Oliver Massmann is a graduate of the law faculty of the Ruhruniversität Bochum in Germany and the Foreign Language University, Hanoi. He is Counsel of Choice of German Embassy in Vietnam since 1999, Board Member of German Business Association in Vietnam since February 2004, Head of the WTO Working Group of European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam since April 2004 and Recommended Lawyer in Vietnam, Certificate granted by Global Counsel 2003. He is qualified in Germany (1997) and has extensive experience, both in Vietnam and in Germany, in respect to Vietnam investment, project finance, infrastructure projects, privatization and equitization, tax, mergers & acquisitions, arbitration, and commercial matters.

Massmann advised on the Phu My 3 power project, Vietnam’s first successful BOT project in this sector. He was involved in the privatization of East German ports and heavy industrial concerns. He has conducted many courses in Vietnamese regarding the Bilateral Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the U.S on behalf of the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam and international law for some other ministries of Vietnam.

With many years of negotiation experience and due to his excellent Vietnamese language, he is an excellent negotiator and has a good ability to act as an effective communicator between Vietnamese and foreign parties. He speaks fluent English and Vietnamese, in addition to his native German.