VILAF was formed during the dawn of Vietnam’s foreign investment laws and has ever since worked alongside with the development of Vietnam’s system of business and investment laws, with the growth of the Government’s experience in handling business legal matters and most importantly with the growth of our clients’ Vietnam business.

With our almost 20 years of experience in Vietnam, with a team of senior lawyers who have worked with the Government in the development of Vietnamese business and investment laws for years, we have the insights to the interpretation of the laws and policies.  We also have lawyers qualified to practice laws in other countries, including UK, US, Korea and the Phillippines, and who have extensive international legal practice experience.

VILAF is a full-serviced law firm, dedicating to many clients who have been working with us for many years, among Ford, Philip Morris, Bunge, Shell, BNP Paribas, Citibank, SMBC, SCB, ANZ, Mizuho, BTMU, etc.

We have been consistently ranked among the 1st tier law firms by Legal 500, in most of major areas of practice, including Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate, M&A, Projects & Energy and Real Property.

VILA has been involved in various landmark commercial and financing projects in Vietnam and it has received numerous international awards, including:

• Acquisition International – Banking and Finance Law Firm of the Year 2011
• ALB – Vietnam Deal Firm of the Year 2007, 2009 and 2011
• The Chambers – Asia Pacific Awards 2011
• ALB - Leading M&A Law Firms for Asia 2009
• IFLR - Debt and Equity Linked Deal of the Year 2010
• IFLR – Vietnam National Law Firm of the Year 2006, 2007 and 2008
• IFLR – Project Finance Deal of the Year 2002
• International Arch of Europe Award for Quality and Excellence - Gold Category of the Year 2009, 2010 and 2011
• Pacific Business Press – Asian Counsel Firm of the Year 2010