Strong legal foundations. Room to grow.
FC Legal is a Hanoi law firm that works as your outsourced legal team: ongoing in-house counsel, intellectual property and personal data compliance, with advice in English and Vietnamese.
Doing business in Vietnam brings legal risks you may not see yet
Most legal problems do not come from wrongdoing. They come from gaps nobody has noticed until a dispute, an inspection or an investor's due diligence.
Rules that keep changing
Licences, employment, tax and sector conditions change often, and your team may not have the time or local expertise to keep up.
Contracts and people
Contracts signed in a hurry, work rules that do not meet current law, and staff or agency work without clear ownership of what they create.
Brands and data
Unregistered trademarks, copycats online, and personal data moving across systems and borders under Vietnam's new data protection law.
Four ways to work with FC Legal
Start with what you need most. Every engagement has a clear scope, response times and fees agreed in writing.
In-house counsel on retainer
A named lawyer who acts as your legal department, month after month.
- Contract review and drafting
- Employment and governance
- Licences and compliance calendar
Intellectual property
Register, monitor and enforce your brands, designs and software in Vietnam and abroad.
- Trademark and design filing
- Watch services and online checks
- Cease-and-desist letters
Personal data compliance
Comply with Law No. 91/2025/QH15, in force from 1 January 2026.
- Policies, consent and DPIAs
- Cross-border transfer dossiers
- Breach response and training
Legal health check
A one-off internal review that finds risks and gives you a prioritised plan to fix them.
- Governance and employment
- Contracts, IP and data
- Licences and sector rules
Also available as one-off projects: company formation, corporate changes, commercial contracts, employment, licensing, inspections, debt recovery, disputes, M&A and fundraising, and in-house legal training.
Four plans that grow with your business
Start lean and move up as you expand. Foreign-invested companies with cross-border deals usually choose Growth or Complete.
Get it right from day one.
VND 3.5Mper month · annual contract
Start-ups and teams under 10 staff
- 4 advice hours a month
- 1 contract review a month
- Reply within 3 business days
- Start-up templates
Someone to ask every time you sign.
VND 8Mper month · 3-month trial
Companies with 10–50 staff
- 10 advice hours a month
- Up to 4 contract reviews
- Urgent reply within 8 hours
- Named lawyer, monthly report
Proactive counsel: we don't wait for you to ask.
VND 15Mper month · 3-month trial
Companies with 50–200 staff, regulated sectors
- 20 advice hours a month
- Up to 8 contract reviews
- Urgent reply within 4 hours
- Lawyer plus back-up, private Zalo group
- Health check twice a year
A full legal department, in two languages.
VND 30Mper month · limited availability
Large and foreign-invested companies, cross-border deals
- 40 advice hours a month
- Up to 16 contract reviews
- Managing lawyer leads, in English and Vietnamese
- Out-of-hours hotline
- Quarterly health check
Compare everything each plan covers
| Area of work | Starter | Standard | Growth | Complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everyday legal questions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Contract reviews per month | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| Drafting contracts and documents | Templates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Employment matters | Q&A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Work rules, pay scales | – | Review | ✓ | ✓ |
| Corporate governance, registration changes | Q&A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Internal policies | – | – | 1 a year | ✓ |
| Licences and business conditions | Q&A | Advice | With filing | ✓ |
| Tax law (no accounting) | Q&A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Intellectual property | – | Q&A | Advice | ✓ |
| Personal data protection | Q&A | Q&A | Advice | With review |
| Negotiation with partners | – | Input | 1 a quarter | ✓ |
| Authorities and inspections | – | Documents | Attend 1 a quarter | ✓ |
| Disputes | Guidance | Letters, negotiation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Discount on extra matters | – | 15% | 20% | 30% |
Fees exclude VAT. Litigation, arbitration, M&A, due diligence, certified translation and accounting are outside all plans and quoted separately, with a discount for retainer clients.
Protect what you own and the data you hold
Annual plans with a fixed fee, so you know the cost of staying protected.
Intellectual property plans
Your brands, designs and software only become an advantage once they are registered, watched and enforced.
12M /year
Up to 3 rights, 12 advice hours
36M /year
Up to 10 rights, online checks, 2 letters
96M /year
Up to 30 rights, bilingual, licensing
VND. Includes filing services within your portfolio size; excludes VAT and official fees.
Personal data compliance plans
Fines reach up to 5% of the previous year's revenue for unlawful cross-border transfers. Breaches must be reported within 72 hours.
24M /year
Policies, yearly DPIA update
60M /year
DPO contact, yearly audit, training
144M /year
Cross-border dossier, board support, bilingual
VND, excluding VAT. Legal basis: Law No. 91/2025/QH15 and Decree No. 356/2025/ND-CP.
Not sure where to start? Start with a check-up
We review governance, employment, contracts, IP, data and licences, then give you an SPC Scorecard: each risk rated Red, Amber or Green, with a prioritised action plan.
Essential
VND 5M
For small businesses. Core legal issues, summary report, one online briefing. 7–10 business days.
Advanced
VND 12M
For mid-sized businesses. All four areas, detailed report with risk map and remediation plan. 15–20 business days.
Complete
VND 25M
For large and foreign-invested companies, or before M&A. Sector deep-dive, action plan, two in-person sessions. 20–30 business days.
10% off for first-time clients. The full fee is credited if you sign a retainer of VND 60M+ a year within 30 days of the report. Fees exclude VAT; offers cannot be combined.
How we work with you
Talk to us
A free 30-minute call to understand your business and concerns.
Agree the scope
A written proposal with options, fees and timeline before any work starts.
We do the work
Your lawyer delivers, with key opinions cross-checked before they reach you.
Stay protected
Regular reports, reminders for deadlines and updates when the law changes.
Experience from both sides of the table
Member of the Hanoi Bar Association
"Preventing a problem always costs less than fixing one. We act as your ongoing legal team, so you do not have to wait for a dispute before calling a lawyer."
- Former Legal Counsel, Samsung
- 5 years in practice at a law firm
- Industrial property agent, IP Office of Vietnam
- Personal data protection specialist
- MBA, Hanoi School of Business and Management (VNU)
- Bachelor of Laws, Hanoi Law University
Book a free 30-minute consultation
Tell us about your business. In 30 minutes you will know your top legal issues and the right next step, with no obligation.
- One-to-one with a lawyer, in English or Vietnamese
- Your top 3 issues to tackle first
- A self-assessment checklist
- Clear next steps and fees
FC Legal Law Company Limited, Hanoi, Vietnam. This page is general information, not legal advice for any specific situation.
