2006
Tung Ngo
Founding Partner
Vietnam International Law Firm
Tung Ngo is a founding partner of Vietnam International Law Firm (VILAF), the first and largest business law firm in Vietnam. It was established in 1993 in association with UK-based law firm, Clifford Chance.
Tung has assisted many giant foreign investors, such as Coca Cola, Mercedes Benz, Shell, and Exxon Mobil in establishing their businesses in Vietnam since the country opened its doors to foreign investment in the 1990s. Tung has advised several international companies in M&A, corporate, and commercial matters related to Vietnamese laws, as well as P&I Clubs on maritime cases.
The 2006 World Fellows
The 2006 Yale World Fellows include the deputy CEO of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the minister of finance of Costa Rica, the director general of the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office, the managing partner of Vietnam’s leading law firm and a top correspondent at Egypt’s most widely read newspaper. “The World Fellows Program is a crucial component of Yale’s continuing globalization efforts,” said Yale President Richard C. Levin. “I welcome this extraordinary new class of World Fellows to Yale.” “The 2006 Yale World Fellows have a remarkable record of leadership and achievement,” said Yale World Fellows Program Director Daniel C. Etsy, the Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale....Read More
