Over the past several months, the Lao government has been introducing a number of measures aimed at promoting foreign investment, from implementing Notification No. 2633/Cabinet/MOIC to abolish minimum registered capital requirements for certain foreign investors, to enacting the new Law on Investment Promotion No.

Attorneys from Tilleke & Gibbins have written the Vietnam chapter for Getting the Deal Through – Licensing 2008, a comparative guide to licensing law and practice in 23 countries around the world. This is the first year the book has included a chapter on Vietnam. Tilleke & Gibbins also provided the chapter for Thailand.

Getting the Deal Through – Licensing 2018,  published by Law Business Research, provides a comprehensive guide to licensing in more than 20 countries in Asia, Europe, and the US with contributions by several leading international law firms.

Anyone who has had a hand in starting or running a social enterprise will know that determining which corporate structure is the most appropriate can be one of the trickiest parts of launching their business. Making the right structuring decision at the right time can be the difference between success and failure, and the decision is often complicated by a lack of clearly defined legal structures specifically aimed at social enterprises.