Technology
Our technology practices help clients deal with a wide range of legal matters relating to technology including the followings:
Note: (*) denotes matters that our lawyers personally worked on while working for other firms.
Fintech
We can advise clients on finding legal structures for fintech products in compliance with Vietnamese law.
Advising VinID about Vietnamese law and regulations relating to E-wallet.
Advising Nano Technologies on (i) a lawful legal structure for its wage advancement business, and (ii) drafting contracts between Nano Technologies and its business partners. Nano Technologies is the first fintech company in Vietnam to receive funding from Y Combinator.
Advising Momo on its acquisition of various local technology start-up companies.
Advising Mizuho on its investment in Momo, one of the largest e-wallet and fintech service providers in Vietnam.
IT System Supply and Procurement
We can help clients draft and review contracts in respect of procurement and supply of IT systems and advise on related legal issues.
Advising Vinfast, a Vietnamese automaker, on reviewing and negotiating important technology contracts for the manufacture of Vinfast Fadil cars in Vietnam, including technology license agreement, technical services agreement.
Advising a Vietnamese company on reviewing a dark fiber lease agreement.
Advising a Vietnamese company on drafting and negotiating (i) contracts in respect of development and provision of loyalty and engagement technology solution on the basis of software-as-a-service to a major beverage company in Vietnam; and (ii) back-to-back contracts in respect of development and provision of such technology solution by a Dutch sub-contractor.
Advising a Vietnamese company on drafting and negotiating contracts in respect of procurement of complex IT systems on the turn-key basis (including supply of software solution and hardware, installation and integration services, training, support) from a US software company.
Data Privacy
We can (i) advise clients on Vietnamese law and regulations on data privacy and (ii) draft and review data privacy in compliance with Vietnamese law.
Advising a US healthcare provider on the difference between GDPR and Vietnamese law on data privacy.
Advising Vietnam Grand Prix Corporation on reviewing its privacy policy applicable to the personal data of ticket buyers.
Advising One Mount Group on (i) a legal framework between the companies in its group for collecting and processing user data in compliance with Vietnamese law, (ii) reviewing contracts and privacy policy making up of such legal framework.
Others
We can advise clients on Vietnamese law and regulations relating to technology and M&A transactions involving companies doing business in the technology and telecommunication sectors.
Advising a leading US investment bank on its investment in an online gaming company.
Advising a US telecom equipment company on the Vietnamese law aspect of its worldwide restructuring.
Advising a leading US investment bank on its bidding for advising Mobifone during its proposed equitisation.
Advising an EU telecom company on studying a potential investment in Mobifone (the third largest mobile network in Vietnam) during its proposed equitisation.
Advising FPT Corporation on its proposed acquisition of a majority of shares in EVN Telecom.
Advising a foreign bank branch on Vietnamese law and regulations on e-payment and e-signatures.
Advising a Hong Kong telecom company for various operational issues relating to its mobile network in Vietnam.
Advising the owner of a popular online messaging app on regulatory requirements in Vietnam including messaging services, social network, and data privacy.