Press Release

On September 26, 2024, renowned legal directory LegalOne announced its "Blue Ribbon 2024 (China): Highly recommended 15 for construction and real estate" to recognize lawyers who have achieved outstanding success in key and prominent areas of the local legal services market over the past year.  Han Kun partner Mr. Shiwen (Stephen) Dong was named to the list.

Dong Shiwen (Stephen) has extensive practical experience in a number of practice areas, including real estate-related acquisitions, real estate project finance, and real estate development.  He advises major international and domestic real estate funds, investment banks, real estate enterprises, warehousing and logistics enterprises, multinational enterprises, listed companies, and insurance companies on their various equity acquisitions, asset acquisitions, real estate developments, real estate project financings, leasing operations and property management in China.  His legal services cover a wide range of transaction structures including deal structuring design, organization and instruction of legal due diligence, transaction document drafting, and business negotiations.  He is familiar with foreign related laws and regulations in China and has accumulated profound practice experience in dealing complex cross-border and domestic transactions.

LegalOne is an independent global research company that provides evaluations and exclusive reviews of commercial deals, dispute cases, and intellectual property matters submitted by legal and business professionals worldwide, as well as honors individual experts based on their ability and experience in solving real-world problems.  Adhering to LegalOne's philosophy of "focusing on the practical skills and experience of professionals," the selection process for this award involves a thorough assessment, which incorporates a range of factors based on the submission as well as the practical abilities demonstrated by the participating lawyers in real case scenarios.