Duong Thu Ha is a partner based in YKVN's Hanoi office. Ha has more than 20 years of experience and she is an expert in banking and project finance matters. She works extensively with major state-owned banks and Vietnamese corporates as well as major international banks and multinational corporates operating in Vietnam on significant financing transactions. She also assists in foreign exchanges transactions, swaps and derivatives and factoring transactions. In addition, Ha has advised in many landmark capital markets and M&A transactions in Vietnam.

Recognized by various leading legal media such as Asialaw, Chambers and Partners, and IFLR1000, Ha is commended for her "understanding of her clients' businesses" (Chambers, 2019). She has been ranked as leading lawyer and distinguished practitioner in banking and finance for three consecutive years (2018, 2019 and 2020) and leading lawyer in capital markets and corporate and M&A in 2019 by Asialaw. Clients also describe her as "commercially minded and extremely responsive" (Chambers, 2016).

Bar Admissions
Hanoi Bar

Education
LLM, University of Melbourne, School of Law, 2002
LLB, Hanoi University of Law, 1996

Co-authored the Vietnamese chapter of Banking Yearbook 2004, International Financial Law Review, 2004.
Co-authored certain articles on banking and financial law published in Vietnam Investment Review and Vietnam Economic Times.
Legal Researcher, Asian Law Center, University of Melbourne Law School, Australia, 2001.