Press Release

China Law & Practice recently announced the finalists for the China Law & Practice Awards 2018. Han Kun was shortlisted in 27 award categories;

1. China Firm of the Year
2. Most Innovative Firm of the Year
3. Capital Markets Firm of the Year
4. Competition Firm of the Year
5. Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
6. Investment Funds Firm of the Year
7. M&A Firm of the Year
8. Private Equity & Venture Capital Firm of the Year
9. Pro Bono Initiative of the Year
10. Regulatory & Compliance Firm of the Year
11. Shipping & Aviation Firm of the Year
12. TMT Firm of the Year
13. Equity Securities Deal of the Year - IQiyi $2.25B U.S. IPO
14. Equity Securities Deal of the Year - ZhongAn Online H-share listing
15. M&A Deal of the Year - Alibaba's acquisition of Ele.me
16. Private Equity Deal of the Year - Hillhouse Capital's $2.5B investment in JD logistics
17. Projects & Energy Deal of the Year - Air Products' $1.3B joint venture Lu'An Clean Energy
18. TMT Deal of the Year - Tencent and Spotify cross investment
19. TMT Deal of the Year - Meituan-Dianping's $3.7B investment in Mobike
20. TMT Deal of the Year - China Unicom's mixed ownership reform
21. TMT Deal of the Year - Merger of Tongcheng and e-long
22. China Dealmaker of the Year - Charles Li
23. Competition Lawyer of the Year – Ma Chen
24. Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year - Wei (Will) Huang
25. Private Client Lawyer of the Year – Han (Antonio) Chen
26. Regulatory & Compliance Lawyer of the Year – David Tang
27. Rising Star of the Year – Li Sheng

All research and judging was conducted by the editorial teams of ALM's China Law & Practice, The Asian Lawyer/The American Lawyer and Legal Week. The awards will be announced at China Law & Practice's annual awards ceremony held on September 13, 2018 in Beijing. These awards recognize excellence across the board, and this year's list of finalists displays a flourishing pipeline of deals and outstanding law firm performances in one of the world's most complex and lucrative markets.