ANT Legal

ANT Lawyers is a law firm in Vietnam with offices in Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City. We are an exclusive Vietnam law firm member of Prae Legal, a global law firm network spanning 5 continents and 150 countries through which we have built up relationship with lawyers from all parts of the world. This cooperation allow ANT Lawyers to handle cases involving matters of international nature involving foreigners. Law Firm in Vietnam ANT Lawyers works with corporate and individual clients from across the sectors and offers a true spectrum of legal expertise, both contentious and non-contentious. The range of our experience enables us to advise on various matters from the precedent-setting to the purely procedural. The common thread in everything we do is our ability to combine both commercial and legal perspectives. This means our clients can rest assured that, whatever the case or transaction, our lawyers have the experience to deliver legal advice and service that works in a comme...

How to Protect Business Secrets through Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)? In business or production process, individual or organization being may have to share its business secrets with others.  Legal solution for this situation is to enter into a  Non-Disclosure Agreement agreement  (NDA). Non-Disclosure Agreement Lawyers in Vietnam Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) are often used by inventors or companies when sharing business ideas, sample products which have just been created, patent and many other business secrets. This disclosure’s purpose is to explore the possibilities to cooperate, manufacture; to commercialize a particular product in relation to another company when seeking licensing contracts, financial source to develop a product; to deploy a business secret, to enter into a Merger and Acquisition transactions, or to create binding obligations on employees if they know or are known secrets of the company they are working for.   What does the content of...

The Covid-19 epidemic has seriously affected the development of the economy and society. The situation of businesses being spacing as well as suspension of production and service provision happens regularly in epidemic-affected localities, and that also seriously affects the life stability of employees. Because most enterprises’ financial situations get worse, so the businesses seem like they cannot guarantee income for employees. This is a force majeure and legal event, and the labor law has specific provisions to balance and ensure the interests of employees but also make the best support to enterprises.   Performing Labor Contracts in the Period of Covid – 19 Epidemic   Specifically, according to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 99 of the Labor Code 2019, specific instructions are provided in Official Dispatch No. 264/QHLĐTL-TL of Ministry of Labor – Invalids and Social affairs  about paying salary (known as “ stoppage salary”) for employees during the...

With economic opening policies, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam is an attractive destination for foreign investors. Accordingly, the number of foreign investors in Vietnam is constantly increasing. In order to create favorable conditions for individual investors with direct capital investment or representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam to live, work, Vietnam has policies, suitable for each type of investor in being granted  temporary residence cards in Vietnam . How to Invest, Do Business and Reside in Vietnam Investors using visas, temporary residence cards under the investment category sponsored  by foreign investment companies and with the temporary residence card symbol DT, are divided into three types of temporary residence cards as follows: (i) DT1 – Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with a contributed capital of VND 100 billion (USD 4.5 mil) or more or investi...

Dispute resolution methods are litigation, negotiation, mediation and arbitration. Handing disputes requires  litigation dispute law firm in Vietnam  with  dispute lawyers in Vietnam  having experience and knowledge to provide resolutions to complex cross-border issues, commercial and civil disputes. Arbitration Law Firm in Vietnam  In the current business environment, most business agreements could contain a clause stipulating that disputes arisen must be resolved in arbitration. For a dispute to be referred to arbitration, there must be a valid arbitration agreement in writing, either as an arbitration clause within a contract or a separate agreement.  If the agreement is included within the context of a contract, the arbitration clause is considered independent, and any modification, extension, or termination of the contract does not affect the validity of the arbitration clause. Vietnamese law allows for a written arbitration agreement to take ...

Vietnam joined in Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on March 10 th   1993 and originations, individuals can register international patent as provided in PCT by filling registration application at National Office of  Intellectual Property of Vietnam  (NOIP). NOIP has responsibility to examine and handle the application as provided in PCT. Register Patent in Vietnam With highly professional staff and great experience in IP aspect in Vietnam, ANT Lawyers would like to support you in filling international patent under PCT procedure: Required Document 03 English written declaration for registration PCT application originating in Vietnam; 02 Written descriptions including images or drawings (if any) ; 02 written request of  invention protection ; 01 Original Power of Attorney; Other related document (if only). International Patent registration originating in Vietnam under PCT Receipt of applications : A registration application of an invention shall ...

ANT Lawyers law firm could assist clients on dispute resolution matters throughout Vietnam from office in Hanoi. Dispute attorney in Hanoi We have  dispute attorneys in Hanoi  with qualification and experience to assist client to resolve dispute in Vietnam. We have been representing clients in dispute in various sectors i.e. dispute in international trade, dispute in commercial transactions, dispute in partnership or shareholder agreement, dispute in property sales and purchase, dispute in intellectual property, dispute in finance, dispute in maritime matters. Our expertise, experience, and understanding of Vietnam culture allow us to offer client a suitable and flexible solutions to the matters, taking into consideration of commercial perspective of the issues the client face, and take the client throughout the stages of litigation proceeding at Vietnam national or provincial courts, and arbitration centers. If possible, we advise client on alternative dispute resolut...