David Oh
Special Counsel, ADR David is a special counsel of VCI LEGAL in the firm’s Ho Chi Minh City office and practices in the fields of dispute resolution (arbitration, mediation, and litigation), investment protection, corporate, and M&A. He has been advising and representing various clients across the globe for their international arbitration cases including several Investor-State Dispute Resolution (ISDS) disputes since his joining VCI Legal. His expertise in arbitration and ISDS has contributed to the firm’s robust ADR practices. He previously worked extensively in matters involving competition law, franchising, alternative dispute resolution and general corporate advisory work in South Korea and Australia. He also negotiated and structured a number of Korean domestic and overseas acquisitions and joint ventures. David has a truly international legal background, encompassing both civil law and common law education and practice, with law degrees from leading Korean and Australian law schools. Professional Records: With VCI Legal, David has been advising and representing various dispute and investment cases. Some of the notable cases are as follows: Representing a Malaysian investor for its ISDS dispute arising from unfair and discriminatory treatment accorded by the State; Representing a French investor for its ISDS dispute arising from unlawful expropriation of the investment by the State; Advising various investors (the US, Korean, German, French, etc.) for the prospect of their ISDS cases against the State; Representing a multinational cosmetic brand for its tax dispute against local tax authority; Representing an investment fund for its shareholder dispute against a company in which it invested; Representing a Vietnamese real estate developer for its M&A dispute against a Singaporean seller; Representing various foreign entities for their arbitration cases against local partners; Advising a multinational ride-hailing company for its competition issues; and Advising a multinational retail company for its M&A transaction. Practice Areas Investment Dispute Settlement Arbitration & Mediation Corporation & Securities Merger & Acquisition Investment, Commercial Transaction Antitrust, Venture Capital · VCI Legal
About
Special Counsel in VCI LEGAL’s Ho Chi Minh City office advising and representing clients in international arbitration, investor‑state disputes (ISDS), mediation, litigation, and corporate/M&A matters. He has an international background with prior practice in South Korea and Australia and holds law degrees from leading Korean and Australian universities.
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Education
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) with Honors, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea