Month: June 2020

EPLegal conducting a semi-online consultation

From today (29 June) until 2 July 2020, EPLegal is organizing a semi-online consultation program on international arbitration for PetroVietnam (PVN) and its subsidiaries in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This program is intended for in-house lawyers and non-lawyer professionals who want to gain knowledge of international arbitration from an inhouse counsel perspective. The consultation will provide participants with insights into international arbitration and will help them enhance practical skills and knowledge through a simulated arbitration process and tutorials with numerous case studies.

Panelists of the program include outstanding arbitration practitioners in Vietnam and Asia, namely:

1. Mr. Nguyen Trung Nam – Founding Partner of EPLegal
2. Ms. Ngo Quynh Anh – Managing Partner of EPLegal
3. Mr. Phan Trong Dat – Deputy Secretary General of VIAC
4. Mr. Tuong Duy Luong – Former Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, and Arbitrator of VIAC
5. Mr. Timothy Cooke – International Arbitration Partner of Stephenson Harwood (Singapore)
6. Mr. Steven Lim – Independent Arbitrator and Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers (London, Singapore)
7. Mr. Colin Ong – Queen’s Counsel, 36 Stone Chambers (London)
8. Ms. Koh Swee Yen – Partner of WongPartnership LLP (Singapore), Vice-Chair of the IBS Arbitration Committee
9. Mr. Matthew Finn – Managing Director at Ankura (London, England)
10. Mr. Tigran Ter-Martirosyan – Director in the Singapore office of BRG

The event will last 4 days, in which the first two days (29-30/6) shall take place in Hanoi and the remaining two days (1-2/7) shall be organized in Ho Chi Minh City with the same content structure as follows:

Day 1 (29/6 and 1/7) topics will cover (i) General overview of international arbitration, (ii) The special characteristics of Vietnam’s law in relation to international arbitration, and (iii) A simulated arbitration process conducted by EPLegal team.
Day 2 (30/6 and 2/7) will focus on (i) In-depth knowledge of international arbitration proceedings; and (ii) International dispute resolution strategies.
EPLegal is proud to be the sole organizer of this consultation program which is attended by around 150 participants coming from 36 subsidiaries of PVN.

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Mr. Tony Nguyen will speak at the APCCA’s Covid-19 Webinar

On 26 June 2020, Mr. Tony Nguyen – Founding Partner of EPLegal – will speak at the Asia Pacific Corporate Counsel Alliance (APCCA)’s COVID-19 Webinar “Understanding the Vietnam Regulatory & Business Framework arising from COVID-19”. The programme is hosted by the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm via zoom platform.

The event will provide participants with a brief overview of the laws and regulations issued to implement measures and restrictions to and the existing business framework in Vietnam because of the COVID-19 health crisis. The webinar will also discuss how COVID-19 affects work-life, especially from an HR and management standpoint.

APCCA was formed in 2009 at the first regional corporate counsel conference (organised by SCCA in Singapore) with signatories being the SCCA, Indonesia Corporate Counsel Association (IndonesiaCCA), In house Counsel Forum – Korea (IHCF), and Association of Corporate Lawyers Sri Lanka (ACLSL). In 2011, APCCA was formally launched at the third such conference (organised by the IndonesiaCCA in Jakarta ) with the Malaysian Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), Legal Management Council of Philippines (LMCP) and Indian Corporate Counsel Association (IndiaCCA) joining the alliance.

For more information, please visit here.

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EPLegal attented Seminar held by Bao Phap Luat Vietnam

On 23 June 2020, Mr. Tony Nguyen – Founding Partner of EPLegal – attended a seminar of Bao Phap Luat Viet Nam (Vietnam Law Newspaper) in Hanoi. The seminar is in a series of events aiming to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Bao Phap Luat Viet Nam (10 July 1985 – 10 July 2020).

Bao Phap Luat Viet Nam is a mouthpiece of the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice, which performs the task of information about the activities of the Ministry of Justice and the justice sector, and carries out law propaganda and education.

EPLegal is proud to be a trusted partner of the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice, with lawyers who regularly participate in teaching and supporting legal research with units of the Ministry of Justice such as the Judicial Support Department and the International Law Department.

For more details, please visit here.

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