Truong Trong Nghia is one of the co-chairs of YKVN's litigation practice and is well-recognized as one of Vietnam's most experienced litigators with over 25 years of litigation and arbitration experience. He also regularly advises domestic and foreign companies on corporate, trade, foreign investment and M&A matters. Nghia’s clients include major Vietnamese corporates including VNPT, Vietnam Steel Corporation, BIDV, Saigon Petro, Satra, Sovico and Saigon Coop, as well as foreign-invested enterprises and multinationals like Exxon Mobil, American Coffee, Bachy Soletance, Planergo, Pico, P&G, Metro Cash & Carry, RMIT, Academic Colleges Group (ACG), European Investment Bank (EIB), Standard Chartered Bank, Indochina Capital, Richmond Group and AGS.

He has been recommended by Legal 500 (2009-2010) in the area of dispute resolution. Chambers & Partners (2011) noted that Truong Trong Nghia has been “pivotal to the Vietnam legal community for many years”, and is one of “very well-known and experienced litigators who are sought out for their counsel on some of the most complicated cases.” Chambers & Partners (2012) remarked that Truong Trong Nghia is “a well-established figure in the Vietnamese legal community and is sought after for his advice in complex cases”. Asia Law Profiles (2012) remarked that he is one of the “most successful and respected litigators in Vietnam”. Nghia has been ranked Band 1 by Chambers & Partners in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

One of the first Vietnamese Fulbright Scholars who has obtained the Master of Comparative Jurisprudence from NYU School of Law, Nghia is a leader of Vietnam’s legal professions. He is currently serving as the Vice President of the Vietnam Bar Federation and the Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association. A former member of the Prime Minister’s Research Committee and former Director of the Foreign Trade & Investment Promotion Center (ITPC) of Ho Chi Minh City, he was elected in May 2011 to Vietnam’s National Assembly for the 2011 – 2016 term. The only practicing lawyer in the National Assembly, he was elected by the deputies of the National Assembly to its Judiciary Committee.

Education
New York University School of Law, Master of Comparative Jurisprudence (MCJ) (1995)
Karl Marx University, Germany, LLB (1980)

Significant Accomplishments
Awards

- Legal 500 (2009-2010): Recommended;

- Chambers & Partners (2011): “pivotal to the Vietnam legal community for many years”, and is one of “very well-known and experienced litigators who are sought out for their counsel on some of the most complicated cases”;

- Chambers & Partners (2012): “a well-established figure in the Vietnamese legal community and is sought after for his advice in complex cases”;

- Asia Law Profiles (2012): One of the “most successful and respected litigators in Vietnam” and “one of the most experienced litigators in Vietnam”;

- Chambers & Partners (2013): “Enormously wise about the realities of the court systems”, whist putting a “huge amount of thought into strategy”; and

- Ranking by Chambers & Partner: Band 1 in Dispute Resolution for 2011, 2012, 2013.

Professional Associations
Vietnam Bar Federation - Vice President (2009 - Present)
Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association - Vice President (2008 - Present)
LAWASIA Council - Vietnam's Alternative Councilor
Inter-Pacific Bar Association
Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC) - Arbitrator

Seminars/ Presentation
- Lectured on law in undergraduate and graduate programs at University of Law and University of Economics of Ho Chi Minh City.