Leadership informed by legal practice, business experience and an understanding of the decisions our clients face in Vietnam.
Managing Partner · Esq., ACIArb, MBA
Tuan Nguyen
Tuan advises businesses, investors and management teams on commercial matters and disputes involving Vietnam, bringing legal judgment and business experience to the decisions they face.
View profile →His experience spans more than 20 years across legal practice, management and compliance. Before practising law, he worked in shipping and transport, telecommunications and financial services. He lived and worked in the United States from 2003 to 2005 as a trade analyst in the commercial department of a leading global shipping company, and subsequently completed his MBA at Warwick Business School in the United Kingdom, including an exchange at the Australian Graduate School of Management.
This background informs his work with international clients and Vietnamese counterparts, including an awareness of how people communicate, approach risk and make decisions in different business cultures. In disputes, he helps clients assess their options as the matter develops, with attention to negotiation, settlement and the continuing needs of the business.
Practice focus
Regulatory compliance and the practical implications of business decisions run through these areas of work.
Education and qualifications
- M.B.A., Warwick Business School, UK, 2010, with exchange study at the Australian Graduate School of Management.
- Lawyer Certificate, Judicial Academy, Hanoi.
- LL.B., Vietnam National University, Hanoi – School of Law, 2002.
- B.A., Foreign Trade University, Vietnam, 2000.
Mediation and arbitration
Tuan’s professional development includes mediation and arbitration training and participation in the Weinstein JAMS International Fellowship.
- Weinstein JAMS International Fellow, 2020–2021, with practical training at JAMS in San Francisco in 2023.
- Training with the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution at UC Law San Francisco, California, 2020.
- CEDR Accredited Mediator, 2018. View certificate
- Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb), 2020.
- Completion of the ICC Institute for the Development of Arbitration Stage 1 programme (PIDA 1), 2019.
He is a member of the Hanoi Bar Association.
