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Banking & Finance

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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. We also advise clients on creating security interests for different types of collateral including: inventory, equipment, accounts receivables, securities, real estate, and other to meet the various needs of our clients.

Our lawyers have extensive experience working on banking and finance matters within the Asia Pacific region including but not limited to: syndication, leveraged buyouts, asset finance derivatives, and project financing. We have an in-depth knowledge of the complexities of the local market, as well as our clients’ businesses, and use this expertise to assist our clients in achieving their objectives.

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Labour and Employment Law

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ACSV Legal regularly advises clients on hiring and disciplinary practices, compensation structures, internal labour regulations, restrictions on post-employment termination. Our team has in-depth legal knowledge with focused, practical experience to help managers make real-world judgments while minimizing potential exposure.

We have also actively collaborated with SH Law led by Huynh Van Nong, a Vietnam qualified lawyer, in various employment related disputes such as harassment, wrongful discharge claims, employment contract and employee benefit claims and wage and hour disputes. Mr Huynh has extensive experience in investigations and litigations, routinely representing both employers and employees in employment disputes.

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Corporate / M&A

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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. ACSV Legal has advised on various high profile complex cross-border M&A transactions which have been made possible by strategic and pre-emptive pre-deal restructuring. We advise on all types of commercial agreements, reviews contracts from both Vietnamese and foreign law perspectives.

ACSV Legal anticipates potential roadblocks and enhances deal certainty by providing sector specific advice on transactions, regulatory requirements and investment policy. We structure investments by combining legal and tax expertise with an intimate understanding of risk allocation and exit considerations.

ACSV Legal advises clients making direct investments into Vietnam. Clients must obtain the correct licenses from the competent authorities and comply with both Vietnamese and foreign legislation. Given that the local Vietnamese laws, regulations and procedures change constantly, are not transparent and complex, ACSV Legal supports its clients during the licensing process and it is essential that we keep our clients updated on these changes.

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Private Equity

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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. We have extensive experience in private equity transactions with a focus on a strong commercial approach. This gives us a comprehensive understanding of the hurdles our clients may face.

Our experience allows us also to anticipate potential roadblocks and to enhance deal certainty by providing sector specific advice on transactions, regulatory requirements and investment policy. ACSV Legal’s lawyers also facilitate the private equity process by assisting our clients with draft application dossiers, reviewing existing and proposed corporate structure and liaising with the local authorities during the licensing process.

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Restructuring

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ACSV Legal represents some of the biggest names in many industries in Vietnam, including health and fitness, retail, food and beverage and hospitality. We have advised on various high profile complex cross-border M&A transactions which have been made possible by strategic and pre-emptive pre-deal restructuring.

Our lawyers provide an innovative and practical approach to structuring investments into Vietnam by combining legal and tax expertise with an intimate understanding of risk allocation and exit considerations.

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Taxation

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

When our clients require advice on complex tax laws encompassing multiple jurisdictions we collaborate with team members from practice groups across the region to provide them with a more comprehensive solution.

Our sister company Domicile Corporate Services supports with ongoing corporate compliance post-company establishment such as accounting, tax payroll and human resources compliance. For more information see www.domicilecs.com

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FUBITO YAMAMOTO
Japanese Client Relationship Manager

FUBITO YAMAMOTO

Fubito Yamamoto is the Japanese Client Relationship Manager for One Asia Lawyers at ACSV Legal. He will support Japanese clients who are interested in investing in Vietnam and works closely together with the Japanese lawyers at the partner offices of the One Asia Lawyer network. Fubito has been working and living in Vietnam for almost 15 years.

Fubito speaks fluent Japanese and Vietnamese.

fubito.yamamoto@oneasia.legal
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MARIEKE VAN DER PIJL
Practice Manager

MARIEKE VAN DER PIJL

Marieke van der Pijl is Practice Manager at ACSV Legal. She joined the team in June 2017. Marieke has worked as the Knowledge & Business Development Manager of the law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel, Vietnam. She has been the Vice-Chair and Legal Consultant of the Food, Agri and Aqua Business Sector Committee of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, and Chair of the Agribusiness Working Group of the Vietnam Business Forum. Before moving to Vietnam in 2011, she has held various legal positions in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Marieke holds an LLM in European and International Law of the Radboud University, Netherlands. She has studied a year at the Law Faculty of the University of Poitiers, France.

