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Nishimura & Asahi is one of Asia’s premier full-service law firms, covering all aspects of local and international business and corporate activity. In order to meet the growing demand for our services in and from Asia, we have undertaken a number of new initiatives to including establishing of cross-regional overseas offices, strengthening collaboration with leading local law firms, and the organization of integral teams, between overseas offices and the Tokyo head office. 

With the opening of our Ho Chi Minh City office in 2010, we were the first Japanese law firm to open an office in Vietnam. Shortly after, in 2010, we opened our Hanoi office.  Since the establishment of our Vietnam offices, we have been involved in a wide range of matters and industries in Vietnam, including infrastructure, oil & gas, urban development/real estate, corporate finance, project finance, M&A, new business entry, joint venture, labor matters, environmental matters, crisis management, dispute resolution.

We provide a full range of real estate services to some of the notable foreign companies operating in Vietnam. Recent publishable work highlights include:

  • Advised Tokyu Corporation, together with Becamex IDC Corp., in their urban development in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam, a project worth approximately 1 billion US dollars.
  • Advised Pacific Petroleum Import Export Trading Joint Stock Company and its founder and key shareholder on the transfer of 51% of the company’s LPG business to Air Water Inc.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - Vietnam
3
Band 3
What the team is known for

Nishimura & Asahi is particularly active for Japanese clients on the legal aspects of investing in Vietnam's real estate sector. The firm is regularly involved in joint ventures and acquisitions regarding commercial, hotel and residential properties. The department counts local and Japanese developers and construction companies among its clientele.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Nguyen Ngoc Phuc
2
Nguyen Ngoc Phuc
2
Band 2

Nguyen Ngoc Phuc is a partner at Nishimura & Asahi. He primarily focuses on advising a range of real estate developers on developments and land acquisitions, including in relation to mixed-use and residential buildings.

"Nguyen Ngoc Phuc is a pre-eminent and proficient lawyer in the Vietnam real estate legal market. He has practised law for decades and understands the law deeply, including the practices, challenges and how things work in Vietnam."

"Nguyen Ngoc Phuc is an extremely experienced lawyer and easy to work with. He is very open, responsive and diligent. He does not mind going the extra mile to provide services at the highest standard."

Kazuhide Ohya
3
Kazuhide Ohya
3
Band 3

Kazuhide Ohya is a partner in the firm's Ho Chi Minh City office. He is notably skilled advising Japanese clients on land acquisitions, disposals and leasing matters.

"He has calm and accurate analytical skills."

Ranked Lawyers at
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Vietnam

Real Estate

Nguyen Ngoc Phuc
2
Nguyen Ngoc Phuc
2
Band 2
Kazuhide Ohya
3
Kazuhide Ohya
3
Band 3

Members

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Ha Hoang Loc

Hikaru Oguchi

Kazuhide Ohya

Taro Hirosawa

Vu Le Bang

Industries

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Real Estate