LE & TRAN

Business Litigation, Arbitration, Judgment Enforcement, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense

Chairman - Lead Litigator

Stephen is the senior trial lawyer and founder of Le & Tran. With years of extensive experience, Stephen has impressive litigation, arbitration and criminal defence background as well as a wealth of knowledge and deep understanding of how Vietnam’s legal system, courts and authorities operate. He has pursued the philosophy “Fighting for Justice” for his entire illustrious career.

In 2017, Stephen was the Winner of the prestigious “Disputes Star of the Year“ awarded by AsiaLaw Profiles in Hong Kong. He has followed up this achievement by receiving numerous additional accolades, including being endorsed as a preeminent trial lawyer of Vietnam by over 50 global corporations and has been highly ranked in Chambers Asia Pacific, Legal500, Benchmark Litigation, and AsiaLaw Profiles for consecutive years. Large multinational enterprises such as Petronas (Malaysia) endorsed Stephen as the Best Trial Lawyer they have ever worked with in Vietnam.

Overall, he has advised and represented more than 50 global corporations and over 200 individual clients in various legal matters and disputes.  In addition, Stephen is also an authoritative voice in the business community, conducting several legal seminars in conjunction with AmCham Vietnam and Le & Tran. At present, he has hosted and was the key speaker at 15 legal seminars and has published approximately 50 legal articles for the AmCham business community.

For his own practice and those of all Le & Tran attorneys, he strongly follows the belief that, “Any well trained lawyer can provide legal advice, but only an all-rounded professional can provide you with the tools you need to successfully reach your goals while complying with all the legal requirements”.

English, Vietnamese

Member of Vietnam Bar Federation, Member of Ho Chi Minh City Bar

Premier Member of American Chamber of Commerce (Vietnam)

LLB – Ho Chi Minh City University of Law,  Licensed Attorney by Ministry of Justice