She is the co-author of the article Corporate Governance in Vietnam – its significance and challenges as published in the International Journal of Corporate Governance, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2016 and author of the chapter on Food Safety and Agriculture in the Whitebook of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, edition 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Marieke speaks fluent Dutch, French, English, Italian and also Vietnamese.

marieke@acsvlegal.com

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QUYNH NGUYEN
Junior Associate

QUYNH NGUYEN

Quynh Nguyen joined the team in January 2018 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam. Prior to working at ACSV Legal, she worked at a large international law firm in Vietnam. Quynh graduated from the Law of Economics and Law with a major in Financial and Banking Law.

quynh.nguyen@acsvlegal.com
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TIEN LE
Junior Associate

TIEN LE

Tien Le joined the team in October 2018 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam. In 2018, Tien graduated from the Ho Chi Minh City National University, Economics and Law Faculty.

areas of expertise

Tien has been involved in matters in relation to licensing matters for foreign direct investment projects in Vietnam, and other matters relating to business operations. Tien has also been involved in due diligence exercises and in performing legal research on a number of commercial issues in corporate, employment and retail matters.

tien.le@acsvlegal.com
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NHAN PHAM
Junior Associate

NHAN PHAM

Nhan Pham joined the team in September 2018 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam. Nhan graduated from the Ho Chi Minh City National University, Economics and Law Faculty, in August 2018.

areas of expertise

Nhan has been involved in matters in relation to licensing matters for foreign direct investment projects in Vietnam, and other matters relating to business operations. Nhan has also been involved in due diligence exercises and in performing legal research on a number of commercial issues in corporate, employment and retail matters.

nhan.pham@acsvlegal.com
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NGUYET LE
Associate

NGUYET LE

Nguyet Le joined the team in July 2017 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam. Prior to working at ACSV Legal, she worked at a large law firm in Vietnam. Nguyet graduated from the Ho Chi Minh City National University, Economics and Law Faculty, in August 2015.

areas of expertise

Nguyet has been involved in matters in relation to licensing matters for foreign direct investment projects in Vietnam as well as incorporation of offshore companies and other matters relating to business operations. Nguyet has also been involved in due diligence exercises and in performing legal research on a number of commercial issues in corporate, employment and retail matters.

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LINH NGUYEN
Associate

LINH NGUYEN

Linh Nguyen joined the team in April 2017 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam. Linh has experience with legal research on several issues in corporate, investment as well as commercial matters. Linh has also been involved in due diligence exercises and in preparation of application dossier for incorporation of domestic and foreign-invested enterprises.

Linh graduated from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Law in August 2017.

linh.nguyen@acsvlegal.com

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LY NGUYEN
Associate

LY NGUYEN

Ly Nguyen joined the team in April 2017 and is an associate at ACSV Legal. Ly’s first major is Financial Business Administration and in 2018 she will graduate from the Ho Chi Minh University of Law for her second major.

areas of expertise

Ly has experience in the preparation and submission of application dossiers for incorporation of domestic and foreign-owned enterprises as well as drafting of various commercial agreements. She also performs legal research on several commercial issues in corporate, tax, employment, construction and real estate.

ly.nguyen@acsvlegal.com
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NHA NGUYEN
Associate

NHA NGUYEN

Nha Nguyen joined the team in November 2016 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam. Nha graduated from the Ho Chi Minh University of Law in August 2017.

areas of expertise

Nha has experience in assisting on a wide range of legal matters, including preparation and submission of application dossiers for domestic and foreign-owned enterprises incorporation, legal research relating to sub-licenses on education, wholesale and retail sectors and performing several due diligence.

nha.nguyen@acsvlegal.com
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TRANG PHAN
Associate

TRANG PHAN

Trang Phan joined the team in July 2015 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam. Trang graduated from the University of Economics and Law in August 2015 and is attending the Lawyer Training Course of the Judicial Academy of Vietnam.

areas of expertise

Trang works on a variety of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, incorporation of offshore companies and other matters relating to business operations. Trang also has experience in licensing matters for foreign direct investment projects in Vietnam.She has also been involved in due diligence exercises and in performing legal research on a number of commercial issues in corporate, employment and retail matters.

trang.phan@acsvlegal.com

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THU NGUYEN
Associate

THU NGUYEN

Thu Nguyen joined the team in December 2014 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam. Thu graduated from the Ho Chi Minh University of Law in August 2014 and obtained the Lawyer Training Certificate of the Judicial Academy of Vietnam in May 2017.

areas of expertise

Thu has experience with the preparation of data rooms for domestic and offshore financing projects, and due diligence. She also advises on procedures and documents required for incorporation and operation of new companies in Vietnam and on licensing matters for foreign direct investment projects in Vietnam, and liaises with competent authorities on the same.

