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Nhu-Hoang Tran Thang
ADMISSION
Paris, 2010
(registered as from March 2014)
Geneva (foreign lawyer), 2016
NATIONALITY
Swiss
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LANGUAGES
French, English, Spanish
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
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Ordre des Avocats de Genève (ODAGe)
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Fédération Suisse des Avocats (FSA)
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Rising Arbitrators' Initiative (RAI)
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Energy Related Arbitration Practitioners (ENERAP) (Geneva Chapter co-funder)
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Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
ACHIEVEMENTS


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Lexology Client’s Choice Award: Arbitration and ADR, Switzerland, 2024 and 2025
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Who’s Who Legal (WWL): Arbitration Thought Leaders Global Elite Under 45 2023
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Lexology Arbitration Index: Future Leaders 2019-2025
WWL (2024) reports that clients and peers say:
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“Nhu-Hoang has excellent knowledge of international arbitration”
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“She is a brilliant practitioner”
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“She has good judgment and drafting skills”
Lexology Client Choice (2024) reports that clients say:
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“Nhu-Hoang Tran Thang has demonstrated excellent judgment and skills and is very diligent”
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“excellent skills in attending to the demanding requirements consistently”
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“thorough, reliable and at ease in cross-border disputes”
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Energy
Co-counsel in two commercial arbitrations concerning a long-term gas sale agreement
Applicable law
Confidential
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Confidential
Language
English
Legal advisor to a major energy company in relation to the structuring of investments in Asia (arbitration risk assessment)
Applicable law
N/A
Applicable rules
N/A
Seat
N/A
Language
English
Counsel in a commercial arbitration concerning a gas exploration joint venture
Applicable law
Croatian law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Zagreb
Language
English
Co-arbitrator in a commercial arbitration concerning a petroleum concession
Applicable law
Confidential
Applicable rules
Disputed
Seat
Confidential
Language
Disputed
Counsel in a commercial arbitration concerning short-term sales of gas
Applicable law
Swiss law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Zurich
Language
English
Co-counsel in a commercial arbitration concerning an oil sale agreement
Applicable law
Confidential
Applicable rules
Ad hoc
Seat
Geneva
Language
English
Pre-arbitral assessment in a commercial dispute concerning a petroleum concession (availability of interim measures)
Applicable law
Confidential
Applicable rules
Ad hoc
Seat
Geneva
Language
English
Secretary to the arbitral tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning the development and management of a municipality’s heating and hot water infrastructure and distribution
Applicable law
Lithuanian law
Applicable rules
SCC
Seat
Vilnius
Language
English
Secretary to the arbitral tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning a long-term gas sale agreement (price review)
Applicable law
Swiss law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Stockholm
Language
English
Secretary to the arbitral tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning a long-term silicon wafers sale agreement (price review)
Applicable law
German law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Frankfurt
Language
English
Secretary to the arbitral tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning the construction of a solar plant
Applicable law
Algerian law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Geneva
Language
French
Secretary to the arbitral tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning a long-term gas sale agreement (price review)
Applicable law
Swedish law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Stockholm
Language
English
Secretary to the arbitral tribunal in two commercial arbitrations concerning a gas supply agreement (price review and delivery shortfalls)
Applicable law
Confidential
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Confidential
Language
English
Commodity Trading & International Sales
Counsel in a commercial arbitration concerning commodity trading (steel)
Applicable law
Swiss law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Geneva
Language
English
Counsel in a commercial arbitration concerning commodity trading (steel)
Applicable law
Austrian law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Vienna
Language
English
Counsel in a commercial arbitration concerning commodity trading (steel)
Applicable law
Swiss law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Geneva
Language
English
Co-arbitrator in a commercial arbitration concerning a dealer agreement (cargo handling equipment spare parts)
Applicable law
Finnish law
Applicable rules
Finland Chamber of Commerce
Seat
Helsinki
Language
English
President of the arbitral tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning commodity trading (steel)
Applicable law
Swiss law
Applicable rules
Swiss Rules
Seat
Geneva
Language
English
Sole Arbitrator in a commercial arbitration concerning commodity trading (steel)
Applicable law
French law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Paris
Language
English
Hospitality, Leisure and F&B
