Managing Partner

MARK OAKLEY

• Overview

  Mark Oakley is the founder and managing partner of ACSV Legal and has been advising on foreign direct investments into Southeast Asia for more than a decade. Prior to establishing ACSV Legal Mark worked at large international firms in London, Singapore, the Middle East and Vietnam. Mark is a 2001 graduate of the College of Law and a 1999 graduate of the University of Surrey and was admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales in 2003. Mark is a registered foreign lawyer in Vietnam.

  Besides being a native English-speaker, Mark is fluent in German.
  
  

  Mark is a contributor to numerous publications including:

  • Chambers and Partners' Private Equity Trends and Developments in Vietnam

  • Chambers and Partners' Private Equity Law and Practice in Vietnam

  • Chambers and Partners' Doing Business In... Trends and Development in Vietnam

  • Chambers and Partners' Doing Business In... Law and Practice in Vietnam

  AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  Mark has advised multinational clients on various international transactions involving large scale energy and infrastructure projects, banking, structured finance, M&A, joint ventures, acquisition finance and commercial agreements.

• Practice Areas
  

  Real Estate

  ACSV Legal provides advice on real estate and construction matters. We take a commercial approach while focussing on achieving our clients’ objectives.

  

  Energy

  At ACSV Legal we support our clients across the entire energy value chain advising them on the use, taxation and extraction of energy sources covering all aspects, from sales to regulation, of non-renewable energy sources such as coal, oil and gas, but also renewable sources, such as wind, solar and hydro power.

  

  Dispute Resolution

  ACSV Legal offers a preeminent dispute resolution services with a special focus on international commercial arbitration.

  

  Wealth and Private Client

  ACSV Legal advises Vietnamese high net-worth individuals and families, family offices, closely held businesses on all matters affecting their business, personal and family wealth, as well as the institutions entrusted with effectively managing that wealth.

  

  Banking and Finance

  ACSV Legal routinely advises high-net worth individuals, companies, banks, and other entities on cash flow-based lending, asset based lending, acquisition financing, exit financing, and other secured and unsecured financing.

  

  Labour and Employment Law

  ACSV Legal regularly provides support to clients in drafting internal labour rules, labour contracts, compensation structures and assistance in employment litigations in collaboration with SH Law.

  

  Corporate / M&A

  ACSV Legal has one of the premier Corporate / M&A practices in Vietnam and its approach is to understand the legal, commercial and political dynamics of every matter.

  

  Private Equity

  ACSV Legal has experience in advising clients on strategic investments, divestments, debt and security transactions, design and review of loan contracts, as well as capital contributions.

  

  Insolvency and Restructuring

  ACSV Legal has advised some of the biggest names in many industries in Vietnam, including health and fitness, retail, food and beverage and hospitality on pre-emtpive pre-deal restructuring or restructuring related to insolvency and winding-up proceedings.

  

  Taxation

  ACSV Legal lawyers are experts in both corporate and commercial Vietnamese law and can thus provide our clients with appropriate tax advice.

• News
  

  DRAFT DECISION ON SPECIAL INVESTMENT INCENTIVES

  Aug 10, 2021

  

  DRAFT POWER DEVELOPMENT PLANNING 8 OF VIETNAM

  May 26, 2021

  

  HIGHLIGHTS OF UNITED KINGDOM-VIETNAM FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

  Apr 29, 2021

  

  DATA CENTRES – KEY ISSUES IN VIETNAM

  May 24, 2021

  

  VIETNAMESE E-COMMERCE STRUGGLES WITH LAW AIMED AT TAXING ONLINE VENDORS

  Aug 10, 2021

  

  DECREE 31 GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2020 LAW ON INVESTMENT

  Apr 28, 2021

  

  INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE LEGAL GUIDES: PRIVATE CLIENT 2021

  Feb 01, 2021
• Team Members
  

  Stanley Boots

  Partner and Head of Project Finance and Financing Practice

  

  THANG NGUYEN

  Partner

  

  TIM DOBSON

  Of Counsel and Head of Energy Practice

  

  HIEU PHAM

  Of Counsel

  

  MINH NGUYEN

  Special Counsel and Head of Dispute Resolution Practice

  

  THOM NGUYEN

  Of Counsel

  

  PHUONG HUYNH

  Senior Associate

  

  NGUYET LE

  Senior Associate

  

  LY NGUYEN

  Associate

  

  HUONG VO

  Associate

  

  PHUONG NGUYEN

  Associate

  

  TRUONG LE

  Associate

  

  MAI PHAN

  Associate

  

  MINH PHAM

  Associate

  

  LINH DANG

  Associate

  

  KIM NGUYEN

  Associate

  

  QUYEN NGUYEN

  Junior Associate

  

  OANH TRAN

  Junior Associate

  

  NGOC NGUYEN

  Junior Associate

  

  HIEN NGUYEN

  Junior Associate

mark.oakley@acsvlegal.com

+84 8 6810 0510

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