Phong Tran

Practice Areas

Banking&Finance, Project&Infrastructure, Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets

Career

Phong is recommended as a top-tier lawyer by many reputable legal directories. Who’s Who Legal 2019 regarded him as an expert in Energy&Aviation. IFLR1000 rankes him an Asia Best Lawyer in 2019, 2020&2021. Legal500 honours him in its Hall of Fame. Phong is listed in the Vietnam’s top 100 lawyers list of ABLJ and ranked ALB Asia's Top 15 M&A Lawyers 2021.

His experience includes representing international sponsors&lenders in large-scale projects in oil&gas, power, chemical, automobile, aircraft, sea-port, highway, telecommunication, property, retail&distribution, and consumer goods industries. He is well-known for advising international investors on corporate restructuring&financing, mergers&acquisitions, ECA, syndicated financing, asset financing&project financing.

Phong has involved in almost all BOT&high-profile infrastructure projects in Vietnam including series of power projects such as Omon II, Son My LNG Terminal&Son My 2, Phu My 2.2, Vung Ang 2, Nghi Son 2, Mong Duong 2, Nam Dinh 1, Van Phong 1, Vinh Tan 3, Vinh Tan 1, Sunseap solar, etc. He advised in series of international bonds issued by Vingroup, Novaland, BIM Land, Vincom Retail’s&Vinhomes’ Rule 144A international placement/HOSE listing, among other deals arranged and/or underwriter by Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, HSBC, JP Morgan, UBS, SCB.

Professional Memberships

APLMA, VBLC, VBF,AmCham