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Tan Nhat Truong Phan

Associate

Biography

Tan Nhat Truong Phan is an associate with the corporate and commercial team in the firm’s Ho Chi Minh City office. His practice encompasses a wide range of matters, including licensing and corporate formation, labor and employment, and M&A and due diligence.

Tan excels at providing clear, concise advice to the firm’s clients and on issues of Vietnamese law. He has extensive experience assisting foreign companies with establishing and operating businesses in Vietnam across various industry sectors, particularly in life sciences and manufacturing. His work includes advising on complex matters such as intercompany loans, capital arrangement, large-scale restructuring, and aircraft-related interest registrations and repossessions.

Tan gained valuable regional experience during a secondment at a top-tier law firm in Malaysia, where he further honed his skills in corporate and commercial law. Tan is a member of the HCMC Bar Association.

Experience

  • Advised one of the world’s largest global animal health companies on detailed structures and definitive transaction documents for the acquisition of an aqua business and manufacturing site in Vietnam.
  • Advised and assisted a U.K. leasing firm in a high-stakes aircraft repossession case involving four aircraft.
  • Advised a Singaporean investor on a complex cross-border transaction involving the acquisition of equity and assignment of accounts receivable and loans in an IT company in Vietnam.
  • Advised a multinational medical equipment company who had decided to exit the Vietnam market on the process of liquidating its two representative offices and the handling of outstanding commercial obligations to customers and partners prior to liquidation, including addressing the company’s obligations in distribution contracts and hospital tenders, as well as employment agreements with the staff.
  • Advised a U.S. tech titan on numerous commercial issues related to the sale, import, and distribution of its technology products in Vietnam, including extensive advice on labor matters and import of refurbished products.
  • Advised a European pharmaceutical company on steps for handling redundancy due to a restructuring of the company’s Vietnam operations.
  • Assisted a prestigious international university in Vietnam in the investigation of a case of alleged workplace bullying. Investigating this case involved reviewing months of recorded meetings, written summaries from complainants and interviewing 13 individuals. This case also required the review of Vietnamese labor law and internal policies.
  • Assisted a Dutch company in conducting legal due diligence for the potential share acquisition of a foreign-invested company manufacturing spare parts of automobiles and other motor vehicles.
ABOUT Tan Nhat Truong

Industries

Aviation

Life Sciences

Practices

Compliance and Investigations

Corporate/M&A

Employment

Location

Languages

    Vietnamese

    English

Education

    LLB, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Law

Insights

December 2, 2025
Investing in Mainland Southeast Asia is Tilleke & Gibbins’ essential guide for investors looking to do business in this vibrant region, whether it’s starting operations as a newly established entity or expanding into new territories or business models.
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August 21, 2025
Tilleke & Gibbins is pleased to announce that the firm has adopted Harvey, a leading enterprise-grade AI platform for the global legal industry. The firm is proceeding with a rollout of Harvey’s legal AI solutions, which are supported by robust security and confidentiality protections, across the firm’s full-service regional practice in Southeast Asia. This initiative builds on the firm’s recent deployment of Microsoft Copilot and represents another advancement in Tilleke & Gibbins’ commitment to leveraging technology for enhanced legal service delivery. Under the program, legal professionals across the firm’s offices in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam will have access to the full Harvey platform, equipping them to deliver practical, impactful, and results-driven legal services for clients throughout the region. The firm will also develop bespoke agentic workflows within Harvey tailored to the firm’s core practices and the unique requirements of Southeast Asian legal markets. Commenting on the initiative, Managing Partner Tiziana Sucharitkul stated, “At Tilleke & Gibbins, we have consistently invested in developing and adopting technology to improve the speed, precision, and overall excellence of our legal services. The firm’s decision to invest in Harvey exemplifies our commitment to innovation, further differentiating Tilleke & Gibbins within Southeast Asia’s legal landscape.” Managing Partner Darani Vachanavuttivong remarked, “By combining the deep regional expertise of our lawyers with Harvey’s market-leading domain-specific AI, we are empowering our regional team to streamline drafting, research, and review processes for complex legal matters, all while maintaining the high standards of quality and security our clients expect from us.” Harvey’s Chief Business Officer John Haddock added, “It’s clear Tilleke & Gibbins is investing heavily in innovation, and it’s clear their global clients will benefit significantly from their focus and investment. The Harvey team is thrilled to support the firm’s journey with our platform.”
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August 14, 2025
Aviation law experts from Tilleke & Gibbins’ Vietnam offices have prepared the Vietnam chapter of Aviation Finance & Leasing 2025 from Chambers and Partners. Covering 37 jurisdictions worldwide, the guide addresses key legal considerations for aircraft lessors, lessees, and financiers. Alongside the Vietnam chapter, Tilleke & Gibbins also provided the Thailand chapter for this year’s edition. The Vietnam chapter delivers detailed insights into the legal environment affecting aircraft sale and purchase, aircraft and engine leasing, and aircraft debt finance. Some of the topics it examines include: sale and lease agreement terms taxation lease registration and enforcement lease assignment/novation insurance and reinsurance debt structuring securities liens The guide also covers other issues influencing the day-to-day activities of aviation industry participants in Vietnam. Chambers and Partners’ Global Practice Guides provide in-house counsel with authoritative analysis of practical legal matters impacting business, enabling readers to compare legislation and relevant procedures across leading jurisdictions. The Vietnam chapter of Aviation Finance & Leasing 2025 is available as a PDF through the button below, courtesy of Chambers and Partners. The full guide can be accessed for free on the Chambers and Partners website.
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April 23, 2025
On April 13, 2025, the government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 89/2025/ND-CP to amend and supplement Decree No. 92/2016/ND-CP dated July 1, 2016, concerning conditional business lines within the civil aviation sector (“Decree 89”). This update was implemented through an expedited procedure with immediate effect and has drawn public attention as it broadens the types of aircraft eligible for import into Vietnam, thereby promising to inject greater diversity into the country’s aviation market. What has changed? Decree 89 expands the recognition of aircraft type certificates—documents ensuring that the design of the aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller meet airworthiness standards—from two to seven foreign aviation authorities. While Vietnam previously only accepted type certificates from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the country now further accepts type certificates issued by five additional foreign aviation authorities: National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) Federal Agency for Air Transport of the Russian Federation (Rosaviatsiya) U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Additionally, on April 14, 2025, Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction issued Circular No. 03/2025/TT-BXD (“Circular 03”) with immediate effect, amending and supplementing several articles under Circular No. 01/2011/TT-BGTVT previously issued by the Ministry of Transport (which was merged into the Ministry of Construction on March 1, 2025) in 2011 on the promulgation of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations for aircraft and aircraft operations. Echoing Decree 89, Circular 03 allows the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to issue or recognize Certificates of Airworthiness to aircraft that hold type certificates issued by the aviation authorities of Brazil, Canada, Russia, the United Kingdom, or China, in addition to those issued by the FAA or EASA. Following the entry into force of Decree 89 and Circular 03, the
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Awards & Rankings

