Nguyen Ngoc Minh

Practice Areas

Lawyer Nguyen Ngoc Minh is the Deputy Director of Dzungsrt & Associates LLC. Mr. Minh is leading a team of six members specializing in international dispute resolution by Arbitration, Litigation and ADR.

Mr. Minh has represented clients in arbitrations at the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). Besides, Mr. also acted in various cases before Vietnam Courts.

Matters in which Mr. Minh has acted are oftentimes high-profile, covering a wide range of legal and factual questions. Many of his cases are also first-of-their-kind in Vietnam.

Mr. Minh’s active practice areas are Oil and Gas, Construction and Real Estates, Corporate and Joint Venture, Shipping and Aviation, Sales of Good and Insurance. Mr. Minh is continuously honored by international rankings such as Legal 500 or Chambers and Partners. Recently, Mr. Minh is recognized as Vietnam Lawyer of the Year and Top 40 under 40 Asia Pacific by Benchmark Litigation 2024.

Career

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Minh reads law at Hanoi Law University, Vietnam (LL.B) and at Monash University, Australia (LL.M). He leads a team of six fee-earners specialising in Commercial Arbitration, Litigation and International Trade.

Minh has represented clients in international arbitrations conducted under the Rules of e.g. the ICC, SIAC and HKIAC to resolve cross-border disputes involving Vietnamese elements. He has also acted in arbitrations at the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC) and in recognition and enforcement proceedings before the Vietnamese courts.

In addition, Minh regularly advises on issues of Vietnamese insurance law. They cover questions of different legal natures, e.g. coverage, recovery, cancellation of policy and claim allocation, and arise out of diverse types of policies, e.g. hull, cargo, liability, construction and general property. His clients include well-known names, both international and local, in the insurance industry.

Professional Memberships

CEDR Accredited Mediator

Admitted to the Hanoi Bar

AIAC Arbitration Panelist

VICMC Mediator

Publications

- The Vietnam Chapter of Getting the Deal Through 2012 & 2013 Editions (Law Business Research Ltd – Co-author)

- The Vietnam Chapter of the Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review 2020 (Global Arbitration Review – Co-author)

- The Vietnam Chapter of the Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review 2021 (Global Arbitration Review – Co-author)

- Delos Guide to Arbitration Places (GAP) 1st Edition (Delos Dispute Resolution – Chapter Editorial Review)

- The Vietnam Chapter of Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters edited by Anselmo Reyes (Bloomsbury – Co-author)

Work Highlights

International Arbitrations

- A SIAC arbitration of over USD 4 billion involving the construction of a thermal power plant

- An ICC arbitration of under USD 500 million involving an oil and gas contract

- ICC arbitrations in relation to highway projects built under FIDIC contracts

- An ICC arbitration involving a equipment sale and purchase contract

Aviation Disputes

- Multi-jurisdiction proceedings (England, Vietnam and Singapore) involving the lease-purchase of four aircrafts

- A dispute involving the leasing of aircrafts

- An insurance claim in connection to a mid-air collision

Insurance Disputes

- An insurance claim of USD 100 million arising out of the operation and maintenance of a thermal power plant

- An insurance claim involving multiple Lloyd insurers and reinsurers in connection with a FPSO insured under institute time clauses hulls

- Several insurance claims arising out of the construction and operation of off-shore wind farms

- An insurance claim arising out of the construction of a petro-chemical facility

- The cancellation of master and local policies issued to a multi-national corporation to insure director and officer liabilities

- A dispute between a life insurer and a commercial bank in relation to a bancassurance contract

Litigation

- Lawsuits against his clients, the subsidiaries of two major Japanese commercial banks in Vietnam, for the enforcement of US$ 8 million performance and refund bonds in connection with a USD 50 million ICC arbitration

- A significant lawsuit arising out of a construction contract

- A lawsuit between an international ride-sharing company against a Vietnamese taxi company

Recognition and Enforcement

- Around 20 awards rendered by the SIAC, ICAC, ICA, HKIAC, JCAA, KCAB, AIAC (formerly named KLRCA) NYIAC and GAFTA

- Various ad-hoc arbitral awards

Languages Spoken

Vietnamese: Native

English: Excellent

Education