Consultation on conditional business sectors for foreign investors

Question: Our company is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise and is currently planning to cooperate with a Vietnamese company to jointly invest in and operate a nursing home providing elderly care services. May I ask whether the current laws of Vietnam allow foreign companies to participate in this field?  Answer: According to Appendix I on the […]

Legal Issues in Internal Governance of Joint Stock Companies with Foreign Shareholders

Question: Our company is a joint stock company with foreign shareholders (holding 35% of shares). We would like to review legal issues related to voting rights, information access rights and the right to convene the General Meeting of Shareholders (GMS) of this shareholder to standardize the Charter and ensure transparency in internal management. Can SB […]

Contributing Intellectual Property as Capital

Question: Our company plans to accept a capital contribution from an individual in the form of proprietary software and a registered trademark. We request SB Law’s advice on the legal conditions to validate such contribution and avoid legal risks in profit distribution or dissolution.  Answer Pursuant to Articles 34 and 35 of the Law on […]

Investment and business operations in the United States

Question: Our company intends to establish a company in the United States and assign employees from Vietnam to work at the newly established entity. Kindly advise us on the legal procedures and requirements that must be fulfilled both in the United States and in Vietnam in order to achieve this objective. Answer Establishing a Company […]

ESTABLISHING A 100% FOREIGN-OWNED COMPANY IN THE FASHION RETAIL SECTOR

I am a foreign investor planning to establish a single-member limited liability company (100% foreign-owned) in the field of fashion retail in Vietnam (including clothing, footwear, accessories, etc.). According to current Vietnamese laws, am I allowed to establish a 100% foreign-owned single-member LLC in this sector? If so, what legal procedures must be followed, and […]