Vietnam

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Vietnam has attracted increasing attention from Japanese investors in the last decade.  To provide comprehensive legal services both in Japan and Vietnam, in 2011 Atsumi & Sakai formed a partnership with A-PAC International Law Firm, an expanding local Vietnamese law firm headed by a lawyer who held many important positions in Vietnamese Government Agencies and has maintained good government connections.  As part of the arrangement, a Japanese lawyer from Atsumi & Sakai is based at A-PAC and a Vietnamese qualified attorney works in the Tokyo Office of Atsumi & Sakai.  This allows us to provide efficient legal services to both our Japanese clients doing business in Vietnam and Vietnamese businesses operating in Japan.

 

Our relevant expertise includes:

• Formal alliance with a growing Vietnamese law firm with good government connections  
• Japanese qualified lawyer based in Vietnam
• Vietnamese qualified, Japanese speaking lawyer in Tokyo
• Ability to conduct business and draft documents in Japanese, Vietnamese and English
• Full familiarity with the legal and regulatory framework in Vietnam and the nuances of doing business there

Sample Material Transactions

• Advised a Japanese investment fund on due diligence and contract drafting for an equity investment in a power generation business in Vietnam
• Arbitration at the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre
• Supported Japanese companies establishing subsidiaries in Vietnam
• Advised on licensing requirements in Vietnam across various business sectors
• Supported restructuring and M&A for local subsidiaries of a Japanese-affiliated company
• Resolution of labor disputes and employee termination
• Advised on withdrawal from a joint venture with a Vietnamese financial institution
• Supported a Vietnamese investor investing in a Japanese IT company

 

Related Practices

Related Newsletters

• "Key Points and Risk Management for M&A Targeting Vietnamese Companies" (December 24, 2021)

• "Explanation of the key points regarding handling of personal information between Japan and Vietnam - Dealing with cross-border transfer of personal information after the amendment of Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information and Vietnam’s data localization regulations -" (October 22, 2021)

• "Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Arbitration Awards in Vietnam" (August 25, 2021)
• "Foreign Investment in Rooftop Solar Power Systems in Vietnam - Notable Regulations" (June 29, 2021)
• "Outline of Legal Regulations relating to Securities Business and Securities Investment applicable to Foreign Investors in Vietnam - Explanation in light of the Enforcement of the New Securities Law" (April 27, 2021) [Japanese]
• “Outline of Amendment of the Construction Law in Vietnam Coming into Effect on January 1, 2021” (February 9, 2021) [Japanese]
• “Key Points of the New Investment Law and Corporate Law in Vietnam: Ahead of the Enforcement on January 1, 2021” (December 11, 2020) [Japanese]
• “Overview of the New Labor Law in Vietnam; Practical Responses to Note before the Law Comes into Force on January 1, 2021” (October 6, 2020) [Japanese]
• “Overview of Legal Systems regarding Fintech in Vietnam – Payment Intermediary Services and Virtual Currencies” (August 27, 2020) [Japanese]

 

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