With major clients, including both global and domestic energy, technology, and insurance companies, LE & TRAN’s employment and labour law team has a strong reputation for its broad expertise. Senior trial lawyer Stephen Le Hoang Chuong leads the team, while senior associate Le Ngoc Bao Trang is deputy head. She handles both contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including for foreign investors. She specialises in the employment law aspects of restructurings and has recently been involved in a dispute in the education sector concerning the lawfulness of termination during a restructuring process.
Testimonials
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‘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.’
‘The team at Le & Tran feels like boutique practice with personalised attention but without losing any sense of professionalism or depth of knowledge and experience.'
‘The team is very responsive and covers a wide range of practice areas.'
'Stephen Le Hoang Chuong is completely fluent in English and works well with western clients. He also covers a wide range of practice areas.'
Key clients
- Pou Chen Group
- Marvell Technology Vietnam Limited Liability Company
- 05 Specialists
- PC Vietnam Limited
Work highlights
- Advising for a second athletic and casual footwear manufacturer having over 90,000 employees in Vietnam on complicated labour matters which improved daily business operation.
- Advising a global corporation in semi-conductor industry on all Vietnamese labour law aspects upon the acquisition approach, and advising on daily labor compliance to protect their interests as well as shielding their IP rights and confidential information in Vietnam in the event of any potential disputes with its employees.
- Defending a highly experienced education business leader in a US$2m labour dispute.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Stephen Le Hoang Chuong