Duc V. Trang
Managing Director, Global Advisory Services, Major, Lindsey & Africa (MLA)
MLA is the leading global talent acquisition and advisory firm focused exclusively on the legal industry.
Duc Trang advises law firms and in-house legal departments on transformation projects to achieve sustainable strategic value and profitable growth. Duc brings a unique combination of experience as general counsel, global law firm attorney, author, business leader, educator, executive coach and consultant.
Duc’s key areas of advisory expertise include the business of law, organisational design and human capital strategy. He also coaches senior executives and lawyers on developing leadership skills and enhancing performance.
Duc has worked in the United States, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. He recently published the highly acclaimed book, Architecture of Deals: Strategies for Transactional Lawyering, which focuses on innovation in legal education and training.
Previously, Duc was with Motorola Solutions, Inc., where he held several positions including general counsel for Asia Pacific & Middle East regions; global general counsel of Motorola’s Solutions & Services division; and country manager for Vietnam. Before Motorola, he was a senior attorney at IBM, Inc. Prior to his in-house career, Duc was in private practice in California with DLA Piper (formerly Gray Cary), specialising in corporate finance in the technology sector. He also worked at White & Case LLP in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok. Duc started his career as the executive director of the Constitutional & Legislative Policy Institute (Soros Foundation/Open Society Institute) in Budapest, Hungary, designing law reform projects in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. He also has served as an adjunct professor of law at the National University of Singapore and Central European University.