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Frederick Burke is a member of Baker McKenzie’s Global Policy Committee, comprised of the Firm’s Managing Partners globally, responsible for driving the overall strategy of the Firm. He is also the Managing Partner of our Baker McKenzie offices in Vietnam, more particularly in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. He has more than 30 years’ experience practicing in the areas of corporate law, real estate, international trade and is highly regarded for his work on foreign investment projects in Vietnam and China for key players in property development, trade, IT/C, and project finance, among other areas. Mr. Burke is the go-to advisor for big deals in Vietnam’s flourishing industries including: renewable energy, agribusiness, airlines, hotels, resorts and tourism and large scale infrastructure projects. He is currently the representative of the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam to the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council on Administrative Reform in Vietnam and he has been recognized by the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam for his “Outstanding contributions in the field of international legal cooperation”. Mr. Burke is consistently ranked as a Leading Lawyer in Corporate / M&A by leading legal publications in Vietnam (Legal 500 AP 2007-2018; Chambers and Partners AP 2012-2018; IFLR1000 2010-2018).

In AML & Financial Services Regulatory

Cooperation between Laos and South Korea to combat money laundering and terrorism-financing

March 10, 2016 by Fred Burke 1 Min Read

The Laos Anti-Money Laundering Intelligence Unit and the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit signed a memorandum of understanding with regards to anti-money laundering and combatting the financing of terrorism-

In Asia-Pacific

Vietnam’s New Penal Code Criminalizes Insurance Fraud To Protect Insurers’ Interests

January 13, 2016 by Fred Burke, Oanh Nguyen, Thanh Nguyen and Chi Dang 4 Mins Read

Effective from 1 July 2016, the New Penal Code1 criminalizes insurance fraud and holds both violating individuals and commercial legal entities liable.

In AML & Financial Services Regulatory

Laos: New Anti-Money Laundering Law takes effect

August 24, 2015 by Fred Burke 2 Mins Read

Law No. 49/NA on Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (“AML Law”), issued on 21 July 2014, took effect on 24 February 2015. The AML Law formulates the term, “reporting units”, which may consist of both “financial sector institutions” and “non-financial sector institutions”. “Financial sector institutions” include: commercial…

In Asia-Pacific

Vietnam: New Enterprise Law Introduces Significant Changes to the Governance Structure of Companies

August 19, 2015 by Fred Burke 2 Mins Read

The National Assembly of Vietnam approved the new Enterprise Law to improve the legal framework for investment and corporate governance in Vietnam. It took effect on 1 July 2015. The new Enterprise Law introduces significant changes to the governance structure of companies.

In Anti-Corruption

Vietnam: New Penal Code to Criminalize Companies

April 1, 2015 by Fred Burke and Manh Hung Tran 3 Mins Read

On 12 January 2015, the Government issued the draft Penal Code for public comments (the “2015 Draft”). The 2015 Draft is expected to repeal the current Penal Code, which was issued in 1999 and amended in 2009 (the “Current Penal Code”). The 2015 Draft brings about significant changes to various…