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Phong Tran
Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
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Band 1

Projects, Infrastructure & Energy

Vietnam

9 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Corporate/M&A

Vietnam

16 Years Ranked

2

Band 2

Banking & Finance: Capital Markets

Vietnam

7 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides
Asia-Pacific 2025

About

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Global

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

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Projects, Infrastructure & Energy - Vietnam

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Band 1
Individual Editorial
Phong Tran is a founding partner at VILAF, based in its Hanoi office. He is a highly respected projects lawyer who is widely recognised as a specialist in infrastructure and power project financing and acquisitions.
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Corporate/M&A - Vietnam

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Band 1
Individual Editorial
Phong Tran is a founding partner in VILAF's Hanoi office.He regularly represents financial investors and well-known regional and domestic corporates in their transactional mandates.
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Banking & Finance: Capital Markets - Vietnam

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Band 2
Individual Editorial
Phong Tran is VILAF's founding partner, based in its Hanoi office. He advises major Vietnamese corporates and banks on equity and debt issuances. He acts for both domestic and international clients, including listings on the SGX.
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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Mr Phong made a road for success for IPP and BOT businesses based on his deep knowledge and good relationship with regulatory authorities.

Projects, Infrastructure & Energy respondent
Chambers Global Guide

He is very experienced, with deep universal knowledge.

Projects, Infrastructure & Energy respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Phong has a deep knowledge with a wide network comprising government authorities, which helps a lot in a deal.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Chambers Global Guide

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