LEGAL SERVICES IN VIETNAM

Direct Foreign Investment

• Structuring, planning, and documenting foreign investment in diverse sectors under Vietnam's foreign and domestic investment laws.
• 100% foreign invested entities ("100% FIEs"), joint ventures, and business cooperation contracts.
• Negotiating and documenting the transaction under local law.
• Guidance on navigating the governmental approval process.
• Restructuring and partner buy-out arrangements.

Business Operations

• Implementing local requirements for operating entities.
• Corporate restructurings.
• Drafting and implementing commercial agreements.
• Corporate, labor and tax advice and compliance.
• Registrations, filings, and obtaining necessary licenses and permits.

Banking and Finance

• Mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring.
• Structuring and preparing loan agreements and other financial documentation.
• Assessing and counseling on day to day operational and regulatory issues.

Agency, Distribution, and Franchising Relationships

• Negotiating and drafting agency, distribution, and franchise agreements.
• Guidance in the rules governing sales and distribution networks.
• Advice on the importation and sale of goods on behalf of a foreign principal.

Representative Offices (ROs) and Branches

• Prepare, submit and secure approval for RO and branch licenses.
• Advise on the requirements to operate ROs and branches.

Hotels, Resorts, and Property Development

• Counselling, negotiating, structuring and documenting project investment.
• Advise on management agreements for hotel and real estate operations.

Intellectual Property and E-Commerce

• Protecting intellectual property rights, including registration and defense of trademarks and patents,
• Preparing technology transfer and licensing agreements.
• Negotiating and drafting of software development, distribution, and licensing agreements.

Tax Planning

• Addressing Vietnamese and foreign tax issues for corporate transactions.