Nhan Le

Representative Matters

M&A Projects

• Advised a leading Swedish manufacturer of extruded aluminum profiles in connection with the implementation of its divestiture plan in Vietnam. This included facilitating the client's exit from their joint venture with a state-owned business partner.
• Advised a Singaporean investment fund on the complete divestiture of its Vietnamese portfolio. This portfolio encompassed five (5) industrial real estate projects located across various provinces throughout Vietnam.
• Advised a Singaporean investment fund on the acquisition of a strategically located industrial land plot and a ready-built warehouse situated on the land in Binh Duong Province. Advised the client on structuring a lease agreement for the newly acquired warehouse with the seller as tenant.
• Advised a leading private company from Thailand on the acquisition of a significant 36% ownership stake in a prominent Vietnamese corporation operating in the animal feed production, cattle and poultry breeding, and food processing sectors.
• Advised a Canadian investor on the acquisition of a 100% ownership stake in a Vietnamese metal structures manufacturing company located in Bac Giang province.
• Advised a Spanish investor on the acquisition of a 40% ownership interest in a Vietnamese textile manufacturing company located in Binh Duong province.
• Advised a Vietnamese client on the divestiture of a 25% equity stake in a local target company specializing in car parts manufacturing to a Japanese corporation.

Real Estate Projects

• Advised a Southeast Asia-focused private capital real estate fund manager, operator, and developer in subleasing industrial land plots from industrial park developer to build warehouses and factories for logistics business in Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh, Binh Duong, Long An and Hung Yen.
• Advised a private equity fund management company focusing on real estate markets in Asia Pacific in subleasing industrial land plots from industrial park developer to build warehouses and factories for logistics business in Hai Phong.
• Advised a fund doing logistics property and data centre real estate in the Asia-Pacific region in subleasing industrial land plots from industrial park developers to build warehouses and factories for logistics business in Bac Ninh and Hung Yen.
• Advised a leading local investor in acquiring infrastructure, warehouse construction-international logistics project in Bac Giang province.
• Advised a French corporation on design, manufacture and distribution of materials and solutions in subleasing industrial land plots from industrial park developers to build warehouses and factories for its business in Ba Ria –Vung Tau.
• Advised a leading logistics and industrial real estate platform in Vietnam in rearranging its internal corporate structure and raising fund from new investor.
• Advised an employer on the drafting and negotiation of construction contracts for warehouses in Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong industrial zones. These contracts were structured in accordance with the FIDIC suite of contracts, recognized as international best practice for construction projects.
• Provided comprehensive legal counsel to a diverse range of clients on both the lessor and lessee sides, drafting and negotiating premises lease agreements.

Corporate and Investment Projects

• Advised a Singaporean fund to develop a township in Cu Chi, Ho Chi Minh City with the area of 1,000 ha and the total investment capital of US$ 1 billion.
• Working as a seconded general counsel for 18 months to manage all legal related aspects for a State-owned enterprise under the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee.
• Advised a recognized world leader in wet and dry vacuum cleaners for the dissolution process of its subsidiary and debt settlement in Vietnam.
• Advised an American multinational confectionery, food, holding, beverage and snack food company to conduct a vendor due diligence for its affiliated entities in Vietnam for the purpose of corporate restructuring.
• Advised a seller being a telecommunications technology solutions company on the strategic restructuring of their internal organization in anticipation of a potential transaction, which involves the establishment of a new subsidiary entity to receive the transfer of targeted assets and the transform of such newly formed subsidiary into the intended target company for the transaction.
• Advised a British multinational company that manufactures and sells cigarettes, tobacco and other nicotine products to do vendor legal due diligence for the purpose of internal restructuring.
• Advised a fashion retail chain on its billboard and advertising campaign.
• Advised an American interstate and international peer-to-peer payments and money transfer company regarding its operations of money transfer from foreign countries to Vietnam and vice versa via Vietnam-based credit institutions.

Employment Projects

• Advised a Japanese multinational information and communications technology equipment corporation and a local leading healthcare corporation in conducting the implementation plan of downsizing and redundancy programs.
• Advised a multinational software group headquartered in Germany in conducting the employment transfer of all employees from its representative office in Vietnam to its Vietnam-based subsidiary enterprise.
• Advised Vietnam-based subsidiary of a multinational group headquartered in Norway, producing high-end interior products to handle a strike lead by chairperson of internal trade union.
• Advised international industrial solution provider headquartered in Germany to terminate employment with the country head in Vietnam for abuse of power.
• Advised various cases of employment termination with senior positions at multinational companies.
• Advised on Vietnam-law compliant employment agreement, collective labor agreement and dialogue at workplace.
• Advised on cross-border service contract for offshore entity to engage local individual contractors to provide services in Vietnam.
• Advised on internal labor regulations and labor disciplinary action; localizing global-standard code of conduct policy and registering same with relevant labor authorities for the purpose of valid and effective enforceability.
• Advised on internal trade union’s establishment, operations and finance.
• Advised on employment termination; calculating termination package; preparing mutual termination agreement and attending termination negotiation meetings with the employee in question.
• Advised on severance allowances and job-loss allowances in case of employment termination.
• Advised on expat employees working in Vietnam and expat individual contractors providing service in Vietnam.
• Advised on intra-corporate transferee between various affiliates in multinational companies.
• Advised on the finalization of labor-related matters in case of enterprise dissolution.
• Advised on labor outsourcing activities.
• Advised on social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance contribution scheme for both local and expat employees.
• Advised on work suspension in case of employee’s violations.
• Advised on temporary re-assignment of employees’ contractual job description.
• Advised on recruitment procedure applicable for Vietnam-based representative office of offshore entities and diplomatic missions.
• Advised on reporting obligations of employers under laws of Vietnam.
• Advised on individual and collective labor disputes.
• Advised on performance improvement plan applicable for under-performed staff and employer’s rights of unilateral termination.
• Advised on employee share option plan where offshore entity grants its shares to its Vietnam-based subsidiary’s employee.
• Advised on immigration matters for expat’s entry into and exit from Vietnam, including without limitation to visa and temporary residence card.
• Advised on general employment contractual issues, employer’s internal policies and employee’s benefits, including but not limited to probation; training, internship and apprenticeship scheme; part- time job; annual leave; unpaid leave; public holidays; overtime; regional minimum wage; salary; bonus; retirement; senior, junior, female and disable employees.
• Advised on contractual agreements between employer and employee in light of non-competition, non- solicitation and non-disclosure.
• Advised on administrative sanctions applicable to employers’ violations against labor regulations.

Admissions

• Vietnam

Education

• Law University of Ho Chi Minh City, J.D., 2011

Selected Speaking Engagements

• Speaker, "The New Administration’s Impact on U.S.-Vietnam Legal and Business Relations," Duane Morris LLP, Zoom Event, March 26, 2025

Experience

• Duane Morris Vietnam LLC
  - Associate, 2016-present