Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Huong

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Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Huong is a Senior Associate at IDVN Lawyers. Her practice covers alternative dispute resolution (ADR), litigation before Vietnamese courts, international investment disputes, and advising and representing clients in energy, construction and infrastructure disputes.

Ms. Huong is a member of the legal team representing the Government of Vietnam in a number of investor–State disputes arising under international investment agreements and conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and the ICSID Additional Facility Rules.

She advises and represents clients in disputes conducted under the VIAC and SIAC Arbitration Rules, as well as in business, commercial and civil disputes before Vietnamese courts.

In the energy sector, Ms. Huong advises clients on project development, power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy projects and compliance with Vietnamese law.

She has also contributed to the development of the legal framework for energy and oil and gas by supporting and providing comments on the drafting of the 2026 Petroleum Law.

Representative experience

• Representing the Government of Vietnam in an UNCITRAL arbitration brought by a UK oil and gas company under the 2002 Vietnam – United Kingdom Bilateral Investment Treaty concerning tax measures;
• Representing the Government of Vietnam in a claim brought by a Korean investor under the Vietnam – Korea Bilateral Investment Treaty concerning a real estate project;
• Representing the Government of Vietnam in a claim brought by US investors under the Vietnam – United States Bilateral Trade Agreement concerning a thermal power project;
• Representing the Government of Vietnam in a claim brought by US investors under the Vietnam – United States Bilateral Trade Agreement concerning a judicial decision;
• Representing the Government of Vietnam in a claim brought by Chinese investors under the ASEAN – China Investment Agreement concerning a judicial decision;
• Representing the Government of Vietnam in a claim under the Vietnam – China Investment Protection Agreement concerning a judicial decision;
• Representing the Government of Vietnam in a notice of dispute and request for conciliation initiated by a Dutch investor under the Vietnam – Netherlands Bilateral Investment Treaty;
• Representing clients in disputes conducted under the VIAC and SIAC Arbitration Rules;
• Advising on legal compliance reviews of renewable energy projects and on power purchase agreements for renewable energy projects;
• Representing clients in business, commercial and civil disputes before Vietnamese courts.

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