Linh Doan
Partner
Linh is a Partner of WFW Global LLP, our Vietnam Office Head and our Asia Projects and Corporate Group Head.
Widely recognised as a leading adviser to the Asian power markets, Linh has an impressive track record of advising on “first-of-their-kind” cross-border power projects. Her experience covers conventional power, renewables and mining and commodities.
She regularly works with government entities, sponsors, lenders and investors on large power plant developments and financings, most notably in Vietnam where she has an unrivalled reputation for excellence and counts key government ministries and state utilities among her clients.
Linh splits her time between WFW’s Hanoi and Hong Kong offices.
She is highly recommended by top legal directories Chambers Asia Pacific, Chambers Global and IFLR1000. Linh was named ‘Lawyer of the Year – Natural Resources and Mining’ at Euromoney’s Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2020 and was also recognised as one of four leading female lawyers in Vietnam in IFLR1000’s ‘Women Leaders’ 2020 rankings. Chambers Asia Pacific 2021 reported a client as saying “she has an excellent track record assisting clients with high-profile power projects.”, she is also “very thorough and sincere in meeting all our needs for project contract drafting. Pragmatic, precise and spot on in all advice provided to us, she is very much up-to-date on country-specific laws and regulations.”(Chambers Asia Pacific 2019).
- Advised the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade on the development of the 1200MW Nghi Son 2 Coal-fired power project in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam.
- Advised MOIT on various amendments to the project documents in response to Japan Bank for International Cooperation’s comments
Education
- 2005 · LL.M., National University of Singapore Law Faculty
- 1999 · LL.B., Hanoi University of Social and Human Studies
- 1995 · B.A., University of Foreign Languages in Hanoi
memberships and associations
- Vietnamese Bar Association
- Hong Kong Law Society as Registered Foreign Lawyer
- Solicitor Regulation Authority in England as Registered Foreign Lawyer
- PressWFW enhances Bangkok energy and infrastructure corporate offering with new partner hire
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- ArticleHighlights of Vietnamese guidance on DPPA mechanism between renewable power generators and large electricity consumers
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- ArticleVietnam’s new Law on Credit Institutions