About Sam Le

Sam Le: America's
Small Business Champion

America's Small Business Champion – as named by the American Small Business Chamber of Commerce – Sam Le has two decades of experience helping small businesses navigate complex legal challenges, from startup formation to government contracts and everything in between.

Sam is one of only two people ever to simultaneously lead the Federal government's small-business regulatory, advocacy, and size programs. Sam's advocacy pushed Federal contracts to small businesses to over $180 billion annually, a 50% increase during his tenure.

As an attorney, Sam supports small businesses in all areas of the law. He successfully represented the small business position during briefs for the Supreme Court's decision in Kingdomware Technologies v. United States (2016). Sam has litigated hundreds of cases before the GAO and SBA OHA.

Beyond traditional legal work, Sam was the principal developer of the Small Business Data Hub, providing crucial data to small businesses nationwide.

Sam received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Virginia, where he won the moot court competition. He is licensed to practice in Virginia, D.C., and before the Supreme Court. He currently co-chairs the American Bar Association's Small Business Committee.

Sam Le

Background

Education

  • J.D., 2005, University of Virginia School of Law
  • B.A., 2002, University of Virginia
  • Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Class of 1998

Certificate

  • Judge Advocate General's School Contract Attorneys Course

Bar Admissions

  • Virginia
  • District of Columbia
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Government Experience

  • SBA Director of Policy, Planning and Liaison (2021-2025)
  • SBA Deputy General Counsel for Procurement Law
  • SBA Attorney Advisor
  • Smithsonian Assistant General Counsel