Hong Kong, 1 March 2018 On March 1, 2018, VILAF was awarded the Most Innovative National Firm of the Year at the IFLR Asia Awards 2018 held at Shangri-la Hotel, Hong Kong. The prestigious IFLR award recognizes legally innovative teams and deals in the Asia-Pacific region. VILAF was also shortlisted for the IFLR Equity Deal of the Year for the Vincom Retail IPO. VILAF was Vietnam counsel in Warburg Pincus-backed Vincom Retail’s $740 million IPO, […]
LEGAL ASSOCIATE VILAF is a leading business law firm in Vietnam primarily advising foreign investors and financial institutions in investment activities in Vietnam. Accommodating the largest team of English speaking senior business lawyers in Vietnam, VILAF is consistently ranked as a first tier law firm in Vietnam by prestigious international legal editorials including Legal 500, Chambers, IFLR1000 and AsiaLaw. JOB DESCRIPTION To meet our expansion requirements, VILAF Ho Chi Minh City is looking for legal […]
Author: Le Nguyen Mien Thao Student at Ho Chi Minh City University of Law Tel: 0163 640 7336 Email: lenguyenmienthao@gmail.com Topic: Recently, the issue of environmental pollution has been gaining increasing attention in Vietnam resulting in significant damage and losses due to violations by corporate entities. Vietnam has environmental laws and regulations on the books, but are they sufficient to provide any real deterrence and enforcement? Citing laws, regulations, and other sources, what actions, regulations, enforcement […]
New Law Makes it Easier to Enter Vietnam and Stay Longer The National Assembly of Vietnam recently adopted the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam (“Immigration Law“) which took effect as from 1 January 2015. Accordingly, a number of noteworthy changes have been introduced in the Immigration Law as follows: New and Expanded Classes of Visas Visas are particularly classified via different categories in accordance with the relevant foreigner’s immigration […]
Circular 16 on Solar Power
Posted on Dec 22, 2017 in Newsletters by VILAF
Circular 16 on Solar Power Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam (“MOIT”) issued Circular No. 16/2017/TT-BCT (“Circular 16”) dated 12 September 2017 on project development and standard form of power purchase agreement (“Model PPA”) for solar power projects, with effect from 26 October2017. Circular 16 provides for detailed guidance for implementation of Decision 11/2017/QD-TTg dated 11 April 2017 of the Prime Minister on mechanisms for encouraging development of solar power projects in Vietnam (“Decision 11”). Below are key points introduced under Circular […]