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  • "ACSV are professional in their approach. They offer very useful advice not only in legal framework but also looking from the business points of view."

    Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025
  • "The team displays a countless determination and dedication to navigate the intricacies of the case in order to counter and defeat the counter party."

    Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025
  • "The team provides a strong holistic understanding of us as a client, is adaptive in supporting us and has been helpful at bringing in legal specialists to support us."

    Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific 2023
  • "Their client centricity is exceptional. They have a broad portfolio of clients across multiple industry sectors and an equally broad local advocacy network that enables us to navigate the Vietnamese regulatory landscape with confidence and precision."

    Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific 2023
  • "The lawyers are highly commercial and practical. They understand their strengths and coordinate collaboration with other law firms for outside expertise. They work closely with their customers, up to the ultimate sponsors, to ensure holistic interests are considered whilst ensuring arm's length advice."

    ILFR1000 Asia Pacific 2023
  • "The lawyers have vast cross-border expertise and are skilled in handling M&A mandates for large Vietnamese conglomerates."

    Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020
  • "The lawyers are knowledgeable and responsive. They consistently achieve satisfying results using a combination of legal experience and creativity."

    Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021
  • "They have a can-do and business-oriented mindset. It is rare to see a firm in the market that can consistently meet our set deadlines but at the same time does not compromise the work quality."

    Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021

ABOUT US

International

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ACSV Legal is a vibrant and dynamic, Vietnam based law-firm, located in Ho Chi Minh City with unparalleled domestic expertise. 

We have one of the premier Corporate / M&A practices in Vietnam and we have extensive experience in private equity transactions with a strong commercial focus. We have advised various clients on (re-)structuring their businesses in the light of investments in or outside Vietnam. 

Our clients are typically businesses within South-East Asia which are experiencing significant growth, as well as leading international and local corporations who need advice on a broad array of multi-jurisdictional transactions. We have advised our clients on matters in a wide range of sectors and industries such as healthcare, beauty and fitness, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, IT and technology, hospitality and leisure, education, retail, manufacturing and distribution, apparel and fashion, Fintech and payment services. 

We have a team of experienced lawyers who are qualified in Vietnam, the UK and the US in civil and common law jurisdictions. The languages spoken at ACSV Legal include Vietnamese, English, German and Japanese.

ACSV Legal is the author of numerous publications including:

- the Vietnam chapter of the Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.

- the Vietnam Law & Practice and Trends & Developments chapter of the Chambers & Partner Global Business Guide 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.

“They are business-savvy and nimble."
Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific 2022
"ACSV Legal is always professional and provides great advice in a short space of time. Their reports are written for commercial implementation, covering all areas of the Vietnamese landscape for consideration.”
Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific 2022
"The corporate team has vast cross-border expertise and is skilled in handling M&A mandates for large Vietnamese conglomerates."
"Great communicators. Very fair on pricing. Very thorough.”
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020
“The law firm is very good. In addition to being very knowledgeable and professional, they provide advice that is in the client's best interest, not what generates the most fees. Furthermore, they work with a sense of urgency I greatly appreciate. They always deliver their work in a timely manner, they are organised, they provide high-quality work, and are very responsive.
ILFR1000 2020
"Mark and his team are perfect partners for us. I would not hesitate to recommend ACSV to any of my friends or colleagues. Mark’s team is particularly knowledgeable on cross-border private equity structuring and transactions.”
ILFR1000 2019
"ACSV Legal is ‘a strong firm for M&A, which excels in transactions’, with strong presence in consumer-facing sectors such as retail and leisure.”
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018
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OUR SERVICES

Committed To Excellence

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  • Banking and Finance
    ACSV Legal routinely advises high-net worth individuals, companies, banks, and other entities on cash flow-based lending, asset based lending, acquisition financing, exit financing, and other secured and unsecured financing.

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  • Corporate / M&A
    ACSV Legal has one of the premier Corporate / M&A practices in Vietnam and its approach is to understand the legal, commercial and political dynamics of every matter.

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  • Dispute Resolution
    ACSV Legal offers a preeminent dispute resolution services with a special focus on international commercial arbitration.

