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DFDL Legal & Tax works on tax advisory, compliance, auditing, disputes, due diligence and tax treaty matters for a range of international clients such as Decathlon, Gameloft and Nichias. Regional tax practice head Jack Sheelan handles various non-contentious tax matters, advising clients on inbound and outbound investments in Asia. Highlights include advising Groupe VALECO on a proposed investment into the renewable energy sector in Vietnam, as well as other transactional work including oil and gas industry matters and aircraft leasing. Lan Hua is a new tax director in the team.

Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers has a tax practice that falls under the umbrellas of its corporate and disputes practice, and is particularly known for disputes with the tax authorities and matters concerning tax indemnities. The team gives ‘responses of high quality and in agreed timetable’. Practice head Chau Huy Quang handles contentious tax matters and customs disputes. Other recommended individuals include ‘true expert in the field of tax’ Tran Duc Son and the ‘smooth and flexible’ foreign counsel Logan Leung. Clients come from industries including manufacturing, market research, steel and financial services.

Baker McKenzie deals with international and local tax planning, customs duties, personal taxation as well as litigation and disputes. Nguyen Thanh Vinh heads the practice with Frederick Burke, who is also active on transactional work. The firm has clients in the technology, manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, financial services, natural resources and retail industries.

Frasers Law Company works with many high-profile global companies on complex, cross-border and high-value tax matters, including the tax consequences of corporate and real estate transactions. Key names include the managing partner Mark Fraser, Justin Gisz and Dr Lang Nguyen, who has excellent judgement to the nature and extent of legal risks. The firm's clients come from various industries including financial services, energy, media, logistics, manufacturing, technology and consumer goods.

Clients choose PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal Vietnam Company Limited because of its broad tax knowledge about multiple jurisdictions. The services on offer include identification and reducing tax risks; meeting compliance obligations; implementing tax strategies; resolving disputes with tax authorities and managing tax accounting and reporting issues.

ATS Law Firm ‘has experience in dealing with the tax aspects of transactions as well as tax disputes’. The ‘highly professional and pragmatic’ team provides a ‘top-notch level of service and clearly understand clients’. Areas of focus include corporate tax and transfer pricing, as well as employee benefits work and tax disputes. Recommended lawyers include managing partner Tran Gia The, who is a ‘responsible and professional lawyer with in-depth knowledge and experience in taxation’, and Pham Lan who is ‘smart, hardworking and has a good knowledge of the legislation’. Clients include public, private and third-sector entities.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advises well-known clients on tax incentives for investment projects, tax investigations and deal structuring. Key members of the team are the managing partner Tony Foster and counsel Bui Tien. Mandates include advising potential buyers of currently state-owned businesses, with other clients coming from sectors including financial services, education, technology and energy.

Vision & Associates has 'commercial experience and comprehensive knowledge of tax law'. The firm has expertise in corporate taxes, VAT and personal taxes, including the issues engaged by cross-border contracting and trade. Le Quynh Anh heads the team, which acts for clients including Diebold Nixdorf, Herbalife and Baker Hughes.