Press Release

On March 14, 2023, China Business Law Journal ("CBLJ") unveiled its 2023 list of Rising Stars in China's legal sector ("Rising Stars 2023"). The list presents 100 young, elite lawyers, comprising 80 practitioners of Chinese law and 20 international lawyers committed to China-related business, to recognize China's up-and-coming legal achievers who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and professionalism in their practice areas and who continue to deepen and expand their practices. Han Kun partners Chunyan He, Zaiguang Lu, Vincent Song, Dana Wu, and Yaxing Zhang were selected for their excellence and contributions.

Ms. He focuses her practice on corporate litigation, securities litigation, securities compliance, and general civil and commercial dispute resolution. She has a solid understanding of civil and commercial law principles, serves as perennial legal counsel to many financial enterprises, and is especially skilled at handling major and difficult cases. Ms. He has participated in many landmark cases of national influence, such as the case series involving control right and equity dispute of a renowned PRC beverage company, which was among the first batch of first-instance civil/commercial lawsuits before the Supreme People's Court since the SPC's establishment; a ground-breaking, VIE-related case where the shareholder's failure to disclose overseas shareholding entrustment was deemed by the court as not impairing the company's interests; the 300 million RMB worth dispute over ownership of the "Ming Dynasty wine cellar group", the core asset of a renowned listed liquor company in China; and the first-ever civil liability lawsuit against misrepresentation of a listed company on the A-share market. Ms. He is also an active contributor in the theoretical study of commercial and securities litigation. She has contributed to ACLA's Guideline for Legal Practice (the section on civil liability litigation practice against securities misrepresentation) and published numerous articles on relevant practices.

Mr. Lu focuses on venture capital and private equity financing, overseas listings and public offerings, foreign direct investment in high-tech fields, and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Lu has represented a number of companies to complete IPOs in the US and Hong Kong markets, has participated in a great number of complex equity and asset acquisitions and merger deals, and has helped many companies to complete domestic and overseas investments and financing transactions. He assists clients in designing transaction structures, drafting transaction documents, participating in negotiations, and handling Chinese law-related issues arising in transactions. Mr. Lu mainly represents clients in industries such as financial services, education, retail, transportation, TMT, healthcare, and entertainment. He has been recognized by Chambers as a Leading Lawyer in Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment, TMT: Equity Financing, by The Legal 500 as a New Generation Partner in TMT and in Corporate/M&A, and by ALB among its Top 15 Rising Lawyers 2020.