Ranking tables
Banking & Finance | Global
Vietnam
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
- LNT & Partners 10 Years Ranked
- Allens
- Frasers Law Company
- KPMG Law Vietnam
Band 4
- Watson Farley & Williams LVN 2 Years Ranked
- Bizlink Lawyers
- Lexcomm Vietnam LLC
- Vision & Associates
Band 1
- Tran Anh Duc A&O Shearman21 Years Ranked
- Truong Nhat QuangYKVN LLC
Band 2
Band 3
- Adam Moncrieff A&O Shearman17 Years Ranked
- Duong Pham Hogan Lovells International LLP6 Years Ranked
- Duyen Ha Vo VILAF10 Years Ranked
- Le Net LNT & Partners14 Years Ranked
- Mark FraserFrasers Law Company
- Nguyen Mai PhuongKPMG Law Vietnam
- Vu DzungYKVN LLC
Up and Coming
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 A&O ShearmanBanking & Finance2024 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedA&O Shearman is a market leader in Vietnam with a well-regarded legal team servicing numerous international and local clients. The team is especially well known for its adept handling of cross-border corporate, trade and project finance. The firm regularly advises on the range of capital market products, covering both debt and equity offerings in addition to hybrid convertible loans. Further legal capabilities of the firm cover cutting-edge international and domestic bond issuances as well as loan restructuring deals. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.1 VILAFBanking & Finance2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedVILAF has an impressive financing group handling an array of market-leading deals for global financial institutions. The legal team is also well versed in relation to big-ticket ECM and DCM transactions, including on behalf of leading Vietnamese and international corporates. The firm is involved in a range of project, aviation and real estate financings, as well as loan restructuring and the regulatory aspects of finance transactions. The firm works with a range of international clients. Examples of clients represented include Apple Bank, Goshawk Aviation and BeerCo.
Band 2
2 Baker McKenzieBanking & Finance2024 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedBaker McKenzie is highly respected for its handling of cross-border legal matters involving major local and international banks and corporates in Vietnam. The team in Vietnam is skilled at advising on various financial services regulations, as well as handling syndicated lending and refinancing. The department is also active on a significant number of capital markets deals, including share acquisitions and private placements.2 FreshfieldsBanking & Finance2024 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer houses a respected banking practice in Vietnam that operates across a range of project and acquisition finance deals, as well as restructuring mandates. The lawyers have additional strength in capital markets, acting as counsel for numerous international investment banks on securities and equity and debt mandates. The team is frequently mandated on banking M&A and equitisation deals involving global financial institutions. Clients include Square Peg Capital, General Atlantic and PayPal.2 Mayer Brown (Vietnam) LLCBanking & Finance2024 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedMayer Brown's lawyers in Vietnam advise domestic, international and development banks on large banking and finance transactions, frequently assisting with the arrangement of credit facilities. The department is also well thought of for its work on project finance and banking M&A. The team is capable of handling a cross-section of capital markets transactions, particularly in relation to bond issuances.
Band 3
3 LNT & PartnersBanking & Finance2024 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedLNT & Partners is recognised in Vietnam's legal market for its financial services practice, providing solid advice on local and cross-border project finance, as well as general banking facilities and real estate finance. The team is known for being especially active for well-known domestic clients such as banks and other financial institutions, as well as corporates. Also, the department provides expertise in e-commerce and financial services regulatory matters.
Band 4
4 Watson Farley & Williams LVNBanking & Finance2024 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedWatson Farley & Williams has a notable Vietnam banking practice led from its Hanoi office. The team is able to leverage its international network to advise international clients on large-value project financing mandates. The team also advises on term loan and export finance facilities, as well as fintech matters. Asian Development Bank and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam are clients of the firm.