Served as local counsel to a Chinese bank in a USD 60,000,000 loan transaction to finance a portion of an expressway project. We also advised the bank with respect to a USD 6,500,000 loan transaction to finance an automotive assembly company.
Kien Trung Trinh
Senior Attorney-at-Law
PRACTICE
OFFICE
LANGUAGE
Vietnamese, English
EDUCATION
BEc, Hanoi Foreign Trade University
Kien Trung Trinh is a licensed attorney in Vietnam and a senior associate in Tilleke & Gibbins’ corporate and commercial group. With over 15 years of experience in advising multinational companies on a wide range of commercial and corporate law, he is regarded as “knowledgeable, practical and responsive” by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific.
Kien specializes in employment law and in drafting labor contracts. He provides sound advice on company work rules, benefit plans, social and health insurance, personal income tax, employment contracts, collective bargaining agreements, confidentiality agreements, employee registration, and terminations and disciplinary actions. Kien has helped various companies secure termination agreements that have prevented outlays of significant sums.
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Advised a Japanese brewery in a strategic share acquisition of a major state-owned brewery.
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Advised a North American banking institution on a host of Vietnamese banking regulations regarding investment accounts, electronic banking, check clearing and international payment services, ACH transactions, foreign exchange services, and other issues.
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Advised a global pharmaceutical company on all aspects of doing business in Vietnam, including the formation and operation of a representative office, registration as a foreign pharmaceutical company, property transactions, and employment termination and labor disciplinary procedures.
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Prepared the application dossier and all additional documentation required to establish a 100% foreign-owned company engaging in the distribution of industrial tools in Vietnam. We also assisted the client with leasing office space.
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Advised an international technology company on operating a representative office in Vietnam, including advising on the scope of work of a representative office, employment matters, tax matters, and government filing requirements. We prepared Vietnamese and English versions of labor contracts.
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Assisted a global electronics company with all legal aspects of leasing industrial property, commencing construction, and acquiring a trading license.
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Advised a leading high-tech company on HR matters, including drafting labor contracts, registering new staff members, preparing documents for employment termination, and registering staff resignations.
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Advised a multinational pharmaceutical company regarding various corporate consolidation matters, including management, labor, and drug licensing, arising from its worldwide merger with another leading pharmaceutical company. After the integration became effective, we helped the subsidiaries comply with various legal requirements and assisted our client in obtaining the necessary permits.
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Helped an Italian pharmaceutical company prepare an application dossier and obtain a license to operate in the area of medicinal products.
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Prepared comprehensive information on employment law in Vietnam for an international law firm.
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Assisted a global garment manufacturer in obtaining a branch license.
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Acted as lead counsel in advising two leading Swedish industrial tools manufacturers in establishing wholly foreign-owned enterprises engaging in manufacturing, importing and exporting, and distribution activities in Vietnam as well as post-licensing, labor and employment, and corporate support services.
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| August 2, 2011 |
Asian Legal Business Ranks Tilleke & Gibbins as a Top Employment Practice in Vietnam Asian Legal Business has ranked Tilleke & Gibbins as a leading Employment Law Firm in Vietnam in the magazine’s inaugural Asia Employment Law Firm rankings feature. The rankings are a result of... |
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| April 29, 2008 |
Accelerated WTO Implementation – Foreign-Owned Import Companies Now Permitted Multiple Distributors John King, Kien Trung Trinh Until very recently, wholly foreign-owned companies that established themselves in Vietnam for the purpose of importing their products from their overseas affiliates were only permitted to market... |
| November 16, 2010 |
An Overview of Vietnam Labor Law Thomas J. Treutler, Kien Trung Trinh This article provides a comprehensive introduction to Vietnam labor law, including information on hiring an employee, maintaining the employment relationship, modifying the employment relationship,... |
| September 8, 2011 |
How to Hire and Fire in 96 Jurisdictions – Vietnam Chapter Thomas J. Treutler, Kien Trung Trinh Employment law can vary widely between different jurisdictions. To navigate through the differing requirements, Multilaw has published How to Hire and Fire in 96 Jurisdictions, a guide to global... |
