Leif D. Schneider Email & Phone Number

Vietnam

Managing Director of Luther Vietnam Law LLC[Tổng giám đốc CÔNG TY LUẬT TNHH LUTHER VIỆT NAM]

Vietnam

Luther (Vietnam) is a full service legal and tax advisory law firm, focused on cross-border structuring of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Vietnam and the ASEAN region. We are lawyers and tax consultants with a reputation as expert advisors in the areas of corporate/M&A, market entry, manufacturing, compliance, commercial matters & cross-border trade, labour law, intellectual property, dispute resolution, tax & accounting, and other bespoke business advisory services.

Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Senior business attorney in corporate/M&A and member of DFDL's Dispute Resolution practice.🔹Focusing on foreign investment matters in Vietnam and the Southeast Asian (SEA) region. 🔹Registered as foreign lawyer with the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice (2018).🔹Experienced litigator and counsel in international commercial arbitration and (alternative) dispute resolution.🔹Legal Counsel of choice for many foreign-invested entities in Vietnam.Helping global businesses leverage SEA as a platform for commercial success and steering clear of typical legal, tax, and compliance risks. Serving an international client portfolio of businesses (Startups, SMEs & MNCs) to establish and scale their footprint in Vietnam.Working as lawyer and Project Manager for one of the most successful regional law firms in SEA - DFDL - with a multinational team, based out of the firm's Ho Chi Minh City office.

Vietnam

Senior Lawyer & Team Leader🔹Head of the ACSV German Desk🔹Foreign Direct lnvestment (FDI), M&A, and Corporate Law🔹Certified Foreign Lawyer (registered with the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice, Hanoi)🔹Expert consultant for:✅ Startups✅ SMEs✅ Large corporates (MNCs)🔹 Industry Focus:✅ Renewable energies (Solar & Wind)✅ Commercial & Trade Deals✅ Cross-Border Transactions✅ Construction & Infrastructure✅ Dispute Resolution & International Arbitration✅ Data Protection & Cyber Security✅ Intellectual Property✅ Capital Markets (Southeast Asia)✅ IPO support✅ Private Equity & Venture Capital✅ Compliance & Corporate Governance

Vietnam

> Local Representative/Office Manager of 'SNB - Asia Practice' in Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City)> certified foreign lawyer in Vietnam (Vietnamese Ministry of Justice)> Advising predominantly European Clients on their foreign investment in Vietnam and China (FDI)> Corporate and M&A transactionspractice areas:- corporate and commercial law- investment law- intellectual Property- arbitration / dispute resolution- food law- labour law- cross-border trade- deal structuring

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

> Team Leader in firm's Corporate Law and M&A practice.> (Lead) Counsel in cross-border Arbitration (ICC, LCIA) cases, advising on Commercial and Intellectual Property matters. > Planning and accompanying medium- to large-scale M&A transactions for various high profile international Clients (Life Sciences and Healthcare industry/Financial Service Providers).> Negotiations with investors on behalf of Clients and stakeholders in international acquisitions and commercial deals.

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Intellectual propertycorporate lawM&Across-border arbitrationcontract law drafting documentation for multinational M&A transactionsrepresentation of clients in negotiations and court hearings (Courts of Germany)Counsel in arbitration proceedings (LCIA, ICC rules)

Hong Kong

- capital markets- wealth management - IPOs- contract drafting- legal advice- staff training- company restructuring- legal opinions

Master Of Law - Jd (Erstes Juristisches Staatsexamen), Law

Bar Exam (Zweites Staatsexamen), Law

Admission to the German Bar (2016) Specialised in commercial law, capital markets, intellectual property, competition law and corporate law.