Profile
For nearly two decades, Eli has been a trusted advisor for multinational companies operating in Vietnam, including in the energy sector. Eli is the founder and Lead Partner of YKVN’s Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Practice Group, and his client base includes the Vietnamese subsidiaries of Pharma MNCs comprising approximately 70% of the domestic pharmaceutical industry by revenue. In 2018, Eli was recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” in Corporate and M&A by AsiaLaw, as well as the “Top Pharmaceutical Adviser” in Vietnam by panels at both Advisory Excellence and LinkedIn.
Eli originally came to Vietnam in 2003 as a Senior Research Associate, under Thomas J. Vallely, with the Vietnam Program, Harvard University and led the Law and Public Policy program at the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program in Ho Chi Minh City. Before joining YKVN LLC in 2010, Eli spent more than 3 years in the project finance practice of Freshfields’ Hanoi office.
Eli is a U.S. qualified lawyer (Duke Law), a Registered Foreign Lawyer in Vietnam, and is highly regarded by clients as a problem-solver, a crisis mitigation expert, and a commercially-oriented, practical adviser, with the ability to add true value to a company’s bottom line with, among other things, his ability to assist clients develop and maintain successful long-term commercial partnerships in Vietnam.
Eli originally came to Vietnam in 2003 as a Senior Research Associate, under Thomas J. Vallely, with the Vietnam Program, Harvard University and led the Law and Public Policy program at the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program in Ho Chi Minh City. Before joining YKVN LLC in 2010, Eli spent more than 3 years in the project finance practice of Freshfields’ Hanoi office.
Eli is a U.S. qualified lawyer (Duke Law), a Registered Foreign Lawyer in Vietnam, and is highly regarded by clients as a problem-solver, a crisis mitigation expert, and a commercially-oriented, practical adviser, with the ability to add true value to a company’s bottom line with, among other things, his ability to assist clients develop and maintain successful long-term commercial partnerships in Vietnam.
Bar Admissions
Good-Standing, North Carolina State Bar
Education
J.D., Duke University School of Law, Cum Laude Duke Law Journal, Not Editor
B.A., Brandeis University, Magna Cum Laude
Areas of Practice
- Bank Finance and Project Finance
- Construction/EPC
- Foreign Investment
- Labor
- M&A and Corporate Restructuring
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