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Dispute-Readiness
Vietnam Contract Risk: When a Local Director Signs Without Authority
Why signing authority in Vietnam depends on charters, powers of attorney and later conduct — not titles alone.
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Ownership & Real Estate
If a Vietnam Land Certificate Is Revoked, Does the Mortgage Survive?
What Case Law 36/2020/AL means for land-backed collateral, lenders, and M&A buyers in Vietnam.
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Capital Contribution
The Signature You Never Made: How Membership Rights Disappear in Vietnamese LLCs
A 3C Analysis for Korean SMEs Entering Joint-Venture and Capital-Contribution Structures in Vietnam
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Transaction Structures
The Approval You Assumed Was a Formality: M&A Due Diligence Failures in Vietnam
A 3C Analysis for Japanese Manufacturers Acquiring Vietnamese Target Companies
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Capital Contribution
Money In, Membership Out: When Capital Contribution Does Not Create Company Membership in Vietnam
Vietnamese Precedent No. 78/2025/AL shows why a wire transfer into a company is not enough to create equity, voting rights, or member status.
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Local Partner & Nominee Risk
The Nominee Trap: What a Vietnamese Land Precedent Teaches Foreign Investors
A Vietnamese precedent on land held through a local nominee shows why funding a purchase is not the same as controlling the asset.
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