Pham Thi Lan Huong (May)

Ms. Pham Thi Lan Huong (May)

Head of Engineering, Real Estate & Construction Group at ADK Vietnam

Professional Summary 

Leading the Engineering, Real Estate, and Construction law group at ADK Vietnam, Ms. Huong Pham, popularly known as May, is distinguished for her expertise in real estate law. Her legal proficiency extends to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Corporation Law, Investment, Mergers and acquisitions, and Intellectual Property.

Career Journey Ms. Huong Pham's impressive career includes four years as a project legal officer for a Singaporean financial group, where she played a pivotal role during its expansion into the Vietnamese real estate market. She provided strategic internal advice to the board of directors, handled legal procedures for projects, and oversaw compensation, clearance processes, and contractor progress. Notably, she contributed to a comprehensive project encompassing residential, industrial, leisure, and commercial developments in Long An Province, Vietnam.

Since 2014, as an associate attorney at renowned Vietnamese law firms, she has delivered full-scale legal services to diverse corporations investing in real estate. Her portfolio includes office buildings, residential complexes, resorts, apartments, and city complexes, catering to varied investors like finance investors and real estate developers. She adeptly combines financial principles and risk management in her services, covering every project phase and drafting or reviewing relevant real estate development contracts.

Expanding her legal practice, Ms. Huong Pham offers services to foreign investors in newly funded ventures and M&A investments, providing comprehensive FDI legal support. This includes advising on foreign investment access, designing trading structures, conducting trading negotiations, due diligence (DD), drafting documentation, assisting with government approvals or registrations, and resolving post-establishment or M&A issues.

Bar Admission

• Member of the Bar Association of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Professional Qualifications

• Certificate of Completion in HLS2X: Contract Law from Harvard University (2021)
• Lawyer Practicing Certificate (2016)
• Certificate in Real Estate Management from the University of Economic, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (2012)

Education

• Currently enrolled in the Master of Law Course at Ho Chi Minh University of Law, Vietnam (2016)
• Bachelor of Law from Ho Chi Minh University of Law, Vietnam (2011)

Languages

• Vietnamese
• English