Russin & Vecchi was founded in Asia 60 years ago to serve emerging economies.

From entry strategy to operations, we help our clients navigate the complex Vietnamese regulatory system.

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Why Choose Us

We have deep experience in traditional investment and operations, but we also have experience in specialized areas, such as Fintech, Capital Markets, ESOPs, Healthcare, Employment, Education, Telecoms, and much more.

Our experience can be helpful whether you are a large multinational with investment, financing or boutique needs … or whether you are a long-time operating company in Vietnam with, say, employment, expansion, or intellectual property issues.

We have experience, but we are also creative, and we welcome the challenge to find new avenues to meet unique needs.

See our Practice Areas organized by sector, to know our full range of experience.

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Awards

IFLR1000 (2024)
Recommended Firm, in all categories

Legal 500 (2018)
Tier 1 in Insurance Law and Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT)

Asia — Mena Counsel (2017)
Vietnam Firm of the Year for Alternative Investment Funds (including Private Equity), Corporate/M&A

Asia-MENA Counsel (2017)
Tier 1 in Corporate/ M&A, Banking & Finance, and Telecoms, Media & Technology

Chambers (2017)
Band 2 in Real Estate, Corporate/M&A and TMT

Legal 500 (2016
Tier 1 in Insurance and TMT (Technology — Media — Telecoms)

Our Key Practice Areas

ANTI-CORRUPTION, FRAUD, BRIBERY

BANKING, CAPITAL MARKETS & FINANCE

DATA PRIVACY

Education projects

EMPLOYMENT

ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE

ESOPs

FDI & CORPORATE

FINTECH, BLOCKCHAIN & TELECOMS – MEDIA – TECHNOLOGY

GAMING

Healthcare

INSURANCE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

REAL ESTATE

TAXATION

Russin & Vecchi Offices

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Representative Clients

Meet Our Team

Nguyen Huu Minh Nhut

HCMC Office

Sesto E Vecchi

HCMC Office

Tran Ngoc Han

HCMC Office

Huynh Cong Tam

HCMC Office

Ha Thi Thanh Binh

HCMC Office

Nguyen Huu Hoai

HCMC Office

Mai Thi Minh Hang

Hanoi Office

Dao Hong Diu

Hanoi Office

Unique ties and experience in Vietnam

With an office in Vietnam from 1966 to 1975, which we reopened in 1993 with Heineken as our first client, we have unique ties and experience in the country. We have been at the forefront of Vietnam’s development.

The firm was founded with offices in Saigon, Bangkok, Santo Domingo, and Washington, D.C., to create an international practice serving the developing commercial environments of Asia and Latin America.

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Reviews

“Being wise and careful in your advice to our project with not only professional expertise but also thoughtful practice close to our business.” “What make them stand out are their dedication and commitment, professional team, listening and understanding the needs from customers, reasonable rate and practical solutions.”

IFLR1000 - Project development

“I highly appreciate Russin Vecchi's comprehensive understanding of private equity investment. The expertise and experience of their legal team are evident in navigating the complexities of private equity investment, paying meticulous attention to detail, providing excellent and adequate legal advice throughout the investment process to make successful transactions. Additionally, their unwavering commitment to transparency, timely responsiveness and client satisfaction sets them apart as a trusted legal adviser in the private equity sector, especially in bond deals.”

IFLR1000 - Private equity

“The firm is very responsive. It has broad knowledge of the industry, the regulations in Vietnam. The firm understands our needs and works hard to facilitate the discussion with the other party very effectively.” “They are truly experts on the law and can provide alternative structures when hitting roadblocks. Also, they are extremely responsive.”

IFLR1000 - M&A

Russin & Vecchi provides a ‘Roll-Royce service’ and has business acumen and industry knowledge.

Legal 500 (Asia Pacific) 2014

Very responsive, concise answers and great follow through

Chambers (Asia Pacific) 2014

This team is adept in cross-border M&A matters and is recognized for its expertise in acquisitions of strategic shareholdings by foreign investors in state-owned enterprises.

Chambers (Asia Pacific) 2013

They bring a combination of pragmatic advice and hands-on experience.

Chambers (Asia Pacific) 2014

Russin & Vecchi has notable expertise in advising major banks on derivatives trading.

Legal 500 (Asia Pacific) 2013

Latest Updates & Publications

A New Decree Provides Cybersecurity Clarity

 January 9th, 2023

On August 15, 2022 the Vietnamese government issued Decree No.53/2022/ND-CP to guide certain articles of the Law on Cybersecurity.  Decree 53 provides important clarification of the government’s power to apply certain cybersecurity measures, and on ‘data localisation’ and ‘mandatory physical establishment’ requirements introduced by the law. Article 5 of the Law on Cybersecurity establishes 12 […]

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FAQs

Russin & Vecchi has a unique history in Vietnam. It had an office in Saigon from 1967 to 1975 and had a large commercial practice at that time. It returned to Vietnam, and in 1993 it was licensed as one of the first few foreign law firms permitted to practice in Vietnam, and it opened its current offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

Clients include large multinationals with long experience in Vietnam. They include both Vietnamese and foreign owned firms. Some of our clients are introduced by international law firms, some are introduced by existing clients, and many learn of us by simple word of mouth or based on our experience or reputation in the market.

There are several independent offices of Russin & Vecchi. They are in New York, USA; Taipei, Taiwan; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Bangkok, Thailand; Moscow, Vladivostok and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia. There is no shared governance.

Heineken was the firm’s first client in 1993 and Russin & Vecchi worked with Heineken and the government with much good will involved all around, as the Government had little experience in such an investment, and all parties wanted to cooperate. The parties eventually agreed on a process that was acceptable to both Heineken and the Government. The brewery was one of Vietnam’s first foreign invested high-profile projects.

There was an odd series of successful claims made by former Vietnamese contractors against the US Government for contractual work they did in Vietnam on US projects constructed during the war.