Quynh Nguyen advises clients on a variety of matters including foreign investment, corporate, M&A, banking and finance, international trade agreements and labor law.
Before joining Duane Morris Vietnam in 2014, Quynh Nguyen had worked for two years at Baker & McKenzie Vietnam.
Ms. Nguyen is a post graduate of World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland in 2014 and a graduate of Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in 2011. Her major is International Trade Law and Economics. Ms. Nguyen speaks Vietnamese as a native language and is fluent in English.
Practice Area
- Commercial & Contracts
- Corporate Law
- Merges & Acquisitions
- International Agreements
Admissions
- Vietnam
Education
- Master of International Law and Economics, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland (“WTI”)
- Bachelor of International Relations, Faculty of International Law, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (“DAV”)
- Hanoi Foreign Languages Specializing High School, University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University
Professional Experience
Trainee Solicitor at Baker & McKenzie Hanoi Office (2011 – 2013)
- Trade & Commerce Practice Group
- Experience in:
- Conducting legal research, analyzing legal issues and drafting legal advice and opinion mainly on corporate licensing, labeling, tax and customs, competition law, labor law, banking and finance, export and import.
- Representing clients in providing legal technical assistance to the Vietnamese Government with regards to compliance with Vietnamese regulations and international commitments in tax and customs, competition, and other corporate matters.
- Drafting, reviewing and revising contracts including loan agreements, labor contract, sale and purchase agreements, and lease agreements.
- Updating new regulations related to the business operation for the clients.
Legal Intern at Baker & McKenzie Hanoi Office (2011)
- Assisting senior lawyers in doing legal research and update in commercial and corporate laws.
- Assisting USAID – STAR VIETNAM project to translate Panel’s and Appellate Body’s Reports in WTO dispute settlement system from English to Vietnamese
Achievements
- Best team of the WTI in WTI Moot Court Competition on WTO Law
- Win Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs Full Scholarship for the Master in International Law and Economics of the World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland
- Honourable mention for the two written submissions (top 4 out of sixteen teams in Asia Pacific Region, WTO Moot Court Competition, organized by the European Law Student’s Association)
Publications
- Quynh Nguyen, Thanh Nguyen, Phong Pham, “Decision-Making by Consensus in the WTO” International Economic Law eJournal Vol 7, Issue 66, August 20, 2012.
- Quynh Nguyen, Thanh Nguyen, Phong Pham, “Whether or Not Should Legislation Provide Criteria of Arbitrators?” Political Institutions: Bureaucracies & Public Administration eJournal Vol 6, Issue 123, August 17, 2012.