Counsel in a commercial arbitration concerning a hotel membership agreement
Applicable law
Swiss law
Applicable rules
Swiss Rules
Seat
Zurich
Language
English
Counsel in a commercial arbitration concerning hotel management services
Applicable law
Swiss law
Applicable rules
Swiss Rules
Seat
Zurich
Language
English
Co-Counsel in an investment arbitration concerning the development of several touristic projects
Applicable law
Public International Law
Applicable rules
UNCITRAL
Seat
Geneva
Language
English
Counsel in an investment arbitration concerning the gambling industry
Applicable law
Public International Law
Applicable rules
ICSID
Seat
N/A
Language
English
Claim assessment in an investment dispute concerning a large touristic project
Applicable law
Public International Law
Applicable rules
N/A
Seat
N/A
Language
English
Counsel in an investment arbitration arising out of the withdrawal of economic incentives in the food industry
Applicable law
Public International Law
Applicable rules
ICSID
Seat
N/A
Language
English
Co-counsel in a commercial arbitration concerning catering services
Applicable law
Korean law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Singapore
Language
English
Assistant to the arbitral tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning a large touristic project
Applicable law
Moroccan law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Paris
Language
French
Banking & Finance
Claim assessment of a commercial arbitration claim concerning a banking agreement (banking & financial services)
Applicable law
Swiss law
Applicable rules
N/A
Seat
N/A
Language
English
Counsel in an investment arbitration concerning a debt restructuring agreement
Applicable law
Public International Law
Applicable rules
ICSID
Seat
N/A
Language
English
Secretary to the arbitral tribunal in an investment arbitration concerning the banking industry
Applicable law
Public International Law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Paris
Language
English
Assistant to the arbitral tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning the banking industry
Applicable law
French law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Paris
Language
English
Assistant to the arbitral tribunal in an investment arbitration concerning debt restructuring
Applicable law
Public International Law
Applicable rules
ICSID
Seat
N/A
Language
English/Spanish
Secretary to the arbitral tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning a post M&A dispute in the banking industry
Applicable law
Swiss law
Applicable rules
Swiss Rules
Seat
Geneva
Language
French
Secretary to the arbitral tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning a post M&A dispute in the banking industry
Applicable law
French law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Paris
Language
English
Consultancy & other services
Counsel in a commercial arbitration concerning a work contract (contrat d’entreprise) and intellectual property rights (hygiene consumer products)
Applicable law
Swiss law
Applicable rules
Swiss Rules
Seat
Zurich
Language
English
Sole arbitrator in a commercial arbitration concerning a consultant agreement (pharmaceuticals)
Applicable law
Swiss law
Applicable rules
Swiss Rules
Seat
Geneva
Language
French
Counsel in a commercial arbitration concerning transportation services in a war zone
Applicable law
Swiss law
Applicable rules
Swiss Rules
Seat
Geneva
Language
English
Assistant to the arbitral tribunal in an investment arbitration concerning the dredging industry
Applicable law
Public International Law
Applicable rules
ICSID
Seat
N/A
Language
English
Secretary to the arbitral tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning a series of consultant contracts (aeronautics)
Applicable law
Lebanese law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Paris
Language
English
Secretary to the arbitral tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning the satellite industry
Applicable law
French law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Paris
Language
English
Counsel in an investment arbitration concerning the construction industry
Applicable law
Public International Law
Applicable rules
ICSID
Seat
N/A
Language
English
President of the arbitral tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning a knowledge tranfer agreement (life sciences)
Applicable law
German law
Applicable rules
DIS
Seat
Frankfurt
Language
English
Co-arbitrator in a commercial arbitration concerning a technology license agreement
Applicable law
Finnish law
Applicable rules
Finland Chamber of Commerce
Seat
Helsinki
Language
English
Secretary to the arbitral tribunal in an investment arbitration concerning public transportation infrastructure
Applicable law
Public International Law
Applicable rules
ICSID
Seat
N/A
Language
French
Secretary to the arbitral tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning a series of consultant contracts (aeronautics)
Applicable law
French law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Paris
Language
English
Secretary to the arbitral tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning the tech industry
Applicable law
Swiss law
Applicable rules
ICC
Seat
Zurich
Language
English
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The Investor's Shield - Vietnam edition
Florete Law / The LAM Law LLC
Online, 11 June 2026
Speaker: Investor-State Disputes Involving Vietnam: Legal Framework and Practice
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Choosing the seat of arbitration - Arbitrating energy disputes
Franco-British Lawyers Society
Edinburgh, 20 April 2026
Speaker
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Lone Rangers Event - meet solo arbitration practitioners from around the world at PAW (Paris Arbitration Week)
Feigher Dispute Resolution
Paris, 25 March 2026
Speaker
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From Cargo to Code: Arbitration in Key Global Industries
