Vinh Luu (Richard) – Founder & Managing Partner | Asia Legal
Vinh Luu (Richard) - Professional Portrait

VINH LUU (RICHARD)

Founder & Managing Partner | Asia Legal

About Vinh Luu (Richard)

With nearly two decades of intensive legal practice, I serve as a strategic counsel to multinational corporations, financial institutions, and FDI enterprises. I specialize in safeguarding capital flows, optimizing complex M&A transactions, and fortifying legal frameworks within the Vietnamese market.

At Asia Legal, I deliver comprehensive risk management solutions that synthesize global best practices with an in-depth understanding of the local business ecosystem. As the legal landscape—particularly in Data Privacy and the Digital Economy—continues to evolve, I guide enterprises through rigorous compliance barriers, transforming regulatory challenges into sustainable competitive advantages.

Leveraging my extensive experience as an International Arbitrator at preeminent arbitral institutions, I provide end-to-end support—from precision contract drafting to the resolution of complex commercial disputes. This synergy between preventive advisory and aggressive dispute resolution strategy is the cornerstone of my commitment to securing my clients’ interests in every transaction.

My mission at Asia Legal is to define new standards in key practice areas:

  • Dispute Resolution & International Arbitration: Protecting corporate interests through strategic insights derived from international arbitral practice.
  • Data Privacy & Compliance: Ensuring legal robustness for cross-border data flows and DPIA implementation in alignment with Decree 356/2025.
  • M&A and TMT: Structuring high-stakes transactions and ensuring regulatory compliance for technology-driven and cross-border business models.

Core Practice Areas

Data Privacy & TMT

Strategic advisory on Personal Data Protection laws, cross-border data transfers, and cybersecurity governance.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

Counsel and advocacy in multi-million dollar commercial disputes before leading global arbitral tribunals.

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Transaction structuring, comprehensive legal due diligence, and regulatory compliance advisory for cross-border M&A deals.

Professional Credentials & Leadership

Fellowships

  • ✔️ FCIArb: Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • ✔️ FSIArb: Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
  • ✔️ FACICA: Fellow of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration

Arbitrator & Mediator Appointments

  • ▪️ Arbitrator: VIAC (Vietnam), DIAC (Dubai), SHAC & BAC (China), ACICA (Australia).
  • ▪️ Accredited Mediator: CEDR (UK), VICMC (Vietnam).

Leadership & Association Roles

  • ▪️ Head of Legal Committee – Swiss-Vietnam Economic Forum (SVEF)
  • ▪️ Deputy Head of Legal Committee – Vietnam Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises (VAFIE)
  • ▪️ Head of International Relations – Vietnam Mergers & Acquisitions Association (VMAA)

Academic

  • ▪️ Visiting Lecturer – Judicial Academy of Vietnam

Strategic Insights