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  • Energy
    At ACSV Legal we support our clients across the entire energy value chain advising them on the use, taxation and extraction of energy sources covering all aspects, from sales to regulation, of non-renewable energy sources such as coal, oil and gas, but also renewable sources, such as wind, solar and hydro power.

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  • Insolvency and Restructuring
    ACSV Legal has advised some of the biggest names in many industries in Vietnam, including health and fitness, retail, food and beverage and hospitality on pre-emtpive pre-deal restructuring or restructuring related to insolvency and winding-up proceedings.

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  • Labour and Employment Law
    ACSV Legal regularly provides support to clients in drafting internal labour rules, labour contracts, compensation structures and assistance in employment litigations in collaboration with SH Law.

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  • Private Equity
    ACSV Legal has experience in advising clients on strategic investments, divestments, debt and security transactions, design and review of loan contracts, as well as capital contributions.

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  • Real Estate
    ACSV Legal provides advice on real estate and construction matters. We take a commercial approach while focussing on achieving our clients’ objectives.

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  • Taxation
    ACSV Legal lawyers are experts in both corporate and commercial Vietnamese law and can thus provide our clients with appropriate tax advice.

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  • Wealth and Private Client
    ACSV Legal advises Vietnamese high net-worth individuals and families, family offices, closely held businesses on all matters affecting their business, personal and family wealth, as well as the institutions entrusted with effectively managing that wealth.

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  • Christian Leitzinger

    Chief Operations Officer

    Pham Nguyen Confectionary

    ...ACSV’s lawyers are knowledgeable and responsive. They consistently achieve satisfying results using a combination of legal experience and creativity....
  • Raghu Rai

    Founder & Chief Executive Officer

    Jio Health

    ...The quality of legal advice, high-value service we received and attention to our needs confirmed our decision in engaging ACSV to be the absolute right one. It far exceeds our experience at any other law firm we have used....
  • Dane Fort

    CEO

    CMG.ASIA and CFYC

    ... They are highly effective in seeking solutions and creatively solving our problems. ACSV’s lawyers are notable not only for their legal skills, but also for the level of personal integrity and dedication...
  • Neil Williamson

    Managing Director

    Emerging Law Limited

    ...Throughout the transaction ACSV's lawyers were a pleasure to deal with - great communicators, highly responsive and efficient, very fair on costs and they came up with pragmatic solutions to address any challenges that we faced....
  • Romain Joly

    Managing Director

    1001fontaines Vietnam

    ...We highly appreciate the professionalism and responsiveness of ACSV’s lawyers. We intend to continue working with the ACSV team to make the project successful....

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OUR CLIENTS

What People Say

Our clients come from a broad range of sectors and industries such as manufacturing, food & beverage, hospitality and leisure, education, distribution, pharma, health, beauty & fitness, IT, apparel and fashion, retail, and public relations.

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OUR TEAM

Working With Excellent Lawyers

Our team consists of lawyers who are qualified in Vietnam and abroad in both civil and common law jurisdictions, and is built, trained and developed organically. Languages spoken at our office: Vietnamese, English, Malay, Japanese, French, German, Italian and Dutch.

FEATURED NEWS

What's Going On

MARCH 2025 NEWSLETTER
In this edition, you can read about new regulations on determining related-party transactions between enterprises and credit institutions to fight against transfer pricing. Besides, we provide other news and regulations that might interest you.

10 Mar 2025

TAX COMPLIANCE FOR ENTERPRISES HAVING RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
On 10 February 2025, the Government issued Decree No. 20/2025/ND-CP (“Decree 20”) amending Decree No. 132/2020/ND-CP dated 05 November 2020 guiding tax compliance for enterprises having related-party transactions. Decree 20 takes effect from 27 March 2025 and applies the tax year 2024.

03 Mar 2025

INVESTMENT POLICY OF LONG DUC INDUSTRIAL PARK PHASE 2
On 11 February 2025, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 265/QD-TTg approving the investment policy of Long Duc Industrial Park Phase 2 in Dong Nai Province (“Project”). It outlines the responsibilities of competent authorities and the Investor in implementing the Project.

18 Feb 2025