Stephen Le Hoang Chuong

Practice Areas

Litigation

International Arbitration

White-Collar Crimes

Labor & Employment

Career

Stephen Le, Founder and Chairman of Le & Tran, stands as an unassailable force in Vietnam’s legal profession. With an unrivaled command of litigation, arbitration, white-collar crime, and employment law, Stephen is not merely a practitioner but a master architect of legal strategy. His name is synonymous with excellence, trusted by a diverse array of clients, including multinational corporations such as Petronas, navigating Vietnam’s complex legal landscape.

Stephen’s accolades reflect a career at the pinnacle of the profession. Recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” for four consecutive years by Benchmark Litigation APAC, he has been named a Top-Ranked Lawyer by Chambers Asia-Pacific and one of Asia’s Super 50 Disputes Lawyers by Asian Legal Business. These honors affirm his stature as Vietnam’s most formidable legal expert, sought after for cases that demand brilliance and precision.

Professional Memberships

Vice-Chair (Manufacturing Committee - AmCham Vietnam)

Corporate member of Employment Law Alliance

Corporate member of IR Global

Corporate member of Australian Chamber of Commerce (Vietnam)

Premium member of American Chamber of Commerce (Vietnam)

Publications

Chambers Litigation 2025 Guide – Vietnam

Chambers White-Collar Crime 2024 Guide - Vietnam

Chambers Litigation 2024 Guide – Vietnam

Chambers International Arbitration 2024 Guide – Vietnam

Chambers Corporate M&A 2024 Guide - Vietnam

Chambers Employment 2023 Guide – Vietnam

Languages Spoken

English and Vietnamese

Experience

Stephen has over 15 years of experience representing numerous global corporations in over 1,000 legal matters. He has successfully led his team to several winning verdicts in high-profile commercial litigation cases worth USD millions in matters ranging from construction, commercial disputes, white-collar crime investigation and defense, labor disputes, and shareholder disputes. His reputation has been forged by the use of skillful tactics and creative solutions and the building of a strong evidencial system as the backbone to break down the claims of opposing parties.

Clients

Petronas (Malaysia), Döhler, Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam, VeSync, Marvell Technologies, Cainiao, Tristate, Coretronic, FWD Vietnam, Adecco, Sembcorp, Savills Vietnam, Emerson Global, Aman Resorts, Bosch, Enel, QBE Insurance, Pou Chen Group, Sanofi.

Personal

CLIENT-REVIEWS SURVEYED BY CHAMBERS ASIA-PACIFIC 2025 & 2024

"He provided very pragmatic advice, which was very much appreciated."

"He is very responsive to our queries and helpful in answering our questions."

"He is creative, smart, hard-working, and thinks outside the box."

"Stephen is agile, focused, energetic and strategic."

"Stephen is a very strong and capable lawyer."

CLIENT-REVIEWS SURVEYED BY LEGAL500 ASIA-PACIFIC 2024

“Stephen Le Hoang Chuong is forthright and calm and never overreacts or overpromises. He is confident in what can and can’t be achieved and sets out a clear roadmap to resolving the issue at hand.”

“Stephen Le Hoang Chuong is completely fluent in English and works well with western clients. He also covers a wide range of practice areas.”

“The whole team deserves praising, but in particular I would like to mention Stephen Le Hoang Chuong for his in-depth issue analysis, strategy acumen and negotiating skills, very well-supported by Benjamin Truong throughout the whole process until successful resolution of the case.”

CLIENT-REVIEWS SURVEYED BY BENCHMARK LITIGATION ASIA-PACIFIC 2024

“Mr. Chuong is very smart and catches up on the issue quite well. He worked with us for just a short period, but he understood our business and quickly got to the point with a good strategy to handle the case.”

“Energetic, knowledgeable and responsive.”

“Professional, and gives timely feedback and advice.”

Awards