Our People

Our people

Mr. Dang Viet Anh

Senior Associate

Dang Viet Anh

LL.B (Law University of Hanoi) (Vietnam)
Advocate & Solicitor, Vietnam

Hanoi Office: (+84) 3772 6970

Hand phone: (+84) 983 467 070
E-mail : anh.dang@dzungsrt.com

Language: Vietnamese and English

Professional Background

Mr. Dang Viet Anh graduated from the Law University of Hanoi in 1999 and was called to the Hanoi Bar in 2006. He obtained professional experience in some leading law firms in Vietnam and a bouticque law firm in EU before joining Dzungsrt&Associates in 2008.

In his years of practice, Viet Anh has accumulated experience in both contentious as well as non-contentious work.

Contentious / Litigation and Wet Work Experience

Since 2005, Viet Anh’s practice has centred on Arbitration, Shipping Admiralty and Marine Insurance matters. His portfolio also includes general corporate and commercial litigation.

Viet Anh has vast and extensive experience in dealing with and advising on charterparty and bill of lading disputes, marine collision and casualty work, related hull and machinery matters, pollution, salvage and general average and limitation issues, cargo and bunker claims/disputes, shipbuilding and ship repair claims, freight forwarding and agency claims, ship supply, crew and ship mortgage/lien claims as well as all aspects of ship sale and purchase and ship financing.

In particular, Viet Anh has extensively advised major P&I Clubs, shipowners, charterer, manager and operators as well as cargo owners and its underwriters and international shipping law firms and acted in numerous litigation actions in Vietnam such as Larfage Cement Group (FR), ICC Paint Group (UK), Bunker Master (KR), Corus International Trading (HK), Wilson International Trading (SG), Vinci-Sumitomo Misui (JP), Trade Venture Investments (UK), Hanjin Shipping (VN), Monjasa (DK), O.W. Bunker (DK), Vinalines Group and its subsidiaries (VN) and various local clients, i.e. Viettelimex (VN), Hoang Son Group (VN).

Viet Anh has vast and extensive experience in dealing with and investigating marine collisions and casualty works, related hull and machinery matters, pollution, salvage and wreck removal, general average as well as arrest and release of vessels in various jurisdictions including Hong Kong, Singapore, Panama and especialy in Vietnam.

Non-contentious Experience

Viet Anh also extensive experience in handling international and domestic conveyancing matters, representing buyers, sellers, builders and their banks in S&P transactions. Insofar as conveyancing matters are concerned, in addition to representing individual/corporate buyers, sellers and mortgagors, he has represented various local and international banks and financial institutions in the capacity of mortgagees’ solicitors including HSBC, Nordea Bank and Standard Chartered Bank.

Viet Anh also has considerable experience in drafting and advising on general commercial contracts and agreements, charterparties, bills of lading, contracts of affreightment, ship building and sale contracts and international sale of goods contracts as well as all aspects of Admiralty practice and procedures. He has advised / acted in the following transactions:-

- Purchase of vessels from Vinashin Group and its shipyards, – including conduct of negotiations on S&P terms, review of and advice on mortgages/ charges over the vessels and delivery documents;

- Sale of 5 vessels from Pha Rung Shipyard (Vietnam);

- Purchase of two 52,000DWT vessels from Nam Trieu Shipyard (Vietnam).

Further to conveyancing matters, he has also advised clients on various issues of dry work including the application of Hague-Visby Rules and Hamburge Rules in Vietnam, application of York-Antwerp Rules in Vietnam to adjust G/A, delivery of good under straight bill, arrest of a vessel upon unpaid bunker claim, territorial waters of Vietnam and territorial jurisdiction and control over wreck removal issues and various cases in relation to the conflict of law rules of Vietnam.

Mr. Nguyen Manh Dzung

Managing Partner

Hanoi Office

Hand phone: +(84) 903 807 376
Office direct email: dzung.nguyen@dzungsrt.com

Personal email: dzungsrt@fpt.vn

Languages: Vietnamese and English.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

14^th April 2009 - Certificate of Passing the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Award Writing Examination with a mark of 79% organised by School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary, University of London (UK) in conjunction with Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

1^st November 2008 – LLM in Comparative and International Dispute Resolution issued by School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary, University of London (UK)

11 April 2002 – Practising Certificate issued by Minister of Justice of Vietnam.

18 March 1997 - Certificate of Attendance for Ministry of Justice’s course for training practising skills of lawyers.

1996 – Certificate of Attendance for Galbraith’s Shipping Course, UK.

25 September 1990 – LL.B. issued by Hanoi University of Law, Vietnam.

Career Outline

03/02/2009 – to date – Visiting Lecturer on ADR and Dispute Resolution Skills at the Judicial Academy of the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam.

12/2008 – to date – Member of Editorial Board of the Drafting Committee of Vietnam Lawyers Association (“VLA”) to draft a New Arbitration Law.

28/08/2006 - to date – Co-Founder, Vice-President and Arbitrator of the Pacific International Arbitration Center ("PIAC"), a first professional arbitration center in Hochiminh city, Vietnam: Acting as one of 5 founding members and vice-president of PIAC to plan, manage and administer the operation of arbitration center.

