Practices
Corporate/M&A
Employment
Real Estate

Location
Vietnam

Languages
Vietnamese
English

Education

LLM, University of Montesquieu – Bordeaux IV (France)

LLB, School of Law, Hanoi National University

Chi Thi Phuong Do
Associate
+84 24 3772 5573

Biography

Chi Thi Phuong Do is an associate with Tilleke & Gibbins’ corporate and commercial team, based in the Hanoi office. Chi specializes in assisting foreign investors with their investments in Vietnam, providing strategic structuring for a streamlined investment process, and advising on day-to-day operations to ensure smooth functioning within the restricted framework for foreign-invested companies in Vietnam. With practical experience in corporate and commercial matters, M&A, real estate, construction, labor and employment, contracts, distribution, and offshore loans, she identifies and informs clients of risks involved in transactions and compliance risks concerning business operations.

With several years of experience working for Korean law firms, Chi has gained a deep knowledge and understanding of the demands of Korean and other Asian clients in relation to the Vietnam market, giving her practical insight into how to best assist them in their business in Vietnam and in cross-border transactions.

Chi earned a master’s degree in international law from the University of Montesquieu – Bordeaux IV in France, and is a member of the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association and the Vietnam Bar Federation.


Experience
  • Advised a Korean-invested automobile manufacturing company on various legal matters in operation.
  • Advised a multinational group on an M&A transaction of a real estate project in Hanoi for construction of a commercial center, entertainment center, offices, and apartments for lease, as well as post-transaction work.
  • Advised a Korean-invested real estate development company in Hanoi on various issues during its implementation of a commercial housing investment project (sale of commercial houses, commercial centers, and other parts) and operations of the facilities.
  • Advised on the possibility and feasibility to recover debts from Vietnamese companies owed to a Chinese company.
  • Advised a foreign-invested company on matters related to importation and distribution of medical equipment into Vietnam.