ASA below 40
Geneva, 13 June 2025
Speaker: Smooth Sailing? Arbitrating Shipping and Commodities Disputes
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Commodity Trading Arbitration Demystified
ARBinBRIEF
Online, 16 April 2025
Speaker
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University of Lausanne (UNIL) – International Arbitration Course
University of Lausanne, Faculty of Law
Lausanne, 15 April 2025
Speaker: Arbitral Proceedings
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Professional law firm management - Real and fictional series
ADR Vietnam Chambers LLC
Online, 14 February 2025
Speaker: Session 1: Startups & Small Law Firms
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NLU-CADR Credit Course on Investment Arbitration
Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution - National Law University, Delhi
Online, 2 September 2024
Speaker: Introduction to International Investment Law - The Sources
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CIArb Learning Lab: Arbitrator's Skills Development Series
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
Online, 15 May 2024
Speaker: First Impressions: Personal Branding and Terms of Appointment
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University of Lausanne (UNIL) – International Arbitration Course
University of Lausanne, Faculty of Law
Lausanne, 9 April 2024
Speaker: Arbitral Proceedings
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IBA Arb40 Symposium: Salient Issues in International Arbitration
IBA (International Bar Association) - Arb40 Subcommittee
Singapore, 22 February 2024
Speaker: Arbitration in the era of social media
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VAS Crossover 2023 – Conversation Series on the required modifications and complements to the Vietnamese Commercial Arbitration Law and VIAC Arbitration Rules
ADR Vietnam Chambers / Hop Dang’s Chambers / Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC)
Online, 3 November 2023
Speaker: Topic 5: Arbitral proceedings
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Vietnam ADR Week 2023 – Fireside chat with young Vietnam ADR group practicing in ADRs in Vietnam: Expectations and Prospects
Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC) / Vietnam Mediation Centre (VMC) / Vietnam Institute for International Arbitration Research and Training (VIART) / Vietnam Young ADR Group (VYAG)
Online, 9 May 2023
Moderator
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Algiers Arbitration Day 2023
Legal Doctrine / Institut de Droit des Affaires d’Alger (IDA)
Algiers, 23 October 2023
Speaker: The use of technology in international arbitration
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Ho Chi Minh City International Construction Arbitration Conference (HICAC) 2023
Ho Chi Minh City International Construction Arbitration Conference (HICAC) / Society of Construction law Vietnam (SCLV) and University of Law of Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City, 17 April 2023
Speaker: Technology in construction arbitration – The Arbitrator’s perspective
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Disputes in Uncertain Times
DIS40 – German initiative of young arbitration practitioners – Zurich Chapter
Geneva, 30 November 2022
Moderator
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XXVth ICCA Congress
International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)
Edinburgh, 18- September 2022
Speaker: Panel 10: Young Practitioners and our Future
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KCAB International & Friends Webinar – Construction Disputes in Vietnam
Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) International/YKVN/Peter & Kim
Online, 16 June 2022
Speaker: The legal framework of arbitration in Vietnam
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Online v In-Person Arbitration – A Neuroscientific Approach
Ordre des Avocats de Genève (ODAGe) / Swiss Center for Affective Sciences (CISA) (University of Geneva)
Online, 25 January 2022
Arbitration specialist
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Turkey Arbitration Week 2021 (1st Edition)
Energy Disputes Arbitration Center (EDAC) / Rising Arbitrators Initiative (RAI)
Online, 4 November 2021
Moderator: RAI Panel – Energy International Arbitration in Europe and MENA
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USC Gould Center for Dispute Resolution Fifth Annual Symposium
USC Gould School of Law /JAMS
Online, 17 March 2021
Speaker: Webinar 1: Settlement Promotion by International Arbitrators – Convergence of Systems or Eternal Divide
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International ADR in Asia: Global Challenges and Opportunities to Young Practitioners in the Era of the “New Normal” Webinar Series
CIArb (East Asia Branch) Young Members Group
Online, 4 November 2020
Speaker: Webinar 1: How to Navigate the International Waters and Develop an International Practice in ADR
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Young ITA Talks – The Future of Intelligence in International Arbitration – Artificial Intelligence & Arbitrator Intelligence
ASA Below 40 / Young ITA
Geneva, 5 March 2020
Debater: Artificial Intelligence in International Arbitration
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Drafting an international arbitration agreement
Vietnamese Business Lawyers Club
Hanoi, 21 May 2018
Speaker
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1st International ADR Conference 2018: New opportunities for convergence in alternative dispute resolution
Thailand Arbitration Center / UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok, 17 May 2018
Speaker: Setting aside awards and the importance of the seat of arbitration
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Skills Training Workshop: Help! I have been assigned to a gas-pricing arbitration!
