Chu Bao Khanh

Senior Associate
Hanoi Office

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  • Vietnamese
  • English
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Khanh joined Russin & Vecchi in 2013 after working for a Japanese manufacturing company as in-house counsel. Khanh practices in areas involving corporate, M&A, commercial, banking, and foreign investment.

Selected Publications

  • “Guide on Agency and Distribution Legislation in Vietnam”, Kluwer Law Online, 2018”
  • “Telecommunications in Vietnam”, a guide 2022
  • “Chambers Global Practice Guides – Corporate M&A”, Chambers and Partners, 2019
  • “Chambers Global Practice Guides – Real Estate”, Chambers and Partners, 2018
  • “Guidance Notes for Vietnam – Data Transfer, Data Breach, Employee Monitoring, and Whistleblowing”, One Trust Data Guidance, 2023”
  • “Vietnam and on-line censorship”, Media Law International, 2023
  • “New regime on organizational seals in Vietnam”, Vietnam Law & Legal Forum, 2016

Practice Areas

  • Banking
  • Foreign Direct Investment
  • Merger & Acquisition
  • Telecoms

Education

  • Hanoi Law University (LLB, 2012)

Significant Cases

  • Assisted PropertyGuru in multiple rounds of its eventual acquisition of a controlling stake in Vietnam’s no.1 real estate listing website.
  • On the due diligence and drafting teams that acted for Berli Jucker Company in its US$1 billion acquisition of Metro’s Cash & Carry business.
  • On the team acting for Hoan My in an ongoing series of acquisitions of various private hospitals and clinics.
  • Advised various banks (including Commerzbank and Nomura) on matters related to ISDA-based, GMRA-based, and GMSLA-based derivatives transactions with local banks.
  • On team advising a Chinese insurance company in a multi-billion dollar coal financing of a power project (with capacity of 1,200 MW) involving multiple parties (banks, insurance companies, investors, government bodies, EPC contractors, etc); reviewing and commenting on a large volume of project contracts and government approvals relating to the project.
  • On the team that acted for Manila Water in its strategic investment in a water treatment and distribution plant in Thai Nguyen province.

Author’s Insights

General Legal Issues

Rules Of Origin For Exports From Vietnam

 August 8th, 2025

OVERVIEW  Rules of origin (“ROOs”) are criteria to determine the national origin of a product. National origin is important because duties and restrictions (eg, anti-dumping duties, safeguard measures, labelling requirements, etc) often depend upon the source of imports. The practice of each country with regard to ROOs varies. It is, therefore, crucial for \ importers/exporters […]

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