PRACTICE

Vietnam Practice

 

Spanning Vietnam’s Vibrant Business Sectors

As a leading ASEAN economy with consistent GDP growth above 5%, Vietnam is a powerhouse of manufacturing, export, and digital innovation in the region. This robust expansion creates significant opportunity and legal complexity for market entrants and established players alike.

Businesses operating in Vietnam require precise, sector-specific guidance. Gamma Law firm provides comprehensive support across this vibrant commercial landscape, advising on corporate structuring, IP protection, regulatory compliance, cross-border transactions, and distribution agreements as they enter and compete in this burgeoning market.

Gamma Law brings deep insight into Vietnam’s evolving regulations and blossoming innovation. We offer the international capabilities of a sophisticated transpacific firm with cultural fluency and specialization in the region’s unique ecosystem.

Partner Duy Thai leads Gamma Law’s Vietnam practice, leveraging decades of experience in IP law and litigation. His work spans a diverse range of clients, including artists, designers, and media and creative companies, from startups to large publicly traded industry leaders. He has also litigated professional liability, unfair competition, breach of contract, constitutional law, and commercial disputes.

Our multilingual team supports Vietnamese American and Vietnam-based clients in accessing domestic and international markets. We serve pioneering consumer electronics and appliance manufacturers, video game studios, agriculture, coffee and processed food exporters, the textile and garment industry, and other businesses seeking to enter or expand their US commercial presence, secure investment, and protect intellectual property across borders.

We provide end-to-end legal guidance for a range of Vietnam ventures:

  • Market Entry and Corporate Structuring: Entity formation, optimal structuring, licensing, and regulatory analysis
  • Digital Asset Compliance: Token issues, ICOs, and exchange and digital asset ventures
  • Intellectual Property: Strategic international patent, trademark, and copyright registration, enforcement, licensing for video games, NFTs, and other creative output
  • Commercial Transactions: Contracts and legal due diligence for cross-border M&A, financing, international partnerships, and joint ventures

Virtual General Counsel Services

Gamma Law also provides turnkey virtual general counsel services to US affiliates of Vietnamese companies, managing all day-to-day company legal matters and freeing executives to focus on their strategic mission.

Contact us to learn how Gamma Law can help you achieve your objectives in Southeast Asia’s most exciting digital market.

Duy Thai
Vietnam Practice Group Leader

A seasoned IP strategist and litigator, Duy Thai guides clients through Vietnam’s complex commercial and digital landscape. An expert on trademark, copyright, and patent law, he advises global, foreign, and Vietnamese businesses on managing portfolios, implementing intellectual property protections, and protecting their intellectual property rights through enforcement actions.

Mr. Thai’s international background and proficiency in six languages, including Vietnamese and Mandarin, give clients the comprehensive, cross-cultural counsel essential for regional market entry, dispute resolution, and cross-border transactions.

Key Expertise:

  • Trademark, Copyright, and Patent Registration and Defense
  • Global Trademark Strategy (US & Madrid Protocol)
  • Corporate IP Due Diligence
  • Domain Name & WIPO Disputes
  • Media, Entertainment & Technology Law
  • International Commerce Disputes

WHAT WE DO

Core Practice Areas

Blockchain Business Models & Token Strategy

We help companies structure, launch, and scale blockchain-based businesses — from in-game economies and NFT platforms to token offerings and employee incentive programs.

  • Blockchain in-game economy design & counsel
  • NFT platform structuring & launch support
  • Token-based financing (public & private)
  • Token-based employee incentive plans
  • Smart contract review & risk mitigation
  • Digital asset fund formation & management
Regulatory Compliance & Securities Counsel

We guide digital asset businesses through the complex and evolving regulatory landscape — from securities law and KYC/AML to money-transmission rules and SEC/CFTC guidance.

  • Securities law compliance & token classification
  • KYC/AML program development & review
  • Money-transmission regulatory guidance
  • SEC/CFTC regulatory monitoring & positioning
  • DAO governance, structuring & legal entity wrappers
  • Dispute resolution, fraud & enforcement defense
Transactions, Financing & General Counsel

We bring deep transactional expertise to digital asset deals of all sizes — and serve as a trusted virtual general counsel partner for companies operating in this space.

  • Multi-billion dollar debt & equity financings
  • Investment fund formation & fundraising
  • Cross-border digital asset transactions
  • Strategic partnerships & licensing agreements
  • AR/NFT & metaverse venture support
  • Virtual general counsel & day-to-day legal management

Ready to talk?

Contact us to learn more about Gamma Law’s Vietnam practice
and how we can help you achieve your objectives.