18/05/2004 - to date - Managing Partner of Dzungsrt & Associates in Hanoi and Hochiminh city, Vietnam: Acting as the sole partner to manage and administer legal practice of lawyers.

05/2000 -05/2004 - Managing Director of Independent Consultants Co., Ltd in Hanoi, Vietnam: Managing and administering legal consultancy services of lawyers.

1/3/2000-30/4/2000 – Expert of Vietnam National Maritime Administration ("Vinamarine") of Ministry of Transportation ("MOT") of Vietnam in Hanoi: Acting as an assistant to the Chairman of Vinamarine in the field of international co-operation on maritime administration.

7/1998-2/2000 – Admitted to be Barrister of Bar Association of Thai Binh province, Vietnam.

10/1997 - 7/1998 - Independent Legal Consultant of Sinclair Roche & Temperley ("SRT"), a London law firm: Advising SRT on all aspects of maritime law of Vietnam.

3/1997 - 9/1997 - Trainee Lawyer of Sinclair Roche & Temperley, a London law firm operate in Vietnam: Assisting SRT's lawyers to advise international clients on business transactions involving Vietnam.

8/1995 - 10/1995 - National Legal Consultant of UNCTAD's project for multi-mode transports in Vietnam: Advising UNCTAD's experts on transport law of Vietnam.

1994 - 2/1997 - Vietnamese Legal Consultant of Sinclair Roche & Temperley's representative offices in Hanoi and Hochiminh city, Vietnam: Assisting SRT's lawyers to advise international clients on business transaction involving Vietnam.

1993-1994 - Assistant to Director of Center for science study and international co-operation of State Economic Arbitration of Vietnam (now restructured as Economic Tribunal of Supreme Court of Vietnam): Assisting Director to study new law and promote international co-operation with international institutions.

1991-1993 - Law Lecturer of school for training arbitrators of State Economic Arbitration (now restructured as school for training judges of Supreme Court of Vietnam): rendering lectures in field of contract law and commercial dispute resolution.

Academic and Professional Awards

2009 to 2010 – Recommended Lawyer for Vietnam Jurisdiction in the International Who’s Who of Shipping & Maritime Lawyers 2009

2003 to 2004 – “Recommended Dispute Resolution Practitioner in Vietnam” by Practical Law Company’s Global Counsel 3000.

Publications

Co-author: “Law and Regulations of Commercial Arbitration of Nations and International Arbitrations” (4 volumes) published by Publishers of Hochiminh City on 1993.

Author of an article in relation to Shipping Law and Practice in Vietnam on Lloyd’s List

Author of Vietnam Chapter of World Arbitration Reporter

Seminars’ attendances

29^th – 30^th September 2008 – International Workshop on Law on Commercial Arbitration co-organised by Vietnam Lawyers Association and UNDP

15^th– 16^th September 2008 – International Workshop on international commercial arbitration – Arbitral Decision and Award Writing Skills co-organised by VCCI and Danida project.

2005 – International Bar Association (“IBA”), Law Firm Management Committee in association with All China Lawyers Association’s seminar on “Managing a Modern Law Firm for Profit and Success” held in Beijing, China on 1^st November 2005.

1995 – Escap/Unctad/Bimco’s Seminar on “Charter Parties and Ship Finance” held in Bangkok, Thailand from 30^th October – 3^rd November 1995.

1994 – The Lawasia, Energy Section International Conference – “Energy update in the Asia/Pacific region” held in Manila, Philippines on 23-27 October 1994.

Invited Conference Presentations

28^th February 2009 – Workshop on “Proposal to expand professional lawyers for the purpose of international economic integration of Vietnam” in the framework of Project on reviewing legal system of Vietnam in line with commitments to WTO” organised by the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam in Hanoi.

25^th November 2008 – Seminar on the Draft of Law on Arbitration co-organised by Vietnam Lawyers Association, VCCI and Danida project in Hanoi.

2006 – “ International Commercial Dispute Resolution – Experiences and Practical Lessons” organised by Ministry of Justice in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam on 25 – 27 December 2006.

2006 – “ Bilateral Trade Agreement (“BTA”) between United States of America and Vietnam – its impacts to the practice of Vietnamese legal profession” organised by Ministry of Justice of Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam on 4^th August 2006.

2006 – “Commenting on Lawyers Bill dated 13^th March 2006 ” organised by Ministry of Justice of Vietnam in Da lat city, Vietnam on April 9, 2006.

2005 – “Arbitration in Vietnam” held by Watson Farley & Williams, London law firm in conjunction with Dzungsrt & Associates in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.

Membership of Professional Associations

Former Member of Steering Committee of International Lawyers Group (“ILG”), a group of commercial lawyers working in law firms, corporate legal departments, Government and academic institutions. Its members are engaging or interested in international legal issues.

Member – International Bar Association (“IBA”).

Member – Bar Association of Hanoi, Vietnam.

Member – the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)

Former Vice Chairman of Bar Association of Thai Binh province, Vietnam.