Han Kun is a leading full-service law firm in China. Over the years, Han Kun has been widely recognized as a leader in complex cross-border and domestic transactions and compliance matters.
Our main practice areas include private equity, mergers and acquisitions, international and domestic capital markets, investment funds, asset management, compliance, banking and finance, aviation finance, foreign direct investment, antitrust/competition, data protection, private client/wealth management, intellectual property, bankruptcy and restructuring and dispute resolution.
We have over 800 professionals located in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Haikou, Wuhan, Singapore and New York City.
All our lawyers are graduates of top universities and have extensive experience in complex cross-border transactions and dispute resolution as counsel to both Chinese and foreign clients.
Year this Office was Established: 2004
Lawyers Worldwide: 800
On 8 November 2024, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, after three readings, adopted the amendedAnti-Money Laundering Law(the "Amended AML Law"), which will take effect on 1 January 2025 and replace the originalAnti-Money Laundering Law(the "Original AML Law"), in effect since 2007...
On November 1, 2024, the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC ("MOFCOM") and five other administrative authorities issued revisions to theMeasures for the Administration of Strategic Investment in Listed Companies by Foreign Investors(the "Measures"), which make significant changes to the original version promulgated in 2005. As revised, the Measures lower the thresholds for foreign investment with respect to the scope of investors, asset requirements, investment methods, payment methods for consideration, shareholding ratios, and lock-up periods...
On November 22, 2024, Elong Power Holding Ltd. ("Elong Power") completed its merger with TMT Acquisition Corp, a U.S. special-purpose acquisition company ("SPAC") and was officially listed on NASDAQ under the stock code "ELPW".Han Kun represented Elong Power throughout the course of the De-SPAC Merger and provided legal services, including acting as the PRC counsel to Elong Power in connection with the De-SPAC Merger and completing the overseas listing filings with CSRC...
On November 20, 2024, The Legal 500, the world's renowned legal directory, released its 2025 rankings of PRC law firms. The rankings honor Han Kun by highly recommending 98 of the firm's lawyers (with 139 honors in total) and 20 practice areas, including eight areas recognized as "Tier 1", the highest designation...
