Legal & Taxes
GTAI’s current reports concerning the legal system in Vietnam and the corresponding list of law offices with German representatives in Vietnam.
Legal advice
Here you can find active law offices with German representatives:
Brendel & Associates
Brendel & Associates is a German law firm with offices in Ho Chi Minh City, HaNoi and DaNang. Brendel & Associates provides customized round-the-clock advice to international and domestic clients on their business activities in Vietnam. The focus of the firm's advisory services is on Vietnamese corporate and commercial law and related tax advice. Financing advice and an accounting service complete our offering and our clients can rely on receiving experienced and comprehensive support from planning and market entry to project implementation and daily business operations on the ground, restructuring and a possible sale. Brendel & Associates' team currently consists of two German lawyers, Mr. Christian A. Brendel and Dr. Jan V. Deichsel, as well as Vietnamese consultants.
Your contact person:
Christian A. Brendel
christian.brendel(at)brendel-associates.com
Tel: +84 (28) 3911 2008
Office: Golden Tower, 9th Floor, 6 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai St., District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Luther Lawfirm
Luther Lawfirm is a renowned German law firm with a strong regional presence in the ASEAN region. Our Vietnam Office in Saigon, a registered foreign law firm, offers the full range of legal advice, tax advice and corporate services throughout Vietnam.
We can especially support you in the following matters: Structuring of your investment projects, setting up of local entities, mergers and acquisitions of local entities, drafting commercial contracts and cooperation agreements with international and local partners, public private partnerships (PPPs), trouble-shooting at public authorities, and representing our clients in arbitration proceedings. Through our trusted local cooperation law firms and agent partners we can also support you in litigation cases at local courts, IP rights registrations as well as immigration and work permit matters.
Your contact person:
Leif Schneider
Attorney-at-Law (Germany)
Unit 25.02, Deutsches Haus, 33 Le Duan Blvd., District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Email: leif.schneider(at)luther-lawfirm.com
GvW Graf von Westphalen
GvW Graf von Westphalen is a leading German legal and tax consultancy with offices in many German and international business centers. The Vietnamese office offers advisory services in the areas of investment and tax law, transaction advisory and structuring, M&A as well as accounting services with a team of international and Vietnamese lawyers, tax advisors and accountants. We combine the understanding of international investors with local know-how and negotiation and regulatory specifics to make the investment as sustainable as possible. We communicate in German, English and Vietnamese.
Your contact person:
Stefan Ewers, LL.M | Attorney-at-Law (Germany) | Partner
S.Ewers@gvw.com
Tel: +84 28 7303 7377
Office: 12/F German House, 33 Le Duan Street | District 1 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam
Web: www.gvw.com
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Forvis Mazars Vietnam
Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional service player operating in over 100 countries and territories, ranking top 10 worldwide and top 10 in Germany. The combined team of 40,000+ professionals provides a wide range of services.
Forvis Mazars in Vietnam was established in 1994 and offers auditing, accounting, financial and business advisory, tax, and legal services. It is ranked number one for accounting outsourcing services and among the top auditing firms in Vietnam. With 300 staff, the team includes Chartered Accountants, Certified Public Auditors, and Certified Lawyers, delivering customized solutions to clients.
Your contact:
Quynh Hoang Vu, quynh.vuhoang(at)mazars.vn, +84 76 4032 061 (Business Development Manager & German Desk)
Minh Nguyen, minh.nguyen(at)mazars.vn, Phone: +84 24 3936 1031 (Head of Advisory Services)
Website: https://www.forvismazars.com/vn/vi
Ho Chi Minh Office: 9th - 11th Floor - Viet Dragon Tower - 141 Nguyen Du – District 1 – Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam
Hanoi Office: 14th Floor – Peakview Tower – 36 Hoang Cau – Dong Da – Hanoi – Vietnam
Duane Morris
Duane Morris Vietnam LLC is an international law firm with offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The lawyers represent various clients, but mainly multinational companies with business activities in Asia. They provide their clients with services in the areas of corporate & security, mergers and acquisitions, complex financial transactions, energy, environment and resources, information technology and telecommunications.
Your contact person:
Dr. Oliver Massmann, PhD (Int. Buss. Law) – Paris Partner
E-Mail: omassmann(at)duanemorris.com
Tel: +84 (24) 39 46 13 10
Office: 13th Floor, Suite 1308 Pacific Place, 83B Ly Thuong Kiet, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Web: www.duanemorris.com
Ecovis Vietnam
Ecovis is a leading global consulting firm with its origins in Continental Europe. It has almost 9,500 people operating in more than 80 countries. With its over 100 offices in Germany, Ecovis belongs to the top 10 in the consulting industry. Its consulting focus and core competencies lie in the areas of legal advice, accounting, auditing and tax consulting. Ecovis supports and advises SMEs, family businesses, owner-managed businesses as well as private individuals.
