Bach has more than 15 years experiences in practicing as a lawyer specialized in litigation and dispute resolution.

Bach has become the 7th Senior Partner of BROSS & Partners, before joining BROSS & Partners, Bach established and managed Hong Bach & Partners Law Firm and played the role of Chairman of the Members’ Council. At early stage of his career, Bach had worked as Deputy Head at Pham Hong Hai & Partners Law Firm. He is now holding Vice Chairman of Ha Nam Province Bar Association.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Dispute Resolution & Litigation; Consultancy and Legal Representation in Dispute Resolution; Civil and Criminal Law;

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Member of Vietnam Bar Federation

• Member of Ha Nam Provincial Bar Association – Vice Chairman of Ha Nam Provincial Bar Association (Vietnam)

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

LIST OF KEY DEALS & CASES

Criminal Proceedings

Up to date, Bach has been participating more than 250 criminal cases all over Vietnam. He is named as one of the leadings lawyers in the litigation, especially in criminal proceedings with vivid knowledge and experiences. Some typical cases of him as follows:

• Acting as defending lawyer for a Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development who was charged with the crime of the power abuse of this working position in the criminal case, namely, “Marketing JSC”;

• Acting as defending lawyer for Deputy Head of PMU involving allegations of corruption in relation to some Projects of the traffic infrastructure in Vietnam which have been funded by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank;

• Acting as defending lawyer for 03 members of a family in the criminal case, namely, “Cau Nay Pond” in Ha Tay Province (now Hanoi City). The defendants were declared innocent and released at the hearing stage and the related investigation is currently suspended;

• Acting as defending lawyer for a Deputy Director of Phu Yen Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development who was charged with the crime of corruption in relation to the implementation the Project on Bach Dang Embankment in Tuy Hoa City, Da Nong Embankment, Ho Embankment in Phu Yen Province;

• Acting as defending lawyer for the Chairman of the Members’ Council, General Director of a corporation under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in the lawsuit, namely, Tay Nguyen Forest Industry;

• Acting as defending lawyer for Deputy Director of Vietcombank who was charged with the crime of intendedly influence on others for personal interests;

• Acting as defending lawyer for a football coach in relation to the football betting in Seagame 23;

• Acting as defending lawyer for the General Director of Vinashin Finance JSC in a criminal lawsuit related to Vinashin Corporation;

• Acting as defending lawyer for Vietcombank in a scams case in BIDV – Dong Do Branch with the scam value of VND 270 billion;

• Acting as defending lawyer for the family of Mr. Doan Van Vuon in the criminal proceedings in relation to the coercion of shrimp ponds in Tien Lang District, Hai Phong Province;

• Acting as defending lawyer for a director of a Transaction office of the Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development in the lawsuit related to banking payment;

• Acting as defending lawyer for a director of an enterprise and a Head of Technical Department of a construction company who were charged with the crime of violation of regulations on occupational safety in a construction work in Hanoi City.

Administrative Cases

• Successfully protecting the Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in an administrative lawsuit filed by Hanoi Forest Products Trading Joint Stock Company against the decision identifying the corporate value of the enterprise when carry out the equalization procedure;

• Successfully protecting the Chairman of the People’s Committee of Phu Ly Commune (now is Phu Ly City), Ha Nam Province in the lawsuit in relation to the forcible removal of unauthorized constructions in Phu Ly Commune, Ha Nam Province;

• Successfully protecting the Chairman of the People’s Committee of Kim Bang District, Ha Nam Province in a lawsuit;

• Successfully in the lawsuit of Ba Vi Cattle Farm against the administrative decision on the compensation of the State when withdrawing 100 hectares of land of Ba Vi Cattle Farm issued by the People’s Committee of Son Tay Commune;

• Successfully protecting the residents in the lawsuit against the administrative decision issued by the People’s Committee of Dam Ha District on withdrawing the aquaculture mudflat in Dam Ha District, Quang Ninh Province.