Thu has advised on matters for an emerging food and beverages group on the acquisition of various restaurant chains and acted for founders in the sale and issuance of shares in a confectionery manufacturing company. Thu supports ACSV Legal's client in the manufacturing industry.

thu.nguyen@acsvlegal.com
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AN TRAN
Associate

AN TRAN

An Tran joined the team in April 2014 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam. An graduated from the Ho Chi Minh University of Law in August 2014.

areas of expertise

An has experience in the preparation and submission of application dossiers for incorporation of domestic and foreign-owned enterprises and in drafting various commercial agreements such as employment agreement, distribution agreement, consultancy agreement and services agreement. He has also been involved in due diligence exercises and in performing legal research on a number of commercial issues in corporate, employment and retail matters.

an.tran@acsvlegal.com

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KATIE O'CONNELL
Associate

KATIE O'CONNELL

Katie O’Connell is an associate at ACSV Legal. She joined the team in June 2018. She is a member of the California Bar. Prior to coming to Vietnam, Katie worked as a law clerk in California, United States. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of San Diego and a Juris Doctor from the California Western School of Law.
Katie is registered as a foreign lawyer.

areas of expertise

Katie has worked on a variety of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and all forms of foreign direct investments, assisting clients in various sectors including health and fitness, food and beverages, information technology and hospitality.

katie@acsvlegal.com
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PHUONG HUYNH
Associate

PHUONG HUYNH

Phuong Huynh joined the team in April 2013 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam. She earned her LLB at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Law in August 2013 and is a qualified lawyer since June 2017. Phuong was admitted to the Ho Chi Minh City Bar in 2018.

Phuong is fluent in English and Vietnamese.

areas of expertise

Phuong has assisted on a wide range of legal matters and has particular expertise in lease-related matters. She also has experience in foreign direct investment in Vietnam, incorporation of offshore companies, intellectual property, franchising, and drafting of commercial contracts and other related documents in domestic and international transactions.

phuong.huynh@acsvlegal.com

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QUAN PHAN
Senior Associate

QUAN PHAN

Quan Phan is a senior associate and joined ACSV Legal in 2019. Prior to joining ACSV Legal, he worked at large international law firms in Ho Chi Minh City. He graduated from the HCMC University of Law with honours in 2011. He is a qualified lawyer and is a member of the HCMC Bar Association and Vietnam Bar Federation.

Quan speaks fluent Vietnamese and English.

areas of expertise

Quan specialises in Corporate Law / M&A, and has considerable experience in real estate, banking & finance, and inbound foreign investment in general. He has advised international and private equity investors on major private and public M&A transactions in Vietnam across a wide range of industries such as technology, real estate, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and food & beverage.

quan.phan@acsvlegal.com

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MINH NGUYEN
Senior Associate

MINH NGUYEN

Minh Nguyen joined the team in 2019 and is a senior associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam. Prior to joining ACSV Legal, she worked at various reputable international law firms in Vietnam. Minh also worked as Legal Compliance Manager in the SEA&NZ Business Unit of the largest brewing company in the world. In this position, Minh was responsible for compliance of four different Vietnam-based entities with anti-bribery laws and anti-trust laws of the US, UK and Vietnam as well as other applicable laws. She also led the project related to the group restructuring in Vietnam, and the solar project to supply clean energy to two Vietnam-located breweries.

Minh earned her LL.B in Business Law at the National University of Hanoi in 2009, and her LL.M in International Commercial Arbitration at Pepperdine University, USA.

She was admitted to the HCMC Bar Association in 2014. Minh is a registered arbitrator at the Pacific International Arbitration Centre in Vietnam. She is a member of the Young Institute for Transnational Arbitration (USA), the Young Oil-Gas-Energy-Mining-Infrastructure Dispute Management (USA), the Young International Arbitration Group (London), the Young Singapore International Arbitration Centre (Singapore), and the Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (the Netherlands).

Minh is fluent in English and Vietnamese.

areas of expertise

Minh has advised on a variety of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and forms of foreign direct investments, has assisted clients in various sectors including food and beverages, hospitality, agriculture, education, banking, pharmaceutical, gaming, and apparel.

minh.nguyen@acsvlegal.com

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ELAINE CHEW
Senior Associate

ELAINE CHEW

Elaine Chew is a senior associate of ACSV Legal Vietnam. Prior to joining ACSV Legal, Elaine worked at international law firms in Malaysia and Vietnam. Elaine is a 2007 graduate from the University of Reading and was admitted as Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2010. She is a registered foreign lawyer in Vietnam.
Elaine is fluent in English and Malay.

areas of expertise

Elaine has been involved in a wide range of corporate real estate transactional matters. This experience covers mergers and acquisitions, joint venture arrangements, investment structures, management arrangements and private equity transactions. Elaine has also worked for local and international corporations in the private equity, hospitality and tourism, food and beverages, retail, education and healthcare sectors, covering a spectrum of projects ranging from commercial, high-end condominium and villa resort developments to retail development projects.

elaine@acsvlegal.com

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HIEU PHAM
Special Counsel

HIEU PHAM

Hieu Pham joined the team in April 2014 and is a special counsel at ACSV Legal Vietnam. Hieu earned his LLB at the University of Economics and Law in August 2012 and is a qualified lawyer since August 2017. He was admitted as a member of the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association in 2017.

Hieu is fluent in English and Vietnamese.

areas of expertise

Hieu works and focuses on a variety of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures and all forms of foreign direct investments, assisting clients in various sectors including health and fitness, food and beverages, information technology and hospitality, finance industry, digital marketing companies.

hieu.pham@acsvlegal.com

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KEN Y. FUKUDA
Of Counsel

KEN Y. FUKUDA

Ken Y. Fukuda serves as Of Counsel for ACSV Legal Vietnam and is a partner at Homma & Partners in Tokyo, Japan. Ken has over twenty years of experience specialising in various areas of international business transactions. Ken earned a doctorate degree in 1996 from Suffolk University Law School in Boston. He is a member of Daini Tokyo Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, California State Bar Association, and Hawaii State Bar Association. Ken is a registered foreign lawyer in Vietnam.

Ken is fluent in English and Japanese.

areas of expertise

Ken has extensive experience in corporate affairs, M&A, real estate and immigration, but also judicial, mediation and arbitration hearings.

ykfukuda@acsvlegal.com
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MICHAEL BECKMAN
Partner

MICHAEL BECKMAN

Michael Beckman is a Partner at ACSV Legal and focuses on securities and M&A transactions. Michael moved to Vietnam in 2016. Prior to working at ACSV Legal, he worked at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York, Los Angeles, and London, Debevoise & Plimpton in New York and an international law firm in Vietnam, managed his own hedge funds for a decade and has been a management consultant with McKinsey & Company in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Products practice group.

Michael graduated with his BA magna cum laude from Cornell University, received an MA from Princeton University and his JD from Yale Law School. He also studied at both Cambridge University in England and Georg-August University in Germany. He is a member of the bar in New York and California and is a registered foreign lawyer in Vietnam.

Michael is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce. He is also the Board Liaison for both the Energy and the Healthcare Committees of the American Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Vietnam Business Forum.

Michael is a native English-speaker, also speaks fluent German and some Russian.

areas of expertise

Michael has advised clients on numerous international transactions, structured finance, M&A, and commercial agreements. He has been advising clients from a wide range of industries such as education, fitness, healthcare, F&B, retail and manufacturing.

michael@acsvlegal.com

+84 9 1745 5972
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MARK OAKLEY
Managing Partner

MARK OAKLEY

Mark Oakley is the founder and managing partner of ACSV Legal and has been advising on foreign direct investments into Southeast Asia for more than a decade. Prior to establishing ACSV Legal Mark worked at large international firms in London, Singapore, the Middle East and Vietnam. Mark is a 2001 graduate of the College of Law and a 1999 graduate of the University of Surrey and was admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales in 2003. Mark is a registered foreign lawyer in Vietnam.

Besides being a native English-speaker, Mark is fluent in German.

areas of expertise

Mark has advised multinational clients on various international transactions involving banking, structured finance, M&A, joint ventures, acquisition finance and commercial agreements.

Awards


“Mark is a reliable adviser possessing outstanding expertise in private equity and cross-border transactions, combined with strong negotiation skills”
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018

Mark has been recognised as a leading expert for Corporate Law advice in Vietnam. He is nominated as the exclusively recommended Corporate Law expert in Vietnam by Advisory Excellence
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Mark has been chosen as the winner of the 2019 International Advisory Experts Award for Corporate Law in Vietnam.

Mark has been nominated as a recognised practitioner by Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific 2019.

mark.oakley@acsvlegal.com

+84 8 6810 0510

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..."the team is particularly knowledgeable on cross-border private equity structuring and transactions."

ILFR1000 2019

..."has reliable advisers possessing outstanding expertise in private equity and cross-border transactions, combined with strong negotiation skills."

Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017

..."great communicators, highly responsive and efficient, very fair on costs and they came up with pragmatic solutions to address any challenges that we faced."

EM Law

..."our go to partner in Vietnam, and we consult them before making any capital commitments."

Ortholite

"Very quick responses and deep knowledge on M&A."

ILFR1000 2019
About us

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ACSV Legal is a HCMC, Vietnam-based law firm with a team of lawyers who are qualified in Vietnam, the UK, the US and Malaysia in civil and common law jurisdictions.

Our Clients are comprised of both SEA businesses comprising rapid growth in Vietnam and foreign firms seeking to acquire or otherwise form businesses in Vietnam. They come from many sectors and industries including manufacturing, F&B, hospitality and leisure, education, pharma, health, beauty & fitness, IT, apparel and fashion, retail, and PR.

ACSV Legal’s commitment to service excellence extends to the way in which we approach fees. We bring significant local and international experience, multi-jurisdictional legal knowledge and a sensitivity to clients’ expectations, yet remain price sensitive. The languages spoken at ACSV Legal include Vietnamese, English, German, Japanese, Italian, Dutch, French and Malay.

In 2016, ACSV Legal joined a network of Asian law firms operating in South East Asia and the Pacific Rim known as “One Asia Lawyers”. One Asia Lawyers has partner offices in Tokyo, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines and Myanmar. Our participation in this network has made it possible for us to serve our clients with regional capability allowing us to concurrently serve our clients’ cross border needs through one dedicated legal platform.

“ACSV Legal is ‘a strong firm for M&A, which excels in transactions’, with a strong presence in consumer-facing sectors such as retail and leisure.”
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018


“Very quick responses and deep knowledge on M&A.”

“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.”

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Our Services

Committed To Service Excellence

Corporate / M&A Corporate / M&A
Banking & Finance Banking & Finance
Private Equity Private Equity
Restructuring Restructuring
Taxation Taxation
Labour and Employment Law Labour and Employment Law
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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.

Banking & 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.

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.

Restructuring

ACSV Legal represents some of the biggest names in many industries in Vietnam, including health and fitness, retail, food and beverage and hospitality.

Taxation

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

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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Denny Cowger

Chief Administration Officer and Legal Counsel Ortholite

...ACSV assisted us at every stage of our market entry and their experience and expertise ensured that the investment process ran smoothly...

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...

Alexander Burkhardt

CEO DIDIOTO

...Considering it is a new concept for Vietnam it is thanks to the pragmatic, legal and creative perseverance of the team that we have been able to finalise the project. It would have taken much longer if it were not for the responsiveness and support of ACSV’s legal team...

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....

Our Clients

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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.

MARK OAKLEY
+84 8 6810 0510 mark.oakley@acsvlegal.com

Mark Oakley is the managing partner of ACSV Legal and focuses on foreign direct investment into Southeast Asia.

Managing Partner

MARK OAKLEY

MICHAEL BECKMAN
+84 9 1745 5972 michael@acsvlegal.com

Michael Beckman is a partner at ACSV Legal and focuses on M&A transactions and securities.

Partner

MICHAEL BECKMAN

KEN Y. FUKUDA
ykfukuda@acsvlegal.com

Ken Y. Fukuda serves as Of Counsel for ACSV Legal Vietnam and a is partner at Homma & Partners in Tokyo, Japan.

Of Counsel

KEN Y. FUKUDA

HIEU PHAM
hieu.pham@acsvlegal.com

Hieu Pham joined the team in April 2014 and is a special counsel at ACSV Legal Vietnam.

Special Counsel

HIEU PHAM

ELAINE CHEW
elaine@acsvlegal.com

Elaine Chew is a senior associate of ACSV Legal Vietnam. Prior to joining ACSV Legal, Elaine worked at international law firms.

