Phuoc & Partners has announced that the firm will split up on September 1 2019 to form two new law firms: Global Vietnam Lawyers (GV Lawyers), led by Nguyen Gia Huy Chuong, and Phuoc & Associates, led by Nguyen Huu Phuoc. According to a statement seen by IP STARS, Phuoc said "the newly established firms will ... inherit all rights and interests of Phuoc & Partners". The other partners moving with Chuong to GV Lawyers are Dinh Quang Thuan, Tran Thanh Tung, Luong Van Ly, Nguyen Duc Hieu, Le Quang Vy, Nguyen Van Quynh, and Hoang Quoc Nhat Trung. Hieu and Vy are the key IP practitioners in the firm.