Walker Clark
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Five Asian Legal Markets to Watch: Vietnam
Vietnam will experience substantial growth in its economy and legal market in the next five years. In our view, it already is a "must be there" location for any international firm that is seriously interested in developing a Southeast Asian practice, especially law firms based in other parts of the Asia-Pacific region.
We also expect that a group of well-regarded independent Vietnamese law firms can continue to compete effectively against the local offices of foreign law firms.
This is the second of our series of briefings on high-potential legal markets in Asia for the next five years.
Social Entrepreneurship and Law Firm Strategy
The emergence of social entrepreneurship points to a promising specialty market for law firms, in which, as in other areas of legal services, an early entrant with an intensely client-focused and well-managed practice could establish a significant and durable competitive advantage. This creates a market opening for small and midsize firms with well-balanced transactional experience.
In this arena, size is not necessarily an advantage.
