Ho Chi Minh City Office

Transactions members of our team has advised on include:

• Vietnam

  ・ Supported Japanese companies establishing subsidiaries in Vietnam

  ・ Advised on licensing requirements in Vietnam across various business sectors

  ・ Advised a Japanese investment fund on due diligence and contract drafting for an equity investment in a power generation business in Vietnam

  ・ Supported restructuring and M&A for local subsidiaries of a Japanese-affiliated company

  ・ Resolution of labor disputes and employee termination

  ・ Pursued an arbitration case at the Vietnam International Arbitration Center to recover the proceeds from the transfer of shares of a subsidiary in Vietnam

  ・ Advised on withdrawal from a joint venture with a Vietnamese financial institution

  ・ Advised on how to transfer a real estate project owned by a Japanese company in Vietnam

  ・ Revised a privacy policy in accordance with the enforcement of the Order for Enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Decree

  • Performed regulatory research on the feasibility of new business by Japanese companies

• Other Mekong Regions

  （Thailand）

  ・Acted as counsel to a Japanese company on golf course and real estate development projects in Thailand, including negotiations, contract review, and providing other advice

  ・Counsel to a Japanese government-backed financial institution on a syndicated loan to a Thai company, including documentation of related contracts and legal research

  ・Review and risk analysis of EPC contracts for railroad projects in Thailand

  （Laos）

  ・Conducted research on business-related laws and regulations for the Ministry of Justice

  ・Participated in and provided advice for JICA's legal system development support projects

  （Cambodia）

  ・Representation of the buyer company in the acquisition of a shoe factory in Cambodia, providing structuring and local procedural advice, and assisting with contract drafting

  ・Supported a large-scale hospital project in Phnom Penh city, Cambodia, including in connection with drafting a three-way joint venture agreement among a major Japanese company, a government investment company, and a neurosurgery hospital, and advised JICA on loan terms and a land acquisition scheme

  （Myanmar）

  ・Drafting a letter of intent and basic joint venture agreement and providing other advice on a logistics and traffic improvement project in Myanmar

  ・Drafting joint venture agreements with a Myanmar counterparty and providing other advice