Press Releases

On October 17, 2023, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2023Under 40: Top 20 Dispute Resolution Lawyers" to showcase the 20 most favored dispute resolution lawyers in mainland China under 40 years of age. Han Kun partner Jing Liu was named to the list.Reasons for selection: Ms. Liu focuses on commercial dispute resolution and is particularly skilled and outstanding in handling disputes over corporate control, investment and financing, and private fund dispute resolution ...

The world's leading legal directory Chambers and Partners recently published Private Equity 2023 (the "Guide"), an integral part of the Chambers Global Practice Guides series. Han Kun exclusively contributed the China section of the Guide. The contributors include Jing Li, Shuting Qi, Lin Gui, and Lu Ran.The Guide features 37 jurisdictions and aims to provide legal expertise in private equity sectors in major jurisdictions around the world ...

Han Kun Law Offices and Han Kun Law Offices LLP ("Han Kun Hong Kong"), as PRC and Hong Kong legal advisors, represented Luyuan Group Holding (Cayman) Limited ("Luyuan Group Holding", Stock Code: 2451) in connection with its initial public offering in Hong Kong and Regulation S offering of an aggregate of 106,667,000 ordinary shares. The ordinary shares of Luyuan Group Holding are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ...

The world's leading legal directory Chambers and Partners recently published Healthcare: Medical Devices 2023 (the "Guide"), a part of the Chambers Global Practice Guides series. Han Kun exclusively contributed the ChinaTrends & Developments section. The contributors includeYang (Aaron) Gu,Pengfei You,Duzhiyun Zheng, andFengqi Yu ...

As PRC counsel to the issuer, Han Kun Law Offices represented Adlai Nortye Ltd. ("Adlai Nortye", NASDAQ: ANL) in relation to the initial public offering of its American depositary shares in the United States and the listing of its American depositary shares on the Nasdaq Global Market ...

Han Kun Law Offices LLP advised Shaanxi Xixian New Area Fengxi Development Group Co., Ltd. on its issuance of credit enhanced bonds as its international legal advisor. The listing of the bonds with the benefit of an irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by Bank of Xi'an Co., Ltd. on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (stock code: 84455) and Chongwa (Macau) Financial Assets Exchange Co. Ltd commenced on 29 September 2023 ...

On September 27, 2023, the winners of the IFLR1000 China Awards 2023 were officially announced ...

On September 26, 2023, Asialaw officially announced the winners of the Asialaw Awards 2023 at an awards ceremony held in Singapore. Han Kun won three awards at the ceremony, owing to the firm's outstanding performance and comprehensive professional strengths over the past year ...

The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its twelfth edition of The Asset Management Review. Han Kun financial regulatory partners Ms. Lin Zhou and Ms. Yao (Ally) Hu authored the China chapter. Han Kun was invited to author the China chapter of the book for the fourth consecutive year and has contributed to many topics in The Law Reviews in the past. Other Han Kun contributors to this year's China chapter included John D ...

On September 20, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB), a legal directory under Thomson Reuters, released the ALB M&A Rankings 2023. Han Kun was again recognized as a Tier 1 PRC Law Firm, owing to the firm’s exceptional M&A services. This marks the tenth consecutive year for Han Kun to be rated Tier 1 in ALB's annual M&A Rankings ...

The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its sixth edition of The Virtual Currency Regulation Review (The Virtual Currency Regulation Review: 6th edition). As the only invited PRC law firm, Han Kun has authored the Virtual Currency Regulation Review for two consecutive years. Han Kun's financial services and asset management partner Mr. TieCheng Yang, counsel Mr. Meng (Raymond) Yan and associate Ms. Wenli (Ivy) Xu co-authored the China Chapter ...

On September 14, 2023, Cheche Technology Inc., China's leading auto insurance technology platform, completed its merger with Prime Impact Acquisition I, a U.S. special-purpose acquisition company ("SPAC"). On September 18, 2023, Cheche Group Inc., the company resulting from the merger, was officially listed on NASDAQ under the stock codes "CCG" and "CCGWW" (the "De-SPAC Merger"). The U.S ...

