Corporate & Commercial

Vietnam is one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia and a destination of choice for foreign direct investment in manufacturing, technology, financial services, and consumer products. The country offers a young workforce, expanding domestic consumption, and trade-agreement preferences (EVFTA, CPTPP, RCEP) that few peer economies can match. The flip side is a regulatory environment that rewards careful local navigation and punishes the casual or under-prepared.

I represent foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs), overseas holding companies, and individual investors at every stage of their Vietnamese commercial life. Market entry — whether by greenfield FIE, joint venture, or share acquisition — has its own procedural choreography, with multiple licences and approvals that vary by sector. Ongoing operations involve continuous compliance with corporate governance, tax, labour, and sector-specific regulation. And exits — whether structured sales, strategic mergers, or contested divestments — bring their own legal complexities.

Beyond the day-to-day, commercial disputes are an inevitable feature of doing business in any emerging market. When they arise between a foreign investor and a Vietnamese counterparty, the stakes are amplified by cultural, language, and procedural differences. I represent foreign clients in these disputes through negotiation, arbitration, and litigation — and increasingly, in early-stage advisory work designed to prevent disputes by structuring contracts and operations defensively from the outset.