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Overview
Established in 1993, Baker McKenzie Vietnam 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 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.
Offices
Hanoi
Unit 1001, 10th floor, Indochina Plaza Hanoi241 Xuan Thuy Street, Cau Giay District
Hanoi 10000
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
15th Floor, Vietcombank Tower5 Me Linh Square,
District 1
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
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.
Vietnam’s leading IP practice
BMVN International LLC (BMVN) is a fully licensed law firm and IP agent dedicated to representing Baker & McKenzie’s clients before the Vietnam National Office of Intellectual Property, courts, enforcement authorities and other Vietnamese authorities. Thanks to its strategic alliance with Baker & McKenzie, BMVN can deliver greater value to our clients as well as ensure consistency in the quality of our services.
Voted as the leading IP Law Firm in Vietnam for the past eight years by Chambers Asia Pacific, our lawyers are some of the foremost advisers on Vietnam’s IP law, with several decades of collective experience in assisting a diverse range of multinational and local clients with inbound and outbound investment projects, successful IP registrations, cancellations, appeals, litigation and enforcement, copyrights, licensing and franchising projects.
BMVN's lawyers have both international and local legal experience, which allows it to maintain its broad international perspective while still retaining the characteristics of a local firm in Vietnam. This unique dynamic allows our staff to provide innovative solutions to the cases they handle.
With lawyers and senior legal consultants focusing on the broad spectrum of IP and commercial IP transaction matters, BMVN has the depth of talent to create dedicated teams for each type of case they handle. BMVN's franchising practice has been particularly prominent recently, with multinational and local corporations alike seeking the advice of BMVN's expert team to assist in establishing franchises and other commercial presences throughout Vietnam.
Our work includes assisting the Vietnamese government in drafting the country’s first IP law, as well as the law’s implementing decrees. We have also trained judges, customs authorities and IP officials on a range of pertinent IP matters and played a key role in the founding of the Vietnam Anti-Counterfeiting and IP Protection Association for Foreign Invested Companies.
Litigation and Enforcement
Comprised of some of Vietnam's most sophisticated litigators, BMVN is fully licensed to represent clients in litigation cases in local Vietnamese courts. Our group includes leading Vietnamese professionals who have filed and handled some of the country’s landmark litigation matters, including unfair competition, product liability and contract claim cases.
Our IP litigation and enforcement experience is broad. We have organized successful raids across various industry sectors, such as computer software and equipment, electronics, and clothing and eyewear, resulting in the seizure and destruction of numerous counterfeit goods. In close coordination with the local enforcement authorities, we have also successfully compelled a number of shops in Vietnam that falsely portrayed themselves as official distributors to permanently remove infringing signage. Our most recent cases include trying numerous domain name cases before the World Intellectual Property Organization, and protecting the data privacy of a multinational automobile company in a case spanning several years and involving the successful defeat of an appeal at one of Vietnam’s higher appellate jurisdictions. BMVN’s specific areas of focus include:
- Registration
- Litigation and Enforcement
- Copyright
- Licensing and Franchising
- Legal Translation Services
- Patent Protection
For more information, please contact:
Tran Manh Hung
BMVN head
T: + 84 4 3936 9398
Key Contacts
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Frederick (Fred) R. Burke
Senior Advisor- Ho Chi Minh City
+ 84 28 3520 2628 Email -
Oanh H. K. Nguyen
Managing Lawyer- Ho Chi Minh City
+ 84 28 3520 2629 Email -
Manh Hung Tran
Partner- Hanoi
+ 84 24 3936 9398 Email -
Yee Chung Seck
Partner- Ho Chi Minh City
+ 84 28 3520 2633 Email -
Thuy Hang Nguyen
Partner- Ho Chi Minh City
+84 28 3520 2641 Email -
Lan Phuong Nguyen
Partner- Ho Chi Minh City
+ 84 28 3520 2643 Email -
Thanh Vinh Nguyen
Partner- Ho Chi Minh City
+ 84 28 3520 2660 Email -
Minh Tri Quach
Partner- Hanoi
+84 24 3936 9605 Email -
Thanh Hai Nguyen
Partner- Hanoi
+ 84 24 3936 9606 Email