The amendments introduced in Decree No. 20 seek to address the issue of a deemed related party relationship with financial institutions, which previously caused certain interest expense deductions to be denied under Vietnam's interest limitation rule.
Established in 1993, Baker & McKenzie (Vietnam) Ltd is one of the largest and most experienced international law firms in Vietnam — and consistently rated among the best. With nearly three decades of on-the-ground experience in the local market, we are the go-to firm for both local and international businesses from a wide range of industries seeking domestic and cross-border advice on a whole spectrum of legal issues.
Our lawyers have a clear understanding of the complex legal and regulatory framework in Vietnam, having helped facilitate meaningful legal reform and shape policy in the country by participating in the drafting process of laws related to investment, corporates, M&A, securities, intellectual property, employment, digital, energy, and financing and competition, among others. We draw on our in-depth local knowledge — coupled with far-reaching resources in 45 other countries and territories — to create effective, innovative solutions tailored to our clients’ business strategies.
Baker & McKenzie (Vietnam) Ltd boasts a strong team of lawyers with extensive experience to assist our clients on their future plans and ongoing operations and interests in Vietnam. Over the years, we have developed a track record of advising on some of most significant transactions in Vietnam. Our areas of particular expertise include, among others, complex public and private M&A transactions, IPOs, bonds, major infrastructure projects, renewable energy projects, project finance and financial regulation, restructuring and insolvency, anti-corruption and compliance, digital transformation, from the evolving digital economy to smart city initiatives, supply chain matters from design to manufacturing to distribution and protection of intellectual property, technology, media and telecommunications. We complement these areas of practice with specialist groups in the areas of employment, tax, customs, real estate and dispute settlement. We have particular industry expertise in the areas of healthcare, food and beverage, insurance, and hotels, resorts and tourism.
Strategic Alliance with BMVN International LLC ("BMVN")
Baker & McKenzie (Vietnam) Ltd. has partnered and collaborated with BMVN International LLC, a fully licensed local law firm and Intellectual Property (IP) agent in Vietnam, in a strategic alliance. This strategic alliance enables us to provide seamless Vietnamese legal advice across IP, regulatory, data & cyber, trade, commercial & transactions, and litigation services under BMVN's platform for our local and multinational clients.
Our relationship with BMVN is a strategic alliance. Baker & McKenzie (Vietnam) Ltd. and BMVN remain structurally separate and function as independent law firms.
Offices
Hanoi
Unit CP2.04.02, 4th Floor, Tower 2 Capital Place, 29 Lieu Giai Street Ngoc Khanh Ward, Ba Dinh District Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Tel: +84 24 3825 1428Fax: +84 24 3825 1432
Ho Chi Minh City
15th Floor, Vietcombank Tower 5 Me Linh Square, District 1 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
Tel: +84 28 3829 5585Fax: +84 28 3829 5618
Based on our experience shaping policy in Vietnam by drafting securities, investment, intellectual property and competition laws for the government, we draw on our in-depth local knowledge and extensive global network to advise clients on complex domestic and cross-border transactions and legal matters.
As market leaders in Real Estate, Corporate & Commercial and Mergers & Acquisitions, we advise on major development, project finance, environmental and general investment matters, assisting both local and international clients on power, construction and infrastructure projects.
Our Intellectual Property practice drafted the country's first intellectual property law and continues to work towards improving IP protection and enforcement in the Vietnam market. Our lawyers advise clients on anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy law, IP transactions as well as copyrights, patents, and trademarks.
Our Pharmaceutical and Healthcare team offers comprehensive advice on regulatory, investment, licensing, IP, market access and supply chain issues, as well as unrivalled geographic coverage with the respective life science teams throughout Asia.
Our award-winning Product Registration team has advised numerous multinational clients on the regulatory and licensing regime for the importation, distribution and sale of various products in Vietnam, such as pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, food products, health supplements, consumer goods, children’s toys, chemicals, and more.
From regulatory and governmental policy to investments and corporate restructuring, our Insurance lawyers represent insurance and reinsurance companies, banks, finance houses, major corporations and government institutions in significant cross-border transactions.
Ranked Band 1 by both Chambers Asia and Asia Pacific Legal, our Dispute Resolution practice represents clients at all stages of litigation, arbitration and mediation. We offer one-stop Private Equity services, advising investors and investees through the life cycle of investments.
We also provide local and global advice in the following areas:
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Intellectual Property Vocational Training Course: Because IP law is one of the fastest-growing legal specialities in the world, we created this program to train and develop young IP industry experts in Vietnam. Participants in the program receive free training in our Hanoi office working with our intellectual property lawyers on actual cases.
LGBT issues: We were the first company to participate in the public campaign “Toi Dong Y” and publicly support same-sex marriage in Vietnam. We conduct trainings on LGBT diversity issues in our Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi office and participate in an LGBT Working Group comprised of representatives from Baker & McKenzie's Hong Kong, China and Vietnam offices.
Citizen Lab Project: As part of a pro bono project for Citizen Lab Project, we developed a questionnaire to assess whether reverse engineering computer programs for academic research create intellectual property, contractual and regulatory issues.
