With the ability to provide ‘a one-stop shop service‘ to clients, Baker McKenzie has an expert group handling all aspects of employment law, including compliance, investigations and the employment aspects of M&A, restructurings and reorganisation projects.. The group acts for a broad range of multinational corporations, financial institutions and brands across sectors, and also has notable capabilities handling matters involving collective and individual redundancies and terminations, as well as trade union issues. Leading the group from Ho Chi Minh City, Thuy Hang Nguyen is an employment and labour law expert with a diverse client base. Also in Ho Chi Minh City, Van Trung Khuat specialises in employment and dispute resolution, and Hoang Anh Nguyen has a broad practice. The group also includes employment specialist Tri Trung Pham in Hanoi who additionally focuses on compensation and immigration matters.

Tilleke & Gibbins has a well-established labour and employment practice that advises a broad range of clients across sectors on all aspects of employment law, including staff restructuring, investigations, compliance and labour-management relations. With a specialised dispute resolution group, the team also has considerable experience representing clients in employment claims in court. Kien Trung Trinh, in Hanoi, leads the firm’s employment group and is a sought after expert in the life sciences sector, and also has strong corporate and commercial capabilities. Another key figure in the team is Sarah Galeski in Ho Chi Minh City, who advises on all aspects of employment law, such as drafting labour contracts, internal labour regulations, service agreements and consultancy agreements, as well as employment issues relating to global asset and share transactions.

Praised for its ‘in-depth understanding of current labor laws and judicial practices‘, Hanoi-based ATS Law Firm advises a broad range of clients on employment issues. With notable strength in dispute resolution, the group also assists clients on matters such as recruitment, employment benefits, performance appraisals, terminations, tax matters and HR management procedures. The team is also experienced in matters involving immigration and trade unions. Practice head Vu Thi Thu HA has a broad practice with particular expertise handling labour mandates. Nguyen Thi Ha is a key contact for employment matters, especially ones involving dispute resolution. Other notable practitioners in employment law include Tran Thi Minh CHAU and Nguyen Nhu Thai Linh.

The employment group at Frasers Law Company in Ho Chi Minh City is praised for its ‘deep expertise, client-focused service, and innovative approaches‘. The team advises on a broad range of employment and labour issues, and has particular expertise in employment-related dispute resolution, labour contracts, preparing internal labour regulations for registration, as well as employment aspects of M&A and restructuring transactions. The team is also knowledgeable in issues involving anti-corruption and anti-bribery. With notable experience advising foreign investors, Mark Fraser has a broad practice with strong capabilities in labour and employment law, and is ‘experienced, responsive and practical in his advice‘. Ly Huynh Kieu Anh is also a prominent figure in the firm for employment matters.

Based in Ho Chi Minh City, Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers has expertise in both contentious and non-contentious employment matters. With a strong dispute resolution department, the group represents clients across a broad range of sectors on a variety of labour-related claims. The group also has considerable expertise with reviewing employment contracts and agreements, as well as with general regulatory and commercial advisory and assistance. Leading the group, Vu Thi Que advises across the whole spectrum of employment and labour issues, including on layoffs, terminations and drafting contracts, as well as on developing labour policies for multinational corporations. The group also includes Logan Leung who advises on a broad range of employment issues, and Le Quynh Nhi who is knowledgeable in the regulatory compliance, employment and benefits sectors.

LE & TRAN in Ho Chi Minh City has extensive experience handling a broad range of labour and employment matters. The group represents a variety of large corporations and businesses across sectors, and has particular expertise in employment litigation and arbitration. The group is co-led by the ‘practical, efficient and insightful‘ trial lawyer Stephen Le Hoang Chuong, and Kate Tran Dong Phuong who assists multiple domestic and multinational businesses on a broad range of employment issues, such as advising corporations on labour restructuring, corporate governance, risk assessment and the implementation of internal tax regulations. The group also includes Benjamin Truong who has extensive experience with labour disputes, and Hannah Huynh and Victor Nguyen Ha Thanh Vu who are both key contacts for labour matters.

Lexcomm Vietnam LLC handles a range of employment and labour mandates, from whistleblower investigations and employee termination disputes to internal governance policy reviews and restructurings. Nguyen Hong Hai leads the employment and benefits team, and is noted for his expertise in non-contentious employment mandates and labour litigation.

Based in Ho Chi Minh City, LNT & Partners provides comprehensive employment advice to a broad range of major companies across various industries. The group is particularly experienced in labour disputes involving issues such as unfair dismissals, terms and conditions of employment, executive remuneration and board re-organisations, and also has extensive experience handling cross-border mandates. The group is co-led by Nguyen Xuan Thuy, who is experienced in employment issues such as complex labour restructurings and the development of compliant internal regulations, and Hoang Nguyen Ha Quyen who is also a seasoned corporate lawyer. Nguyen Thi Diep is another key contact for labour disputes.

VILAF has an excellent dispute resolution department, is particularly well versed handling labour and employment cases before the Vietnamese courts and in arbitration. The group works for local and foreign companies on a broad range of employment mandates, including ones relating to work permits, terminations and organisational restructuring. The group is led by Tung Ngo in Ho Chi Minh City, a seasoned litigator and arbitrator who advises a broad range of companies across practice areas, and Linh Nguyen in Hanoi who has extensive experience with labour and employment, and is additionally a skillful corporate restructuring. Hien Tran and Ngoc Luong Trinh in Ho Chi Minh City are also key figures in the team.

With a diverse client base, Vision & Associates in Hanoi advises on a broad range of labour and employment matters. Praised for its ‘skillful, experienced and smart lawyers‘, the group is particularly experienced in mandates such as drafting contracts, recruitment and employment relations advice, compliance and restructuring and redundancy, as well as representing clients before the courts in labour-related disputes. Leading the group, Le Tuan Anh and Nguyen Thi Thanh Xuan who both have broad practices with considerable experience advising on employment relations. Vuong Son Ha is another key lawyer for labour and employment issues.