Sanet Virtual Legal Department (VLD) – Your External Legal Department in Thailand

For over 20 years, Sanet has stood for legal certainty and entrepreneurial clarity in Thailand and ASEAN. With the Virtual Legal Department (VLD), you gain the advantages of your own in-house legal department – flexible, competent, predictable, and tailored to your needs. The service is aimed especially at internationally active companies, joint ventures, and service or manufacturing entities that want to operate in Thailand in full legal compliance.

Here are 10 reasons why the Sanet VLD is worth it:

Reason 1: Fast advice for day-to-day business

Whether it concerns labour law, visas or work permit issues, or whether you have quick questions on corporate law and Joint Ventures In Thailand, on the interpretation of BOI provisions or government regulations, or on drafting & interpreting contracts: legal questions in daily business cannot wait.

As a VLD partner of Sanet Virtual Legal Services, we guarantee short response times – usually on the same or the next working day, and in urgent cases even directly by phone. This way, you always retain legal certainty in ongoing business.

Reason 2: Fixed costs instead of hardly predictable hourly rates – tailored to your needs

With the VLD at Sanet, you avoid hardly calculable attorney hourly rates. Together, we determine your average need and then agree on a fixed monthly amount, which we jointly review after one quarter.

Reason 3: 20% discount on comprehensive consulting projects and on additional, extensive mandates

Not everything can be covered by a flat-rate agreement. Sanet VLD clients are therefore also given priority when it comes to more extensive matters, for example:

• Representation before courts and authorities.

• Detailed legal opinions and due diligence reports.

• Company formation, structure and business licences.

• Participation in complex negotiations or transactions.

• Internal compliance investigations and crisis management.

• Real estate law: acquisition and valuation of land and buildings.

With the contractually guaranteed discount of 20% on our published hourly rates and flat fees, the Virtual Legal Department (VLD) pays off very quickly.

Reason 4: You only pay for what you really need

In addition to a standard solution for SMEs, Sanet offers tailor-made VLD packages precisely for your company. Together with you, we define your company type and your requirements.

• Are you a service provider or a manufacturer?

• Are you foreign-invested or working with a joint venture partner?

• Does the number of employees require increased attention to labour law and company regulations?

• Do you employ foreigners, or do you benefit from BOI promotion?

The answers to these and other questions determine your expected need for legal advice, but also where legal issues play a lesser role. Work out your requirements and an offer together with us.

Reason 5: Extensive expertise in Thai and German/International law

Sanet provides you with an interdisciplinary team of lawyers with expertise in Thai and European/German commercial law and licensed to practice before the Regional Appeal Court (OLG) in Frankfurt.

Reason 6: Support in strategic decisions

The Sanet VLD supports you not only in day-to-day business, but also in corporate, organisational and contractual decisions, for example:

• When using or extending BOI promotion.

• In the event of restructuring and share transactions.

• In joint ventures with Thai or foreign partners.

Reason 7: Legal certainty in day-to-day administration

Whether contract review, supplier agreements or customer letters – your Virtual Legal Department from Sanet is ready to identify and avoid legal risks in day-to-day business at an early stage.

Reason 8: A strong network – beyond legal matters

Legal matters are always embedded in a business context. At Sanet you receive more than just legal advice. You become part of an established network of:

• Accounting & Tax

• Recruitment / Executive Search

• Investment advisory and corporate services

• Trade and customs' advice

All under one roof. In their advice, our lawyers regularly draw on the know-how of colleagues from other business units of the Sanet Group.

And for highly specialised matters – including legal issues related to doing business with China – we are connected with highly qualified partner lawyers.

Reason 9: Close integration with Accounting & Tax

In business, legal questions often arise in close connection with accounting and tax matters. Thanks to direct cooperation with the Sanet Accounting & Tax department, you receive integrated legal and tax information for day-to-day business from a single source. This ensures that contract, employment or compliance issues are always assessed correctly in their tax context.

Reason 10: Reliable documentation and archiving

All legal processes are systematically documented and stored digitally, so that you always have traceable records and compliance evidence. Even important telephone advice is generally confirmed and documented in writing.

Conclusion:

The Virtual Legal Department of Sanet Legal & Accountancy Co., Ltd. is a modern, economical and secure solution for companies that want to be reliably advised in Thailand – without having to build up their own full-time legal department. Fast, professional and cost-efficient – exactly the way international entrepreneurs appreciate it.

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If you would like to know more, contact us – we will prepare an offer tailored to your company.

If you would like to learn more, contact us here. We will discuss about our Legal Support in Thailand with you and provide a solution tailored to your company and its specific requirements.