Mr. Nguyen Van Thai is a Partner of BROSS & Partners. Mr. Thai has more than 15 years of experience in the fields of litigation and dispute resolution. He mainly practices in advising on dispute resolution; acting as authorized representatives for clients in legal procedure and other legal actions; defending, protecting legitimate rights and interests of clients in Criminal, Civil, Commercial, Administrative, Labor, Family cases. During his practice, Mr. Thai has been participated in resolving dispute of more than 500 cases in various fields. His clients highly appreciate his professional expertise and ethics as well as his working enthusiasm and creativity which play important roles in affirming the quality of his work. 

Areas of Practice:

  • Criminal, Civil, Commercial, Administrative, Labor, Family cases.

Professional Membership:

  • Member of Hanoi Bar Association (Vietnam)
  • Member of Vietnam Bar Federation.

Education and Qualifications:

  • 2009 – 2011: Hanoi National University – Criminal Law
    • Master of Law
  • 2003 – 2007: Hanoi Law University- Criminal Law
    • Bachelor of Law

List of Key Deals and Cases:

  • Acting for Petro Vietnam (“PVN”) in the OceanBank corruption case at the first instance court of Hanoi City;
  • Acting for Agribank in the corruption case involving a branch of the State-owned Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) and the loss of over VND2.425 trillion (US$107.57 million);
  • Defending the concerned party (Vietinbank) in the criminal case of “Huynh Thi Huyen Nhu” for act of appropriation/ embezzlement of money from ACB Bank and numerous customers of it.
  • Defending a multi-national life insurance company (Prudential) in the criminal case related to its agent in Quang Ninh province for act of appropriation of money from its customer.
  • Acting as defending lawyer for the former General Director of a state owned insurance corporation in the criminal case at the Police of Ministry of Public Security.
  • Defending the accused in the murder case happened in Thanh Tri District in May 2011 at procedure-conducting authorities;
  • Defending the defendant in the case of intentionally inflicting injury case at the People’s Court of Hanoi; (the defendant was given probation order);
  • Defending the defendant who is the leader in the gambling case in Ung Hoa District at the People’s Court of Hanoi; (the defendant was given probation order);
  • Protecting legitimate rights and interests for the victim in the case of intentionally inflicting injury at the People’s Court of Hoai Duc district; (the victim received an adequate compensation and the defendant took criminal liability);
  • Defending the defendant in the case of rape against children happened in Quang Ninh Province at the Court of Appeals – the Supreme People’s Court in Hanoi;
  • Defending the defendant in the case of embezzlement of Ha Tu Coal Corporation at procedure-conducting authorities;
  • Advising, defending the defendant in the case of embezzling property of Uong Bi Power Company Limited, Quang Ninh province at procedure-conducting authorities;
  • Advising, acting as an representative and protecting legitimate rights and interests of an one-hundred-percent-state-owned enterprise in the dispute over the Business Cooperation Contract with Ha Tay Irritation JSC. at the People’s Court of Ha Dong District;
  • Protecting legitimate rights and interests of a Vietnamese woman in the divorce case against Mr. Tan Mun Thoong (a Singaporean) at the People’s Court of Hanoi; (won the case)
  • Advising, protecting legitimate rights and interests of a household in the administrative case of agricultural land revocation against the People’s Committee of Long Bien District at the People’s Court of Long Bien District; (legitimate rights and interests of the client were protected);
  • Advising, acting as an authorized representative and protecting legitimate rights and interests of an one-hundred-percent foreign enterprise in the commercial dispute with Giang Vo Electronic JSC. at the People’s Court of Ba Dinh District; (won the case);
  • Advising, acting as an authorized representative and protecting legitimate rights and interests of an one-hundred-percent foreign enterprise in the commercial dispute with FPT at the People’s Court of Cau Giay District; (won the case);
  • Advising, acting as an authorized representative and protecting legitimate rights and interests of the defendant in the dispute over the Fiduciary contract with the plaintiff (HanPack Packing Co., Ltd.) at the People’s Court of Hanoi and the Supreme People’s Court – Hanoi; (won the case);
  • Advising, acting as an authorized representative and protecting legitimate rights and interests of the plaintiffs in the dispute over 2 Land Lease Contracts with Tin Loi Transportation Cooperative at the People’s Court of Ha Dong District – Hanoi; (won the case);
  • Advising, protecting legitimate rights and interests of a foreign enterprise in the commercial dispute with Kien Luong Construction JSC. at Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC);
  • Advising, acting as an authorized representative and protecting legitimate rights and interests of a state-owned enterprise in the dispute over the Guarantee Contract with HABUBANK at the People’s Court of Ba Dinh district; (won the case);
  • Advising and protecting legitimate rights and interests of a one-hundred-percent foreign company in the dispute over the Investment Trusted Contract with PetroVietnam Finance Investment JSC.; (successfully mediated);
  • Advising, acting as an authorized representative and protecting legitimate rights and interests of the plaintiff – a one-hundred-percent-state-owned company in the case of debt collection against SongHong Joint Stock Cooperation at the People’s Court of Tay Ho District; (won the case);
  • Advising, drafting disciplinary procedure for officials, employees of Hanoi Industrial University;
  • Advising, acting as an authorized representative of an one-hundred-percent-state-owned enterprise in enforcement procedure at the Enforcement Agency of Ba Dinh District;
  • Advising, assisting the client in initiating a law suit related to house possession dispute at the People’s Court of Cau Giay District;
  • Assisting the in-charge Solicitor in defending the client in the PMU18 case;
  • Assisting the in-charge Solicitor in the criminal case happened at Air Petrol Cooperation;
  • Advising, acting as an authorized representative of the client in the house possession dispute at Quan Khu II and Ministry of National Defense;
  • Advising in enforcement procedure at the Enforcement Agency of Dong Hoi City and the Enforcement Agency of Quang Binh Province.

Publications:

  • Answering the interview on “Facts and reasons of the increase in divorce of young couple” – Vietnam Television Station (Broadcasted on the Daily Life Program – 6:05PM on 23 June 2011 and the News – 7PM on 28 June 2011);
  • “Grounds for eliminating death penalty” – Scientific Symposium on “Revealing effects of provisions of the Penal Code” – Faculty of Law – Hanoi National University. 2011;
  • “Eliminating the death penalty from crimes relating to position and economy” – Scientific Essay – Faculty of Law – Hanoi National University. 2011.