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Hanoi
Suite 1602 16th Floor Hanoi Central Office Building44B Ly Thuong Kiet Street
Hoan Kiem District
Hanoi
T +84 24 3824 7422
F +84 24 3826 8300
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Eric Johnson is an experienced US-qualified counsel based in our Hanoi office.
Eric specialises in international corporate transactions, with an emphasis on private equity, including M&A, joint ventures, fund formation and co-investments. Eric also has significant experience advising multinationals on equitisations (privatisations) of state- owned enterprises in Vietnam.
Prior to joining the Freshfields Vietnam team, Eric practised law in New York and Hong Kong at top international law firms.
Eric obtained a B.A. in Political Philosophy and English, magna cum laude, from New York University in 2006 and a J.D., magna cum laude, from Cornell Law School in 2011.
In 2019, Eric was elected to the board of governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hanoi.
back to tab navigation- A private equity fund on a major acquisition in the real estate / hospitality sector in Vietnam.
- A private equity fund on the pre-IPO investments in two Vietnamese commercial banks.
- A private equity fund on the sale of an international school in Vietnam.
- HSBC on the full exit of its strategic investment in Techcombank.
- Stada on its block acquisition of shares in the Vietnamese pharmaceutical company, Pymepharco, taking it to a controlling 72 percent interest.
- A multi-national energy firm on the bid to acquire a strategic stake in PV Oil, the second largest petroleum distributor in Vietnam, from the Vietnam government.
- A multinational brewer on the US$5 billion bid for acquisition of Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation, the largest brewer in Vietnam.
Education
- Cornell Law School, JD (magna cum laude)
- New York University, BA. (magna cum laude)
Professional qualifications
- Admitted to practice in the State of New York
- Registered as a foreign legal practitioner with the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice
Membership
- Member of the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hanoi
Hanoi
Suite 1602 16th Floor Hanoi Central Office Building44B Ly Thuong Kiet Street
Hoan Kiem District
Hanoi
T +84 24 3824 7422
F +84 24 3826 8300