Press Releases

Han Kun is pleased to announce that Ms. Lan Yu has recently joined the firm as a partner. She will be based primarily in the firm's Singapore office. Before joining Han Kun, Ms. Yu worked for over 10 years in the Singapore office of a U.S. law firm, where she was a partner. Ms. Yu focuses her practice on private wealth, wealth management, and financial services and cross-border transactions ...

Han Kun has been selected among the first batch of registered members of the DEXCA (Data Exchange Compliance Association) of the Shenzhen Data Exchange following a rigorous examination and selection process. The Shenzhen Data Exchange, officially open for business since November 15, 2022, is committed to creating a nationwide, full-scope online data trading platform ...

On June 15, 2023, Han Kun Law Offices, a leading full-service law firm headquartered in China, announced the official opening and commencement of operations of its Singapore office, Han Kun LLP, after approval by the competent authorities in Singapore. Han Kun LLP is the first international office established by Han Kun outside of China, representing a significant milestone in the firm's global strategy ...

Ms. He focuses her practice on securities litigation, securities compliance, corporate litigation, financial dispute, and general civil and commercial dispute resolution. She is a graduate of China University of Political Science and Law. During her years of legal practice, Ms. He has represented clients in hundreds of contentious cases involving over 10 billion RMB in total ...

Benchmark Litigation, an internationally renowned legal rankings organization, recently released its China Regional Rankings 2023, which identify leading dispute resolution law firms and lawyers. This year, Han Kun was recognized for its commercial disputes, international arbitration, and intellectual property practices across Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong. Seven Han Kun partners were honored in the China regional rankings ...

The world's leading legal directory Chambers and Partners recently published its International Fraud and Asset Tracing Global Practice Guide (2023) (the "Guide"). Han Kun contributed the China chapter of the Guide's Law and Practice section . The contributors include Ronghua (Andy) Liao, John D. Fitzpatrick, and Yanhui (Candice) Li ...

Han Kun is pleased to announce that Ms. Jing Li has recently joined the firm. This addition will further strengthen the firm's capabilities in private equity and mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Li focuses her practice on representing strategic and private equity clients in complex China-related transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, buyouts, bankruptcy restructurings, and joint ventures. Ms ...

On May 23, 2023, Asian Legal Business ("ALB") announced its 2023 ALB China Regional Ranking: South China Firms & Rising Lawyers. Han Kun partner Adrian Lv, who is based in the firm's Shenzhen office, was honored in the ranking due to his standout practice. Mr. Lv specializes in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity, capital market transactions, foreign direct investment, offshore investment, ESOPs, and general corporate matters ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to support the 26th Congress of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA 2024) as the sole Social Sponsor of the event's Gala Dinner. The firm's cross-border commercial dispute resolution professionals, represented by Xianglin Chen, Denning Jin, Eric Liu, Long Liu, Vincent Sun, and Ying Zeng, will be present at ICCA 2024. ICCA 2024 will be held from 5 to 8 May 2024 in Hong Kong ...

On May 22, 2023, Asian Legal Business ("ALB") announced its 2023 ALB China IP Rankings. Han Kun's intellectual property practice was ranked in both "Patent" and "Copyright/Trademark" categories for the seventh consecutive year, owing to the firm's outstanding performance and client satisfaction. ALB, owned by Thomson Reuters, is one of the world's most influential legal directories ...

On the evening of May 18, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB) unveiled the winners of the 20th ALB China Law Awards at its grand 2023 awards ceremony held in Beijing. Han Kun won three awards, owing to the firm's outstanding practices and market prestige. Private Equity Law Firm of the Year - China Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year Equity Market Deal of the Year - Premium - NIO Inc ...

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 ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Mr. Ray Shi has recently joined the firm. The addition will further enhance Han Kun's capital markets capabilities. Mr. Shi has been practicing law at prominent PRC law firms for more than a decade, specializing in A-share and overseas capital markets, VC and PE investment, domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and other related transactions. During his professional career to date, Mr ...

On May 9, 2023, Mondaq, a U.S. intelligent syndication platform providing world class content and insights from the legal profession, unveiled the winners of its 2023 Spring Thought Leadership Awards. We are delighted to announce that 11 Han Kun lawyers and legal experts have been recognized as Thought Leading Authors/Co-Authors for their thought-provoking articles spanning the field of finance, wealth management, life sciences, and healthcare ...

Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) has recently published its 2023 "Top 250 Women in IP" ranking. Han Kun partner Lili Wu was honored in the ranking for the second time since 2021, owing to her years of dedication and exceptional performance in the IP domain and having garnered accolades and recommendations from peers and high-profile clients both at home and abroad. Ms ...

On May 8, 2023, Benchmark Litigation, an internationally renowned legal rankings organization, released its Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2023 Rankings, a definitive guide to the region's leading dispute resolution firms and lawyers. This year, Han Kun was recognized in four practice areas, and three firm partners were honored in the Asia-Pacific rankings ...

The world's leading legal directory Chambers and Partners recently published its Life Sciences Global Practice Guide (2023) (the "Guide"). Han Kun again contributed the China chapter of the Guide's Trends and Developments section. The contributors include Min Zhu, Yaling (Michelle) Gon, Yang (Aaron) Gu, Lu Chai, Dr. Ying Li, and Shiye Yuan ...

On April 27, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the finalists for its China Law Awards 2023 ...

The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research (LBR) recently published its 12th edition of The Private Equity Review (2023). Han Kun, as the only PRC-headquartered law firm, was invited to author the "China Fundraising" chapter in the 12th edition. Han Kun lawyers Ms. Lu Ran and Ms. Pei Zhao participated in the writing of the chapter ...

On April 20, 2023, the Han Kun Law Offices Youth Legal Scholarship was selected as one of the final winners of the 2nd Publicity Campaign for China Legal Public Service (Social Responsibility) Practices, as announced by the campaign's hosts, Legal Daily and the Lawyer Legal Studies Center of China University of Political Science and Law ...

On April 19, Legalband released its 2023 rankings of the top PRC law firms and lawyers. Han Kun has 17 practice areas/industries and 19 lawyers ranked or recommended in the 2023 edition, and the firm is ranked "Band 1" in ten practice areas or industries ...

On April 20, 2023, Asian Legal Business ("ALB"), a world-leading legal directory owned by Thomson Reuters, unveiled its 2023 ALB China Top 15 TMT Lawyers. Han Kun partner Zaiguang Lu was named to the list, owing to his exceptional performance in the field. Mr. Lu specializes in venture capital and private equity financing, overseas listings and public offerings, foreign direct investment in high-tech fields, and mergers and acquisitions. Mr ...

Han Kun is pleased to announce that Mr. Tao Lan and Ms. Gloria Wang have recently joined the firm. They have handled numerous M&A transactions and investment projects in the conventional energy sector and have in recent years expanded their services to include renewables, gaining high recognition from clients in these fields ...

Han Kun has provided legal services as PRC counsel to the issuer in connection with the global offering and listing of Beisen Holding Limited (Stock Code: 9669) on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. According to the company's prospectus, Beisen Holding Limited is the largest provider of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions in China in terms of revenues in 2021 ...

Han Kun advised and acted as PRC counsel to Ispire Technology Inc. on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "ISPR". Ispire Technology Inc. is an industry leader in vaping technology and products, driven by extensive research and development ...