LNT & Partners

LNT & Partners (“LNT”) is a market-leading full-service independent law firm based in Vietnam, which focuses on advisory and transactional work in the areas of corporate and M&A, real estate, infrastructure, banking and finance as well as complex and high-profile litigation and arbitration matters. The firm is among Vietnam’s most prominent, having represented a wide range of multinational and domestic clients, including Fortune Global 500 and well-known Vietnamese listed companies.

LNT has set a high benchmark for providing highly innovative and effective legal services. Through our continued success in negotiating complex deals and resolving high-stake disputes, we have been widely recognised for our legal prowess in both transactional and litigation matters.

Our people

LNT maintains a highly qualified team of over 70 professionals with international experience and connections. Together we bring a diversity of legal and business experience, standing out in the market for our commitment to provide pragmatic solutions that bridge the gap between the law and commercial reality. Our partners are market-leading practitioners in their respective field, having advised on some of the largest investment and commercial transactions in Vietnam and been at the forefront of billions of dollars’ worth of investment.  

Mission and core values

Our mission is to create values for our clients with innovative solutions. To this end, we consider teamwork, professionalism and constant learning and innovation to be the key traits that define who we are.  

Selected work highlights

• Advised on Hyphens Pharma’s IPO on the SGX Catalist
• Advised on the launch of Samsung’s payment app, Samsung Pay, in Vietnam
• Advised Hakuhodo Inc, Japan’s second largest advertising company, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Ho Chi Minh City-based IMC group Square Communications
• Advised a joint venture on a USD 7.5 billion island multiplex project which consists of residential, commercial, entertainment and medical establishments
• Represented BIDV, the oldest commercial bank in Vietnam, and its employees in a high profile litigation
• Acted as lead counsels in two landmark infrastructure arbitration cases in Hong Kong with USD 500 million at stake (ICC rules)
• Advised Taisho on its USD 107.4m acquisition of a controlling stake in Hau Giang Pharmaceutical
• Advised on Habeco’s IPO on the HOSE
• Advised Adventus Singapore on its joint venture with a local partner for the establishment of a 5-star resort in Da Nang

• Banking & finance
• Capital markets
• Corporate M&A
• Dispute resolution
• Real estate & infrastructure
• Energy
• Intellectual property

ALB Thomson Reuters
Employer of Choice 2019, 2018, 2016
Vietnam Law Firm of the Year 2019
Vietnam Deal Firm of the Year 2014

Financial Times  
FT25 Most Innovative Law Firms in Asia-Pacific 2019, 2016, 2015 (only Vietnamese law firm featured in the list)

Asian-mena Counsels and In-house Community
Vietnam Firm of the Year 2018 in Antitrust/Competition, Corporate M&A, Employment and Life Sciences.
Vietnam Firm of the Year 2015 in Antitrust/Competition, Insurance, Life Sciences, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, and Taxation.

Highly recommended by asialaw Profiles, Benchmark Litigation, Chambers Asia-Pacific, IFLR1000, Legal 500