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Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon by the locals, is Vietnam's economic and financial center of Vietnam. Situated in the south of Vietnam, it accounts for one-third of the country's GDP. Despite the wave of COVID-19 in 2021, the city is rising and getting better than before. It is widely seen as one of the fastest-growing markets for technology and manufacturing in the region and the top emerging property market in Asia-Pacific. Additionally, the combination of cultural vibe, flourishing start-up environment, and the concentration of cutting-edge firms and technology draw talented people to Ho Chi Minh City.

Founded in the late 1990s, Dentons LuatViet (formerly LuatViet) has been providing international-standard, professional legal services to individual foreign and local investors and larger enterprises investing or doing business in Vietnam. It is now one of only a handful of global law firms capable of offering clients full-service legal counsel and business solutions in Vietnam; and Vietnamese clients doing business overseas.

Our team prides itself on its ability to share the client’s vision and handle the legal challenges and difficulties faced by clients doing business in Vietnam. Key service areas include:

• Banking and Finance
• Corporate and Commercial
• Intellectual Property
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Real Estate and Construction
• Securities and Capital Markets
• Tax
• Construction
• Energy
• Insurance

Recognition

Dentons LuatViet named Law Firm of the Year in Vietnam by the In-House Community Magazine

May 20, 2025

We are proud to announce that Dentons LuatViet has been named Law Firm of the Year in two key practice areas in Vietnam by the In-House Community Magazine!

Dentons LuatViet expands recognition to 8 practice areas in ABLJ Vietnam Law Firm Awards 2025

May 14, 2025

We’re thrilled to announce that Dentons LuatViet has been honored in 8 practice areas at the Asia Business Law Journal (ABLJ) Vietnam Law Firm Awards 2025—doubling our previous recognition and cementing our role as a leader in Vietnam’s dynamic legal market! 

Dentons LuatViet achieves tier upgrades in three practice areas in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Rankings 2025

May 8, 2025

Dentons LuatViet continues to reinforce its reputation as one of Vietnam’s premier dispute resolution law firms with the latest edition of Asia Pacific Benchmark Litigation.

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Insights

Amendments and supplements to regulations on foreign ownership in Credit Institutions

April 23, 2025

Vietnam: On 18 March 2025, the Government promulgated Decree No. 69/2025/ND-CP (“Decree 69”) amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 01/2014/ND-CP dated 03 January 2014 on foreign investors’ purchase of shares in Vietnamese credit institutions (“CIs”).

Electricity Operating License

April 16, 2025

Vietnam: To implement the Electricity Law 2024, on 04 March 2025, the Government issued Decree 61/2025/ND-CP, which details the conditions, procedures, authority for granting, exemptions, revocation, validity period, and other related aspects of electricity operating licenses (“Decree 61”).

Layoffs in the context of declining orders from the United States

April 16, 2025

Vietnam: As of April 9, 2025, the U.S. Government officially imposed an additional 10% retaliatory tariff for a 90-day period on imported goods from Vietnam. This is a move aimed at reducing the U.S. trade deficit—which reached USD 123.5 billion with Vietnam in 2024.

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Recent Press Releases

Dentons LuatViet named Law Firm of the Year in Vietnam by the In-House Community Magazine

May 20, 2025

We are proud to announce that Dentons LuatViet has been named Law Firm of the Year in two key practice areas in Vietnam by the In-House Community Magazine!

Dentons LuatViet expands recognition to 8 practice areas in ABLJ Vietnam Law Firm Awards 2025

May 14, 2025

We’re thrilled to announce that Dentons LuatViet has been honored in 8 practice areas at the Asia Business Law Journal (ABLJ) Vietnam Law Firm Awards 2025—doubling our previous recognition and cementing our role as a leader in Vietnam’s dynamic legal market! 

Dentons LuatViet achieves tier upgrades in three practice areas in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Rankings 2025

May 8, 2025

Dentons LuatViet continues to reinforce its reputation as one of Vietnam’s premier dispute resolution law firms with the latest edition of Asia Pacific Benchmark Litigation.

View all press releases for Ho Chi Minh City