Chambers Asia-Pacific 2018 highly recommends multiple Han Kun lawyers and practice areas
December, 2017 - Beijing, Mainland China
On December 7, 2017, Chambers & Partners, the world's foremost legal media publisher, released its Chambers Asia-Pacific 2018 guide, as well as its 2018 rankings of PRC lawyers.
8 Han Kun practice areas were ranked this year and four of them were recognized as Band 1. 10 Han Kun lawyers were highly recommended this year.
The four Band 1 practice areas are:
Aviation: Finance
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Investment Funds
Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
The other four ranked practice areas are:
Corporate/M&A
Healthcare
Capital Markets (Hong Kong and overseas offerings)
Competition/Antitrust
The 10 highly recommended lawyers are (names listed in alphabetical order by surname):
Yijun Chao: Private Equity, Capital Markets, TMT
Dafei Chen: Corporate / M&A, TMT
Chen Ma: Competition / Antitrust
Charles Li: Private Equity, Corporate / M&A, Healthcare, TMT
Wei Li: Private Equity
David Tang: Corporate / M&A
Shu Wang: Banking & Finance
James Wang: Investment Funds
Evan Zhang: Investment Funds
Ying Zhou: TMT
Among them, Charles Li and Yijun Chao were ranked as Band 1 lawyers for private equity. James Wang was ranked as a Band 1 lawyer for investment funds.
Han Kun received high praise from clients and in the legal profession for its professional and efficient services. Selected testimonials include:
"Top to recommend is Han Kun Law Offices, judging by the quality and scale. The overall quality of lawyers is very good."
"very, very good growth," while clients are "very satisfied" because the team is "very qualified and hard-working."
"Han Kun's lawyers work tirelessly for its clients. We have extremely high standards. Sometimes, this requires working around the clock to meet deadlines. The team is deep, responsive and never complains. Very service-oriented."
"They are extremely experienced in healthcare projects and familiar with the unique regulatory requirements. We most value their industry experience."
"They are very knowledgeable about the industry. Especially when the Chinese laws and regulations are changing a lot and frequently, it is hard to predict, but Han Kun know the markets so well that they can keep up with those changes in China."
"The team is well rounded. They are capable of handling the details of the cases. They also have strong negotiation skills and are convincing in the talks."
"Very good response rate, good professionals and good turnaround."
Chambers & Partners is a legal rankings organization with its headquarters located in London, England. Since 1999, Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific has provided annual legal profession guides identifying the leading lawyers and law firms in the region.
