2018-2020) 

Baker & McKenzie, Ho Chi Minh City (2008-2017) 

Baker & McKenzie, European and Competition Law Practice (ECLP), Brussels (2014-2015) 

Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (2004-2007) 

Indochina Legal (French law firm), Ho Chi Minh City (2003-2007)

Representative Mattersshow

Mergers & Acquisitions
 
  • Advised a major Malaysian infrastructure company in an acquisition of 40% shares in a Vietnamese water treatment plant 
  • Advised a Singapore-based PE fund in its various investments in Vietnam including those in the healthcare and technology sectors 
  • Advised an international energy company in conducting a due diligence on a Vietnamese entity of a global acquisition 
  • Advised major international tech and telecom companies on Vietnam market access and regulatory framework 
  • Advised international fintech companies on Vietnam market access and regulatory framework 
 
Competition / Antitrust
 
  • Advised an international media company in an abuse of dominance investigation at the Vietnam Competition Agency 
  • Advised an international beverages company in an abuse of dominance investigation at the Vietnam Competition Agency 
  • Advised international corporations in various sectors (e.g., banking, automobile, pharma, manufacturing, financial services) in competition matters; Drafted and provided internal training on competition policies to their management and staff 
  • Contributed and provided comments to Vietnamese regulators on the enforcement and review of Competition Law as an independent specialist 
  • Advised international corporations in the logistics, construction materials, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, manufacturing and other sectors on merger reviews in Vietnam 
 
Dispute Resolution – Arbitration
 
  • Advised a Korean bank in an M&A dispute 
  • Advised and represented an international pharmaceutical corporation in a shareholder dispute with Vietnamese shareholders before Singapore International Arbitration and Vietnamese court 
  • Represented a Japanese FMCG company in a dispute with a Vietnamese distributor; advised client in obtaining interim relief at Vietnamese court 
  • Advised a British garment company in a dispute with its Vietnamese partner 
  • Advised an international construction company in a dispute before Vietnamese court 
  • Advised a foreign machinery company in recognizing and enforcing a foreign arbitral award in Vietnam 
 
Corporate Compliance
 
  • Advised international corporations in audits and internal compliance reviews under Vietnam anti-corruption laws and the US FCPA 
  • Advised clients in conducting compliance due diligence on business partners and target companies in M&A transactions 
  • Advised clients in implementing integration plan and compliance strategy post-M&A transaction 
  • Advised clients on anti-corruption policies and code of conduct; provided compliance training to their management and staff

Representative Activitiesshow

Awards

  • The In-House Community - Commended External Counsel of the Year (Asian-MENA Counsel, 2019)

Education

    School of Law, University of Nottingham (LL.M., 2006) 

    Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (LL.B., 2004)

Qualifications

    • Admitted to bar, Vietnam, 2011 
    • Vietnam International Commercial Mediation Center (VICMC) Accredited Mediator, Vietnam, 2019 
    • Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) Accredited Mediator, 2018

Languages

English, French and Vietnamese

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Chi Anh TRAN
Foreign Attorney (Admitted in Vietnam)


T. +82-2-3703-4773      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092
     


  




Chi Anh Tran is a foreign attorney at Kim & Chang’s Vietnam Practice.

Throughout her career, Ms. Tran has advised international clients conducting business in Vietnam, especially those in the manufacturing, TMT and health sectors.

She also has extensive experience in competition, corporate compliance and dispute resolution. Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Ms. Tran was a partner at Rajah & Tann LCT in Vietnam. She also worked at Baker & McKenzie’s Ho Chi Minh City Office for almost ten years and was head of the dispute resolution, compliance and competition team.

Ms. Tran was nominated as a Non-Government Advisor (NGA) by Vietnam Competition Authority at the International Competition Network (ICN) in 2018. She has co-authored multiple publications of Baker & McKenzie and Rajah & Tann Asia on international arbitration, competition and corporate compliance. She is guest lecturer at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Law.

Ms. Tran received an LL.M. from the University of Nottingham in 2006 under the Chevening Scholarship of the UK Government, and her LL.B. from Ho Chi Minh City University of Law in 2004 with distinction. She is admitted to Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association.






    Kim & Chang (2020-Present) 

    Rajah & Tann LCT, Ho Chi Minh City (2018-2020) 

    Baker & McKenzie, Ho Chi Minh City (2008-2017) 

    Baker & McKenzie, European and Competition Law Practice (ECLP), Brussels (2014-2015) 

    Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (2004-2007) 

    Indochina Legal (French law firm), Ho Chi Minh City (2003-2007)






Mergers & Acquisitions
 
  •   Advised a major Malaysian infrastructure company in an acquisition of 40% shares in a Vietnamese water treatment plant 
  •   Advised a Singapore-based PE fund in its various investments in Vietnam including those in the healthcare and technology sectors 
  •   Advised an international energy company in conducting a due diligence on a Vietnamese entity of a global acquisition 
  •   Advised major international tech and telecom companies on Vietnam market access and regulatory framework 
  •   Advised international fintech companies on Vietnam market access and regulatory framework 
 
Competition / Antitrust
 
  •   Advised an international media company in an abuse of dominance investigation at the Vietnam Competition Agency 
  •   Advised an international beverages company in an abuse of dominance investigation at the Vietnam Competition Agency 
  •   Advised international corporations in various sectors (e.g., banking, automobile, pharma, manufacturing, financial services) in competition matters; Drafted and provided internal training on competition policies to their management and staff 
  •   Contributed and provided comments to Vietnamese regulators on the enforcement and review of Competition Law as an independent specialist 
  •   Advised international corporations in the logistics, construction materials, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, manufacturing and other sectors on merger reviews in Vietnam 
 
Dispute Resolution – Arbitration
 
  •   Advised a Korean bank in an M&A dispute 
  •   Advised and represented an international pharmaceutical corporation in a shareholder dispute with Vietnamese shareholders before Singapore International Arbitration and Vietnamese court 
  •   Represented a Japanese FMCG company in a dispute with a Vietnamese distributor; advised client in obtaining interim relief at Vietnamese court 
  •   Advised a British garment company in a dispute with its Vietnamese partner 
  •   Advised an international construction company in a dispute before Vietnamese court 
  •   Advised a foreign machinery company in recognizing and enforcing a foreign arbitral award in Vietnam 
 
Corporate Compliance
 
  •   Advised international corporations in audits and internal compliance reviews under Vietnam anti-corruption laws and the US FCPA 
  •   Advised clients in conducting compliance due diligence on business partners and target companies in M&A transactions 
  •   Advised clients in implementing integration plan and compliance strategy post-M&A transaction 
  •   Advised clients on anti-corruption policies and code of conduct; provided compliance training to their management and staff





Awards

  •   The In-House Community - Commended External Counsel of the Year (Asian-MENA Counsel, 2019)





Education

    School of Law, University of Nottingham (LL.M., 2006) 

    Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (LL.B., 2004)


Qualifications
    •   Admitted to bar, Vietnam, 2011 
    •   Vietnam International Commercial Mediation Center (VICMC) Accredited Mediator, Vietnam, 2019 
    •   Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) Accredited Mediator, 2018

Languages
  •    English, French and Vietnamese





Vietnam ,  Mergers & Acquisitions ,  Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance ,  Antitrust & Competition ,  Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense