Indochine Counsel

The firm

Established in October 2006, Indochine Counsel is a leading commercial law firm in Vietnam. Offering services throughout Vietnam, Indochine Counsel is ideally positioned to assist international investors and foreign firms to navigate the legal landscape in one of Asia’s most dynamic and exciting countries. We also take pride in our services offered to domestic clients in searching for opportunities abroad. With over 45 lawyers and staffs in two offices, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Indochine Counsel offers expertise in a dozen practice areas and provides assistance throughout the entire life cycle of your business.

Indochine Counsel strives to give clients quality service in a timely manner. Our lawyers have been trained all over the globe and have experience with both local and international law firms. Indochine Counsel takes pride in its people and works hard to ensure that they have the support and training necessary to work at the peak of excellence.

Indochine Counsel’s objective is to provide quality legal services and add value to clients through effective customized legal solutions that work specifically for the client. The firm represents local, regional and international clients in a broad range of matters including transactional work and cross-border transactions. The firm’s clients are diverse, ranging from multinational corporations, foreign investors, banks and financial institutions, securities firms, funds and asset management companies, international organizations, law firms to private companies, SMEs and start-up firms.

Areas of practice

Corporate & Commercial: Our Corporate & Commercial Practice provides the full range of legal services to corporate clients in various industries. We advise clients on corporate compliance and regulatory issues related to their business operations.

Mergers & Acquisitions: Indochine Counsel’s lawyers are at the forefront of M&A/Private Equity practice in Vietnam. They have acted as legal counsel for numerous landmark M&A deals (both cross-border and domestic). Some of our lawyers have been ranked by international legal directories as leading experts in this area.

Property & Construction: With the rapid growth of the property market in Vietnam, our Property & Construction Practice has been very active in real estate transactions, property financing and construction related work. We advise property developers, lenders, real estate investment funds, local and foreign investors, contractors, consultants and property managers, on a wide range of matters.

Projects and Project Financing (inc. Infrastructure): We advise local and foreign banks, financial institutions and corporate borrowers on Vietnamese laws related to a variety of loans and other debt-related instruments and financing transactions.

Intellectual Property: We offer a broad range of services in intellectual property and IP-related matters. Our IP & TMT Practice Group assists local and international clients in the creation, protection, enhancement and enforcement of their intellectual property rights across Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and globally through our expansive network of IP firms.

Technology, Media and Telecommunications: As Vietnam’s economy flourishes, our TMT Practice stands at the forefront of this dynamic sector. Indochine Counsel represents a diverse spectrum of clients, including technology enterprises, telecom firms, media and entertainment entities, e-commerce platforms, internet service providers, fintech innovators, startups, and value-added service vendors.