Young ICCA / YIAG
Geneva, 1 December 2017
Organiser and moderator: Introduction to long term gas supply agreements
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Effective skills for settlement of commercial and investment disputes by international arbitration: the standpoints of an ICC Court Member and an international arbitration Lawyer in Switzerland
Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association
Ho Chi Minh City, 12 August 2017
Speaker: The Swiss Federal Tribunal’s decision in Recofi v Vietnam: a Case Study
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ICC Summer Course on International Arbitration
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Paris, 10 July 2017
Speaker: Drafting an ICC arbitration agreement
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Young ICCA Arbitration Day in Vietnam
Young ICCA / LNT & Partners
Ho Chi Minh City, 30 September 2016
Organiser and speaker: Young ICCA Skills Training Workshop on “The Launch of Arbitration Proceedings”, presentation on the “Analysis of the Arbitration Agreement”
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ICC Summer Course on International Arbitration
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Paris, 4 July 2016
Speaker: Drafting an arbitration clause
CAREER
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Founding Partner, Astute Dispute Resolution, Geneva (2024-present)
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Counsel, Peter & Kim, Geneva (2022-2023)
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Senior Associate, Peter & Kim, Geneva (2020-2021)
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Associate, LALIVE, Geneva (2016-2019)
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Associate, Arbitration office of Prof. Pierre Tercier, Fribourg (2012-2016)
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Intern, Volterra Fietta, London (2012)
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Associate, Bersheda Avocats, Geneva (2011-2012)
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Intern, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Paris (2010)
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Intern, Clifford Chance Europe, Paris (2008)
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Intern, France Telecom, Paris (2006)
EDUCATION
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Master of Laws (LL.M) (with Honours), Northwestern University, Chicago (2009)
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Master 2 professional in Litigation, Arbitration and ADR (First Class Honours), University Paris II Panthéon-Assas, Paris (2008)
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Master 2 research in International and European Economic Law, University Paris X Nanterre, Paris (2007)
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Master 1 in International Business Law, University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris (2006)
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Master in International Relations, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva (2005)
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Investor-State Arbitration Laws and Regulations Switzerland 2025 and 2026
International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG)
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Article 697n CO
in P. Tercier, R. Trigo Trindade, D. Canapa, Commentaire Romand - Code des obligations II (CO II), Helbing & Lichtenhahn, 2024
with Pierre Tercier
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“Arbitration of Corporates Disputes in Switzerland”
in The Future of Swiss Arbitration, Jus Mundi, 2023
with Fabienne Bretscher, Yasmine Fulena and Alec Ray
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The EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement Dispute Settlement Mechanism in Perspective
in European Investment Law and Arbitration Review 2019, Volume 4
with Lorraine de Germiny and Duong Ba Trinh
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Criteria to Determine Investor Nationality (Juridical Persons)
in M. Kinnear, G.R. Fischer, J. Mínguez Almeida, L. Fernanda Torres and M. Uran Bidegain, Building International Investment Law, the First 50 Years of ICSID, Kluwer, 2015
with Pierre Tercier
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Du choc des cultures en arbitrage international (Quelques réflexions)
in M. A. Raouf, Ph. Leboulanger & N. Ziadé (eds), Festschrift Ahmed Sadek El-Kosheri, From the Arab World to the Globalization of International Law and Arbitration, Kluwer, 2015
with Pierre Tercier
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Tax Gross-Up Claims in Investment Treaty Arbitration
on Young ICCA blog, 2011
Nhu-Hoang Tran Thang is an international arbitration lawyer registered with the Paris bar and based in Geneva focusing her practice on international disputes.
Her practice covers both investment treaty and commercial arbitration, whether ad hoc or institutional, from pre-arbitral advice and negotiation to representation in the arbitral proceedings and assistance with post-award procedures.
Having acted as counsel, arbitrator, or assistant to the arbitral tribunal in over 50 arbitrations, Nhu-Hoang boasts an extensive experience in arbitral proceedings conducted under the most frequently encountered rules (ICC, Swiss Rules, ICSID, UNCITRAL, SCC, LCIA, FAI, CRCICA and DIS).
She has resolved international disputes in various industries, with a focus on energy, commodity trading and international sales, hospitality, leisure and F&B (Food & Beverage), banking and finance as well as consultancy and other service agreements.
A Swiss national with Vietnamese roots, she brings a rich, global perspective to her practice, with professional experience that extends across all continents.
Before setting up Astute Dispute Resolution, Nhu-Hoang practiced international arbitration for over a decade under the highest standards of excellence, as part of several of the most reputable arbitration teams of leading international law firms in Geneva, Paris and London, and as the sole associate to a leading arbitrator and arbitration thought leader, Prof. Pierre Tercier.
Nhu-Hoang is a law graduate from the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Universities Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris II Panthéon-Assas, and Paris X-Nanterre. She also completed a Master in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva.
Nhu-Hoang is an active member of the international arbitration community. She holds executive mandates with several leading arbitral associations and institutions, and regularly publishes and speaks on international arbitration topics at leading specialist conferences. She is equally committed to mentoring arbitration students and younger colleagues.
Nhu-Hoang is recognized as an “Arbitration Future Leader” in the Lexology Arbitration Index (formerly Who's Who Legal) and has been awarded the “Client’s Choice” Award for Arbitration and ADR in Switzerland by Lexology two consecutive years, in 2024 and 2025.
