Press Release

On May 17, 2023, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2023 Client Choice: Top 15 Entertainment Lawyers". The ranking spotlights 15 highly recommended entertainment lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Vivian He was named to the list.

Reasons for selection: Ms. He specializes in media and entertainment, intellectual property, and dispute resolution, handling issues including strategic protection of IP portfolios, copyright management and enforcement, transfer, licensing and cooperative development of IP rights, and the production of movies, dramas, and reality shows. Ms. He is experienced in addressing both contentious and non-contentious legal matters. She has advised Tencent on multiple projects related to the investment, licensing, production, and release of its movies, dramas, and reality shows. She is agile with and responsive to her clients' business needs and legal concerns, leading her team to identify and address potential risks in each project through multifaceted analysis and evaluation, so as to mitigate compliance risks and effectively protect her clients from potential losses in their business activities. "We are quite satisfied with Ms. He's services and are especially impressed by her sense of responsibility and her deep understanding of transaction rules and developments in the culture and entertainment industry."

Lawyer's profile: Ms. He is adept in addressing both contentious and non-contentious legal matters. Her practice focuses on media, entertainment, and commercial intellectual property issues, including strategic protection of IP portfolios, prosecution and enforcement of IP rights, licensing and transfer of IP assets, copyright management and enforcement, brand protection, trade secrets protection and other unfair competition cases, and domain name disputes. Ms. He also handles transactions such as the acquisition and cooperative development of IP assets and the production of movies, dramas, and reality shows. She also has extensive experience in handling corporate matters, commercial contract issues, and dispute resolution. Having received specialized and systematic training at one of the world's top IP organizations, Ms. He advises multinationals on their IP prosecution, management, and enforcement in China.