VILAF Counsel Ngan Nguyen has been recognized as one of ALB Asia 40 Under 40. Annually, Asian Legal Business (ALB) chooses 40 talented lawyers under 40 years across various jurisdictions and practice areas. This year, ALB received 600 nominations and chose this year’s top 40 lawyers according to “work quality, client and colleague recommendations, and their potential for future growth”. For the full story, click here.
Legal Bulletin October 2023
Posted on Oct 5, 2023 in Legal Update by VILAF
1. Amending the regulations on foreigners working in Vietnam The Government issued Decree 70/2023/ND-CP (“Decree 70”) dated 18 September 2023 to amend the regulations on foreigners working in Vietnam stipulated in Decree 152/2020/ND-CP (“Decree 152”) dated 30 December 2020. Decree 70 takes effect from the date of signing and introduces some key amendments as follows: Conditions for issuance of work permits Under Decree 152, it is required that foreign experts and technical workers must have […]
VAS 2023 Crossover hosted by Nguyen Manh Dung of ADR Vietnam Chambers and Dr. Dang Xuan Hop of Hop Dang’s Chambers shall hold a talk show to discuss the amendments to the 2010 Commercial Arbitration Law together with invited experts from the VIAC, VILAF, YKVN, VBLC, and Foreign Trade University. The talk show aims to discuss the amendments and bring into light the issues arising from the changes that can potentially impact the Vietnamese arbitration […]
On 26 September 2023, at the asialaw ceremony hosted at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, VILAF received the 2023 asialaw Vietnam Firm of the Year award. The asialaw Awards aimed to “recognize excellence among law firms across 23 jurisdictions in Asia, honoring outstanding achievements in 28 practice areas and industry sectors.” Innovation, complexity, and impact of matters determined the winners. VILAF Ho Chi Minh City Managing Partner, Tung Ngo expressed, “We are delighted […]
VILAF is pleased to be part of the Legal 500’s inaugural GC Powerlist Vietnam 2023 happening on Thursday, 16 November 2023 at Park Hyatt Saigon. Updates shall be made available here.