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Henry Vo
Vo Thien Hien
Managing Partner · APOLO LAWYERS - Solicitors & Litigators
A Vietnamese lawyer with over 20 years of legal practice in Vietnam and international client experience. Since 2018, he has led Apolo Lawyers as Managing Partner, advising and representing foreign individuals, foreign-invested enterprises and overseas corporations in civil litigation, corporate law, family matters, criminal defence and arbitration related matters.
Experience with
VIACSIACICCVietnam Courts
Biography
A Vietnamese Lawyer for International Clients in Vietnam
Lawyer Vo Thien Hien, also known as Henry Vo, is a Vietnamese lawyer with more than 20 years of legal practice experience in Vietnam, focusing on litigation, arbitration, dispute resolution and legal advisory work.
He assists foreign clients, expatriates living in Vietnam, foreign-invested enterprises and overseas law firms that require reliable local counsel with a practical understanding of Vietnamese law, procedures and legal practice.
Since 2018, Lawyer Vo Thien Hien has served as the Managing Partner of Apolo Lawyers. In this role, he oversees legal strategy, case management and professional direction, and has been directly involved in matters with foreign elements across civil litigation, commercial disputes, corporate law, family law, criminal defence and arbitration.
His practice serves clients from more than 20 countries — including Fortune 500 companies, family-owned businesses, expatriate individuals and foreign law firms — through direct partner-level engagement supported by an English-speaking legal team responsive to cross-border working requirements.
Outside client work, he contributes to legal commentary and professional discussion on Vietnamese law, with the view that clear explanation of legal concepts is part of effective representation for international clients.
The Path to Law
Why this practice exists
International clients often come to Vietnam with legitimate concerns: a different legal system, unfamiliar procedures, language barriers, and uncertainty about how decisions are made in practice. These concerns are understandable. Vietnamese law has its own structure, logic and procedures, and effective legal support requires more than translating statutes or court documents.
My practice is built on helping foreign clients understand Vietnam's legal system in a clear, practical and strategic way. This means explaining the law in context, identifying the real legal and procedural risks, assessing evidence carefully, and guiding clients through each stage of a dispute, transaction or legal matter with realistic options.
With more than 20 years of experience and a supporting English-speaking team, this is the gap the practice is designed to close — Vietnamese law, delivered with international fluency.
“Foreign clients navigating Vietnam's legal system deserve counsel that meets the standard of any major international jurisdiction. That is the standard I hold myself to on every matter.”
Henry Vo
Working internationally
Cross-border counsel, fluently delivered
The practice now serves clients from over twenty countries — Fortune 500 multinationals, family-owned manufacturers, expatriate individuals, and foreign law firms seeking reliable Vietnamese counsel.
Working internationally means more than speaking English well. It means coordinating with foreign counsel across time zones, managing the legalisation and translation of evidence across jurisdictions, and understanding how a U.S. client's approach differs from a Korean client's from a German client's — and translating Vietnamese procedure into terms that make sense to each.
It also means being directly available. International matters do not wait for office hours. WhatsApp, email, video calls — communication is arranged through whatever channel works for the client's context, with the support of an English-speaking team.
Active jurisdictions
VIAC · SIAC · ICC
Network reach
20+ countries
Working languages
EN · VI
Response time
< 24 hours
Beyond the Courtroom
Speaking, writing, and contribution
Beyond client engagements, the practice contributes to legal commentary on Vietnamese investment law, dispute resolution, and the practical realities of cross-border practice — through written publications and speaking engagements at regional legal forums.
Mentorship is part of the work too. Junior attorneys at the firm receive direct supervision and structured training, and pro-bono contributions support access-to-justice initiatives that reach clients beyond the firm's usual mandate.
The view is that the law is a profession of teaching as much as practice — and that clear explanation of legal concepts is part of what effective representation looks like for international clients.
Recognition
VIAC ArbitrationArbitration counsel experience in matters before the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre- Association of European AttorneysMember of the AEA — cross-border working network with foreign law firms
- Speaker, regional legal forumsOn Vietnamese investment law, dispute resolution, and cross-border practice
- Local counsel for foreign law firmsEngaged by international law firms requiring reliable Vietnamese-law representation
Credentials
Professional standing
Legal practice credentials, professional memberships, arbitration experience, and education.
Vietnam Bar FederationMember- VIAC ArbitrationArbitration counsel experience
- Association of European AttorneysMember of AEA
- Ho Chi Minh City University of LawLegal education
Career
Professional Background
Two decades of Vietnamese legal practice serving international clients.
Education
Ho Chi Minh City University of Law
Completed legal education in civil and commercial law. Followed by post-graduate professional training at the Judicial Academy of Vietnam.
Bar
Vietnam Bar Federation
Admitted as a Member of the Vietnam Bar Federation and the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association.
Practice
Two decades of legal practice
Over 20 years of legal practice in Vietnam focusing on civil litigation, corporate law, family law, criminal defence, and arbitration related matters for foreign clients.
Since 2018
Managing Partner, Apolo Lawyers
Has led Apolo Lawyers as Managing Partner since 2018, overseeing legal strategy, case management, and professional direction across the firm.
Arbitration
VIAC arbitration counsel experience
Arbitration counsel experience in matters before the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre, working with clients from multiple jurisdictions.
Memberships
Association of European Attorneys (AEA)
Member of the Association of European Attorneys, supporting cross-border working relationships with foreign law firms.
International
Clients from 20+ countries
Serving Fortune 500 companies, family-owned businesses, expatriate individuals, and foreign law firms seeking reliable local counsel in Vietnam.
A Vietnamese Practice
Rooted in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City has been the home of this practice for two decades. From the central courthouses to the industrial zones of the surrounding provinces, from corporate offices across Saigon to the conference rooms of major international venues — these are the rooms where Vietnamese law actually happens.
Knowing this city is not optional for a lawyer serving international clients here. Working relationships with court administrators and local government departments, and networks of trusted notaries, translators, and accountants — all of it is what turns substantive legal advice into actual outcomes for clients.
He is, fundamentally, a Vietnamese lawyer — practising in Vietnam, in Vietnamese, before Vietnamese institutions. The international dimension of the practice is what is delivered for foreign clients.
Head Office
108 Tran Dinh Xu Street, Cau Ong Lanh Ward
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
East Saigon Branch — Apolo Lawyers Lawfirm
9th/F, Tower K&M Building, 33 Ung Van Khiem Street
Thanh My Tay Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A Lifetime of Reading
“The law rewards those who read deeply and write clearly. Every case I take on begins with the discipline of going back to the primary sources — and ends with the discipline of explaining the conclusion in language a client can act on.”
— Henry Vo, on his approach to legal research
Henry Vo is the Managing Partner of Apolo Lawyers. Find more lawyers at lawyersinvietnam.com. View his profile in Vietnamese at vothienhien.com.
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