May 11, 2026
Tilleke & Gibbins has been recognized in five practice areas at the Asia Business Law Journal (ABLJ) Vietnam Law Firm Awards 2026, reflecting the firm’s continued strength across a range of legal disciplines in Vietnam. The firm received honors in the following categories: Artificial Intelligence Data Compliance and Cyber Security IP Litigation Labor & Employment Technology, Media & Telecommunications The ABLJ Vietnam Law Firm Awards highlight leading law firms across key practice areas, with multiple firms typically recognized in each category. The 2026 edition marks the fourth year of the awards program. These recognitions underscore the work of Tilleke & Gibbins’ Vietnam-based teams, particularly in technology-driven and regulatory-focused areas of practice. For more details and the full list of winners, please visit the ABLJ website.
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April 3, 2026
Tilleke & Gibbins is pleased to announce that the firm has been shortlisted in two categories at the Financial Times (FT) Innovative Lawyers APAC 2026 awards: Innovative Lawyers in Cyber and Data Privacy – “Digital Identity & Cryptocurrency Compliance” Innovative Practitioner – Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh The FT Innovative Lawyers APAC Awards recognize law firms and practitioners who are driving innovation in legal services and delivering innovative client solutions across the Asia-Pacific region. This recognition marks our third acknowledgment in the Innovative Lawyers category and, notably, our first-ever nomination in the Innovative Practitioner category at the FT Innovative Lawyers APAC awards. It reflects our team’s continued ability to support clients on groundbreaking, forward-looking projects across the region. The awards ceremony will take place on May 14, 2026, in Hong Kong. To learn more about the FT Innovative Lawyers APAC 2026 awards and to view the full list of shortlisted organizations, please visit the FT website.
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March 9, 2026
Tilleke & Gibbins has been shortlisted in multiple firmwide and individual categories at the Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2026, including Regional Firm of the Year, reflecting the firm’s work across Southeast Asia and the continued development of its regional practices. In the individual categories, Aye Thuzar Hlaing has been shortlisted for Myanmar Associate of the Year (Corporate and M&A), and Linh Duy Mai has been shortlisted for Vietnam Associate of the Year (Intellectual Property). Tilleke & Gibbins has also been shortlisted in the following firm categories: Regional Firm of the Year Thailand – Law Firm of the Year Thailand – Law Firm of the Year (Litigation) Myanmar – Law Firm of the Year Vietnam – Law Firm of the Year Vietnam – Law Firm of the Year (Labor and Employment) Laos – Law Firm of the Year The winners will be announced on April 30, 2026, at the Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards ceremony in Singapore. To browse the full shortlist for the Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2026, please see the Legal 500 website.
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