Han Kun partner Bing Xue claims inaugural CLECSS Award for Top Legal Practitioners in the Greater Bay Area
November, 2022 - Beijing, Mainland China
Today, CLESS unveiled its inaugural 2022 Award for Top Legal Practitioners in the Greater Bay Area. Han Kun partner Bing Xue has been named to the list.
The award was inaugurated as a response to China's blueprint for developing the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It is the result of a two-month selection process where candidates were carefully evaluated in terms of their education background, area of expertise, and location of practice, among other considerations. The ten winners of the 2022 award, including Mr. Xue, are stellar lawyers practicing in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, or Hong Kong who continue to pursue professional excellence while serving as generous contributors to the legal industry.
Mr. Xue's practice focuses on venture capital and private equity investment, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, and foreign direct investment. Mr. Xue has represented and provided legal services to numerous investment funds, multinational companies, state-owned enterprises, start-ups and emerging companies, public companies, and research institutions in relation to their various PRC legal matters, covering the high-tech, electronic technology, life science and pharmaceutical, environmental technology, telecommunications, internet, advertising, energy, education, real estate, and wealth management industries. Mr. Xue also has solid knowledge of and practice experience with China tax compliance and tax planning-related legal services.
Mr. Xue has been recognized by multiple international legal directories with such honors as the Leading Lawyer in Private Equity, South China Rising Lawyer, Top Ranked Healthcare Lawyer in Dawkins' A Client's Guide, Next Generation Partner in Capital Markets, Guangdong Financial & Corporate Lawyer of the Year, and Recommended Lawyer in Corporate and M&A.
Mr. Xue graduated from Shenzhen University Law School with an LL.B. degree. He joined Han Kun in 2010 and is now a partner at the firm. Before joining Han Kun, Mr. Xue practiced tax and law with PricewaterhouseCoopers and DeHeng Law Offices. In 2013, he served as CEO of a Shenzhen-based buyout firm and was responsible for M&A transactions.
