Le Quynh Nhi is a Senior Counsel at Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers, where she focuses on regulatory compliance, technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), as well as employment.
A highly regarded compliance specialist, Nhi is known for delivering commercially focused solutions to complex regulatory and compliance challenges across a broad range of industries. Clients consistently rely on Nhi to help them understand their regulatory obligations, manage risk effectively, and mitigate the impact of intricate regulatory regimes on both transactional matters and day-to-day operations.
Nhi is a core member of the firm’s leading TMT Practice, with extensive experience advising on emerging and cutting-edge areas of law. She has been at the forefront of guiding clients through Vietnam’s rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, including developments in data protection, cybersecurity, telecommunications, AI, e-commerce, and online services. Her practice spans advising disruptive start-ups to established market leaders, both in Vietnam and internationally. Notably, she has played a pivotal role in several of Vietnam’s digital sector “market firsts”, underscoring her reputation as a trusted advisor in innovative and high-impact matters. Nhi has been recognised by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific as a Leading Associate in the TMT sector.
In the Employment Practice, Nhi supports a wide range of organisations in developing employment contracts, internal policies, rules, and operational protocols. She also advises on sensitive and high-stakes employment matters, including executive terminations, internal investigations, and large-scale redundancies.
EXPERIENCE
Technology, Media, and Telecommunications
- Assisted multiple companies on policy-related and legal advocacy matters, covering areas such as e-commerce, internet services, online advertising, telecommunications, cybersecurity, broadcasting, personal data protection, electronic transactions and consumer protection.
- Assisted numerous global e-commerce companies on regulatory matters concerning their operations in Vietnam, including on licensing requirements, pricing, advertising, merchant terms, consumer terms, payment processes, and data protection and consumer contracts.
- Assisted various local and multinational companies on personal data protection and privacy compliance, including gap analyses, development or localisation of policies and protocols, training, preparing and filing impact assessment dossiers, and advising on best practices under the Law on Personal Data Protection and other sectoral data and cybersecurity legislation.
- Advised various overseas telecoms companies on their proposed activities in Vietnam, including on VoIP, M2M, numbering and OTT services.
- Advised numerous FinTech companies on regulatory aspects of their business, covering areas such as platform lending, digital wallets and payment gateways, blockchain and cryptocurrencies, and financial software.
Employment
- Drafted, advised on and negotiated various employment-related contracts and policies for clients across numerous sectors – including:
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- Employment and consultancy contracts
- Internal labour regulations, anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies and similar staff policies
- Collective bargaining agreements
- Non-compete, non-disclosure, and other agreements containing restrictive covenants and restraint of trade provisions
- Employee incentive policies.
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- Assisted numerous organisations in significant workplace reduction exercises, ranging from complex separations with senior management to those affecting thousands of workers. This includes advising on and preparing documentation in support of the exercise, as well as guiding on regulatory filings and notifications.
- Assisted a furniture company in various employment matters, including development of contract templates and policies, employee disputes, and COVID-19 retrenchment exercise.
- Assisted a European software company on the transfer of over 100 employees as part of a global merger, including advising on transitional arrangements and faciliating the transfer.
- Assisted a US software company on various employment matters, including development of company-wide contract templates, trade union and workplace dialogue issues, foreign worker arrangements, and organisational restructuring.
- Carried out legal HR due diligence over various companies as part of corporate transactions – spanning multiple sectors include manufacturing, trading, professional services, and construction.
- Assisted a US financial services company in its internal investigation over a senior executive, as well as advised on removal of the executive and post-termination disputes.
Regulatory Compliance & Corporate Commercial
- Assisted numerous multinational companies in their compliance investigations in Vietnam.
- Provided various regulatory assistance to a global beverages company, including its compliance investigations, development of anti-bribery and competition law policies, and supporting generally in operational matters.
- Advised a reputable Japanese chemical and cosmetics company in various regulatory matters for its business and operations, including on customs, export and import, anti-bribery, advertisement, product declaration and quality, goods labelling, procurement contracts, etc.
- Advised a European technology group on multiple regulatory aspects and reviewed numerous operational, commercial contracts and distribution contracts.
- Assisted a US logistics company on a regulatory compliance due diligence in respect of its various business operations in Vietnam, including contractual arrangements with its local origin agent.
- Assisted a medical devices company on various regulatory matters concerning its business in Vietnam, including on healthcare sector marketing and promotions, patient data processing, and employment-related issues.
- Assisted Visa on various matters in Vietnam, including regulatory compliance, data protection and privacy and general legal affairs as to its existing operations.
- Assisted clients in different industries in drafting and reviewing contracts for their operations, including construction, distribution, goods sale and purchase, and provisions of services.
