Dat Bui

Mr. Dat Bui is a Senior Corporate Advisor with extensive experience in the field of Foreign Investment Consulting, specializing in assisting Foreign-Invested Enterprises (FIEs) to establish and optimize their operations in the Vietnam market.

Coming from leading “Big Four” firms and prominent legal and consulting houses, Mr. Dat possesses a deep knowledge foundation, ensuring that all foreign investment consulting solutions he provides are technically robust and strategically optimized.

His professional expertise covers the entire lifecycle of a foreign investment consulting project: from market entry strategies and project implementation procedures, to operational restructuring and business model transformation. He has a unique ability to handle enterprise acquisition transactions and unravel complex issues arising from the intersection of commercial operations with financial and customs regulations in Vietnam.

In addition to his investment consulting role, he is also a sharp litigator and advocate, representing clients in important disputes and controversies with local regulatory bodies.

Representative Experience

The broad achievements and deep expertise of Mr. Dat Bui have been proven through a series of complex foreign investment consulting and litigation projects, effectively helping multinational corporations resolve business challenges in Vietnam. Below are some representative experiences in the field of foreign investment consulting:

• Provided foreign investment consulting to one of the world’s largest providers of high-efficiency electrolysis technology on a comprehensive restructuring of its Vietnam operations. The scope included handling complex project implementation paperwork, tripartite agreements, and labor organization to ensure full compliance with commercial and financial regulations.

• Assisted a global leader in computer network switches with a strategic business model transformation in Vietnam, ensuring the new structure strictly complied with financial and commercial mandates.

• Advised a leading global wind energy provider on structuring inter-company expenses, helping to balance the group’s commercial needs with Vietnam’s internal pricing framework.

• Defended a German home appliances manufacturer in a lawsuit challenging a financial processing decision valued at US$10 million related to the company’s investment incentives applications.

• Represented a Singaporean rubber company in appealing and litigating a financial processing decision valued at US$5 million, involving complex internal pricing and transaction issues.

• Successfully advocated for a Singaporean furniture company, overturning a financial processing decision of US$2 million by successfully challenging the authorities’ position on the use of alleged illegal invoices.

• Provided strategic guidance on the application of International Financial Agreements for major corporations across various sectors, ensuring seamless international employee assignments.

• Advised a major European group on risks related to Permanent Establishment (PE) and other operational and financial issues arising from the use of Vietnamese individual contractors.