Legal services
for business.

Advising and representing Vietnamese companies and foreign investors across the full FDI project lifecycle — from preliminary legal due diligence and structure selection to licensing and operations.

• Joint-venture & wholly foreign-owned structures
• Investment registration certificates (IRC)
• Tax & land incentives by zone
• Legal due diligence
• Cross-border M&A contracts
• Conditional business lines

Advising on the full Vietnamese corporate lifecycle — from incorporation to restructuring, merger, and dissolution — with three-office coordination and tax team integration.

• Incorporation & company charters
• Restructuring & mergers
• Internal governance & shareholders
• General meetings & board resolutions
• Periodic compliance reporting
• Dissolution & liquidation

Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts ranging from hundreds of millions to hundreds of billions of VND — including cross-border contracts with international arbitration clauses.

• Goods & services sale agreements
• Distribution, agency & franchise
• Import/export contracts & INCOTERMS
• Construction & EPC contracts
• Financial lease agreements
• Dispute resolution clauses

Tax advisory for FDI and Vietnamese companies — including international tax structuring, transfer pricing, and representation in tax audits.

• Tax planning for FDI enterprises
• Transfer pricing advisory
• Double tax treaty applications
• VAT refunds & withholding tax
• Tax audit & inspection representation
• Accounting support for start-up phase

Representing clients before all levels of Vietnamese courts, VIAC, SIAC and HKIAC arbitration. We prioritise mediation and negotiation, resorting to litigation only when no better option exists.

• Civil & commercial litigation
• VIAC commercial arbitration
• International arbitration (SIAC, HKIAC)
• Domestic award enforcement
• Recognition of foreign awards
• Pre-litigation mediation & negotiation

Acting as outsourced in-house counsel — providing continuous legal advisory to companies without a dedicated legal department. Fixed monthly fee under an agreed scope.

• Day-to-day legal advisory
• Management board & executive support
• Quarterly risk assessment
• Internal compliance training
• Regulatory authority liaison
• 24/7 legal hotline for leadership

Registration, protection and enforcement of trademarks, patents and industrial designs in Vietnam and internationally via the Madrid, Hague and PCT systems.

• Trademark registration & oppositions
• Patents & utility solutions
• Industrial designs
• Copyright & software
• Technology transfer agreements
• Counterfeit goods & infringement

Advising on internal regulations, employment contracts and individual and collective labor dispute resolution — including large-scale FDI personnel restructuring.

• Internal regulations & collective agreements
• Special employment contracts
• Discipline & contract termination
• Large-scale workforce restructuring
• Labor disputes before courts
• Work permits for foreign nationals