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Kieu Anh Vu 
Managing Partner
KAV Lawyers

Kieu Anh Vu is recognised by peers as a rising practitioner, arbitrator and mediator in arbitration, ADR and dispute resolution, with numerous successful case outcomes. He served as a main speaker at four legal seminars and workshops at Vietnamese universities—including a national workshop on arbitration in Da Nang (6 September 2024) and sessions at the University of Economics and Law and other universities, such as: Gia Dinh University, Hung King University—and was invited as a guest lecturer at the Judicial Academy (Vietnam Ministry of Justice) to teach lawyering skills in arbitration, delivering more than ten courses. Quantifiably, he led KAV Lawyers to be recognised by Asialaw Profiles 2024–2025 as a Notable Firm in dispute resolution, and the firm served over 90 clients, including well-known multinationals such as Lotte, Tetra Pak, Otis, Garena, Foody, Wan Hai Logistics and Getz Pharma. As Managing Partner, he trains the team and applies technology—including AI tools—to firm tasks. Against the challenge of a competitive market for a young firm, he has steered the practice to rankings and sustained client trust. 
 
His growth path includes earning a second bachelor’s degree in English Studies, continuous lecturing and authorship for workshops and seminars. Kieu Anh Vu’s vision is to build a leading dispute-resolution firm in Vietnam, with particular strength in arbitration, and to become one of the country’s leading young lawyers and arbitrators while contributing to international ADR initiatives. His cross-border work includes service on the Vietnam Chapter Committee of CIArb; advising clients on investment and business matters in Vietnam; handling matters and acting for foreign-invested companies in a commercial dispute in  in court proceedings and arbitral proceedings in Vietnam. 
 
He also has been appointed as co-arbitrator, presiding arbitrator in arbitration centres in Vietnam, inluding VIAC, MCAC, VEAC, TRACENT, STAC.   He has resolved a franchise dispute exceeding VND 650 billion as a co-abitrator under VIAC Rules and has mediated two disputes between Indian investors and a Vietnamese company with amounts exceeding USD 1 million. He is empanelled as an arbitrator/mediator with AIAC, THAC, TAI and SHAC. He also contributes as an expert to the World Bank’s Business Ready Report on dispute resolution and insolvency.