Ecovis Vietnam Law Firm (Ecovis Orient Counsel) is a member of Ecovis International. Ecovis Vietnam offers full services with market-leading strengths in foreign direct investment, financial services, real estate and technology. Our lawyers and tax experts are multilingual, business-minded and familiar with various cross-border business models. Clients appreciate Ecovis’ legal and tax experts for their excellent solutions and their service-oriented nature thanks to their in-depth knowledge of the local business culture and the legal framework.
Your contact person in Vietnam:
Mr. VU Manh Quynh, Attorney-at-Law
Email: quynh.vu(at)ecovislaw.vn
Hotline: +84 898 120 121
Cell: +84 984 879 819
Address: Toong Vista Verde, #2 Phan Van Dang Street, Thu Duc City, 71100, Ho Chi Minh City.
Rödl & Partner
Rödl & Partner is one of the leading German consulting and auditing companies. With more than 111 wholly-owned locations in Western and Eastern Europe, North and South America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, German companies are comprehensively supported in their commitments abroad. The consulting services of the offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi primarily include the structuring and implementation of company foundations, investment projects and corporate transactions - including the particularly important security measures, such as the protection of intellectual property - as well as the establishment of sales and distribution structures. In addition, national and international tax planning advice, tax and legal advice as well as payroll accounting and outsourcing are in the foreground.
Your contact:
Michael Wekezer, LL.M.
Attorney-at-law (Germany)
Associate Partner
5th Floor, Friendship Tower, 31 Le Duan, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Phone: +84 28 7307 2788
Email: michael.wekezer(at)roedl.com
Website: www.roedl.com
Hanoi
Mr. Lutz Koch
lutz.koch(at)roedl.com
SNB-Law
Schulz Noack Bärwinkel (SNB) is a German law firm founded in 1929 in Hamburg, with additional offices in Rostock, Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City. Our law firm is one of the pioneers of Asia-related legal advice. We have been advising Asian companies in Germany since the 1980s. Our branch office in Ho Chi Minh City has a comprehensive legal consultancy license from the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice. It is headed by our partner Dr. Jörg-Michael Scheil, who is admitted as a German lawyer in Vietnam and has more than 15 years of experience in advising German and European clients in China and Asia. Dr. Scheil is also an international arbitrator at the Pacific International Arbitration Center (PIAC) in Ho Chi Minh City. Our team speaks German, Vietnamese, English and Chinese. Our work in Vietnam focuses on advising German investors, especially SMEs, on market entry and investment projects. We also focus on international trade transactions, project and trade finance, arbitration, intellectual property, construction and real estate law. We also have growing expertise in the field of energy law in Vietnam.
Your contact person:
RA Dr. Jörg-Michael Scheil
Lawyer / Attorney at Law
Head of the HCMC office
E-mail: jm.scheil@snblaw.com
Office: Suite 302, 3rd Floor, Empire Tower
Viet Diligence
Viet Diligence Legal LLC offers you a full range of Vietnam related legal services. Beyond our offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, we have strong alliances and relationships with local law firms in most ASEAN countries.
Your contact person:
Dr. Matthias Dühn, LL.M. (Georgetown)
Lawyer / Foreign Registered Lawyer (Vietnam)
E-Mail: Matthias.Duehn@vietdiligence.com
Mobile: +84(0) 914 247 295
Office: 68 Nguyen Du Street, 3rd Floor, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi
Phone: +84 24 3998 9767
Web: www.vietdiligence.com
South-East Asia IPR SME Helpdesk
The South-East Asia IPR SME Helpdesk is an initiative of the European Commission, which aims to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from European Union (EU) member states to protect and enforce their Intellectual Property (IP) rights in or relating to South-East Asian countries. The Helpdesk provides jargon-free, first-line, confidential advice on intellectual property and related issues, along with training events, materials, and online resources. Individual SMEs and SME intermediaries can submit their IPR enquiries via email (question(at)southeastasia-iprhelpdesk.eu) to receive free and confidential first-line advice within 3 working days.
General information
GTAI Vietnam: The one-party system of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is still under control of the power monopol Communistic Party of Vietnam. At the same time Vietnam is undergoing an economic transformation process to a market economic system, modernization (regarding civil and commercial law area) and liberalization of the legal system. An important step towards economic openness was implemented by Vietnam’s entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in January 2017. As a result, existing laws and equivalent laws (decrees, directives, circulars) are constantly adjusted and revised. The Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the EU (EVFTA) came into force in August 2020. Moreover, the German-Vietnamese bilateral investment protection agreement continues to be effective and will be replaced by entry of the new agreement between the EU and Vietnam. Furthermore, there is an additional agreement between Vietnam and Germany to prevent double taxation covering income taxes and asset taxes. Vietnam is a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and ASIA-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
You can find more information in the article provided by GTAI: www.gtai.de