About Us

Expertise and Experience

At Asia Counsel, our mission is to provide trusted counsel and reliable solutions to help our clients achieve their business objectives in Vietnam. Beyond legal expertise, we pride ourselves on building strong partnerships through collaboration, transparency and a commitment to our clients’ success.
Our hands-on and commercial approach ensures clients receive practical guidance tailored to their industry and objectives. Our focus is on solving problems and moving deals forward. Our team of local and foreign lawyers has over a decade of on-the-ground experience navigating Vietnam’s evolving regulatory landscape.
We have assisted multinational corporations, investment funds, venture capital funds, private equity investors, financial institutions and large Vietnamese corporations with their full Vietnam lifecycle – from market entry and M&A to daily operations and regional expansion. Our entrepreneurial mindset also leads us to take on exciting startup clients from time to time.
As Silver Sponsor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, British Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, and Singapore Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, we are committed to supporting the wider Vietnam business community. We look forward to discussing how we can support you in achieving your goals.

About Asia Counsel

Founded in 2015

50 people in their team


Practice areas
Business
Employment & Labor

Languages spoken
Vietnamese
English

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Practice areas

Business

Asia Counsel is recognized for applying innovative, practical approaches to M&A and corporate transactions. With a deep understanding of Vietnam’s evolving legal landscape and deal practices, we provide the most relevant solutions for clients across industries and deal sizes.

As international attorneys with over a decade of local experience, our corporate and M&A team excels at tailoring advice to international and domestic organizations. Services include investment structuring, term sheet drafting, negotiating NDAs, conducting due diligence, advising on share sale agreements, joint ventures and shareholder agreements. Post-deal support encompasses meeting closing conditions and providing ongoing assistance. Our team has successfully closed numerous deals in Vietnam, advising international and local buyers and sellers.

Our partners have acted on the following matters:

 

  • Advising Kim Healthcare Corporation Group on its USD24,000,000 series B financing round from ABC World, a Temasek-backed fund.
  • Advising Sequoia Capital on a number of its early-stage investments in Vietnam technology companies including Trusting Social, Buymed and Infina.
  • Advising Cerberus Capital on the Vietnam aspects of its acquisition of National Dentex Labs, a provider of dental prosthetics and restorative dentistry products.
  • Advising JWD Infologistics Public Company, a Thai-listed company on its acquisition of Transimex Corporation, a Vietnam-listed logistics company.
  • Advising Insurance Australia Group on its majority acquisition of AAA Assurance Corporation and subsequent divestment.
  • Advising Tam Tri Medical Joint Stock Company on the USD25 million strategic investment by Vincapital Opportunity Fund.
  • Advising shareholders of Pacific Hospital on its 100% sale to Heliconia Capital, a Singapore-based healthcare fund.
  • Advising Mobile World Group, a listed consumer electronics retailer in Vietnam on the acquisition of Tran Anh electronics.
  • Advising Citigo Software JSC on its USD45 million series B financing round led by KKR.
Administrative
Aviation
Banking & Finance
Board of Investment (BOI)
Business Registration
Contract
Due Diligence
Employer
Franchising
International
Investment
Legal Document
Licensing
Merger & Acquisition
New Business Formation
Office Solutions
Oil, Gas & Energy
Securities
Tax

Employment & Labor

Our experienced commercial team supports a wide range of clients across various industries. We advise on all commercial, franchising, and employment matters. This includes contract drafting for distribution, agency agreements, manufacturing contracts, employment contracts, and more. We also provide counsel on regulatory compliance, foreign investment, licensing, and business registration.

Within the employment sphere, we regularly advise on the design of ESOP schemes, employment arrangements in a restructuring and contract termination.

Employment Rights
Hiring & Firing
Job Discrimination
Labor Law
Pension
Retirement
Sexual Harassment
Social Security
Wage & Hour
Wrongful Termination

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