Senior Associate

ELAINE CHEW

MINH NGUYEN
minh.nguyen@acsvlegal.com

Minh Nguyen joined the team in 2019 and is a senior associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam. Prior to joining ACSV Legal, she worked at various international law firms in Vietnam and as Legal Compliance Manager in the SEA&NZ Business Unit of the largest brewing company in the world.

Senior Associate

MINH NGUYEN

QUAN PHAN
quan.phan@acsvlegal.com

Quan Phan is a senior associate and joined ACSV Legal in 2019. Prior to joining ACSV Legal, he worked at large international law firms in Ho Chi Minh City.

Senior Associate

QUAN PHAN

PHUONG HUYNH
phuong.huynh@acsvlegal.com

Phuong Huynh joined the team in April 2013 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam.

Associate

PHUONG HUYNH

KATIE O'CONNELL
katie@acsvlegal.com

Katie O’Connell is an Associate at ACSV Legal. She joined the team in June 2018.

Associate

KATIE O'CONNELL

AN TRAN
an.tran@acsvlegal.com

An Tran joined the team in April 2014 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam.

Associate

AN TRAN

THU NGUYEN
thu.nguyen@acsvlegal.com

Thu Nguyen joined the team in December 2014 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam.

Associate

THU NGUYEN

TRANG PHAN
trang.phan@acsvlegal.com

Trang Phan joined the team in July 2015 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam.

Associate

TRANG PHAN

NHA NGUYEN
nha.nguyen@acsvlegal.com

Nha Nguyen joined the team in November 2016 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam.

Associate

NHA NGUYEN

LY NGUYEN
ly.nguyen@acsvlegal.com

Ly Nguyen joined the team in April 2017 and is an associate at ACSV Legal.

Associate

LY NGUYEN

LINH NGUYEN
linh.nguyen@acsvlegal.com

Linh Nguyen joined the team in April 2017 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam.

Associate

LINH NGUYEN

NGUYET LE
nguyet.le@acsvlegal.com

Nguyet Le joined the team in July 2017 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam.

Associate

NGUYET LE

NHAN PHAM
nhan.pham@acsvlegal.com

Nhan Pham joined the team in September 2018 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam

Junior Associate

NHAN PHAM

TIEN LE
tien.le@acsvlegal.com

Tien Le joined the team in October 2018 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam

Junior Associate

TIEN LE

QUYNH NGUYEN
quynh.nguyen@acsvlegal.com

Quynh Nguyen joined the team in January 2019 and is an associate at ACSV Legal Vietnam.

Junior Associate

QUYNH NGUYEN

MARIEKE VAN DER PIJL
+84 914 925 842 marieke@acsvlegal.com

Marieke van der Pijl holds an LLM in European and International Law of the Radboud University, Netherlands.

Practice Manager

MARIEKE VAN DER PIJL

FUBITO YAMAMOTO
fubito.yamamoto@oneasia.legal

Fubito Yamamoto is the Japanese Client Relationship Manager for One Asia Lawyers at ACSV Legal.

Japanese Client Relationship Manager

FUBITO YAMAMOTO

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CPTPP ADDING LEGAL LAYERS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT PROTECTION
CPTPP ADDING LEGAL LAYERS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT PROTECTION

The CPTPP provides a strong, rules-based framework through which to grow investment relations with key Asia-Pacific economies. Quan Phan, senior associate of ACSV Legal Vietnam, outlines how the CPTPP benefits investors, and the terms and conditions to ensure that investment procedures will be easier and more transparent for foreign investors.

29 March
FUTURE OF WIND ENERGY IN VIETNAM
FUTURE OF WIND ENERGY IN VIETNAM

Vietnam has an encouraging opportunity to move away from its reliance on foreign coal and develop its own modern renewable energy system free from pollution of its air, waterways, and agricultural land. Decision No. 39/2018/QD-TTg is expected to have a positive impact as a more commercially viable feed-in tariff was introduced.

03 January
INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN VIETNAM EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER CHANGES IN THE LAWS
INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN VIETNAM EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER CHANGES IN THE LAWS

A draft law amending several articles of the Law on Investment and the Law on Enterprises has been published for public comments. The amendments are expected to be adopted and come into effect in 2019. It is predicted that the scope of changes will not detrimentally affect an investment project. Notable is also that the time to fulfil the capital contribution requirements will be lengthened considerably.

27 December
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