On September 14, 2023, IFLR1000 announced the shortlist for its China Awards 2023 ...

BEIJING, Sept. 18, 2023 – Han Kun Law Offices ("Han Kun") today officially released the "Han Kun 2022 VC/PE Data Analysis" (English Version) (the "Report"). The online version of the Report has been successfully launched on the firm's website. In the Report, Han Kun assesses the data collected from around 500 VC/PE transactions it has assisted clients in completing in 2022 and then analyzes the investment structures and key legal provisions prevalent in such transactions ...

On September 13, 2023, Asialaw released its Asialaw Profiles 2023-2024 directory of law firms and lawyers in the Asia-Pacific region. The directory ranks Han Kun in 17 industries/practice areas and ranks 14 Han Kun lawyers ...

The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its seventh edition of The Initial Public Offerings Law Review (2023). Han Kun partners Ms. Chen Yang and Ms. Zhang Zhao authored the China chapter. Han Kun was the only PRC-headquartered law firm to contribute to the book ...

On September 1, 2023, the Securities Association of China ("SAC") announced the List of Key Research Projects for 2023. Two research projects Han Kun's Beijing and Shanghai offices jointly applied for with members of the SAC have been officially approved. This year saw the largest ever number of key research project applications to the Securities Association of China ("SAC") and the fiercest year of competition ...

On September 4, 2023, the Global PE Forum, a key financial-themed forum held this year during the China International Fair for Trade in Services, announced the 2022-2023 winners of the Chinese PE/VC Industry Selection. Han Kun was, for the fourth consecutive year, recognized as a Top Ten PE/VC Intermediary Service Agency in China. This year marks the 13th Global PE Forum successfully held since its inauguration in 2008 ...

The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research (LBR) recently published its seventh edition of The Healthcare Law Review (2023). Han Kun was invited to author the China chapter of the book for the seventh consecutive year, the firm is the only PRC-headquartered law firm to contribute to the book. Han Kun lawyers Mr. Min Zhu, Mr. Aaron Zhou, Mr. Aaron Gu and Ms. Li Zhang participated in writing the book ...

Recently, China Business Law Journal, a renowned legal directory, released its rankings of top capital market law firms and representative IPO projects based on Dealogic statistics between May 1, 2022, and April 30, 2023. Han Kun was recognized as one of "HKEX Listings – Top PRC Legal Advisers by Accumulated Value" and the Han Kun-advised deal "Leapmotor Technology' Hong Kong IPO" was selected as one of the "Top 10 Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listings" ...

Law.com International, an affiliated media of globally renowned legal directory American Lawyer Media (ALM), recently announced its inaugural Asia Rising Stars in the private equity realm, announcing a list of 10 private equity lawyers to watch from 10 top firms in Asia. Ms. Shuting Qi ranked top in the list and Han Kun was the only Chinese firm represented among the winners. The list aims to distinguish and honor outstanding private equity legal professionals under 40 ...

On August 29, 2023, LEGALBAND, a renowned legal directory, announced its "LEGALBAND 2023 China 30 Under 30" list, which highlights 30 stellar young lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun lawyers Jiyu Ren and Qiongxing Wang were named to the list. In recent years, Ms. Ren has participated in numerous transactions in aviation finance, aircraft financing and leasing, banking and financing, fintech, and other fields, accumulating solid professional knowledge and experience ...

Asialaw recently announced the shortlist for its Asialaw Awards 2023 ...

On August 18, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced in Shanghai the winners of its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2023: East China, which is open to "local" law firms headquartered in Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Shanghai ("East China") and "non-local" law firms headquartered in other regions with branches/offices in East China ...

Recently, WIPR (World Intellectual Property Review), a renowned intellectual property directory in Asia, has announced its 2023 rankings. Han Kun was recognized in the firm categories of both "Contentious" and "Non-Contentious", owing to the firm's competitive IP practice and exceptional service capabilities. Han Kun partner Vivian He and lawyer Cecily Dong were recommended in these two categories, respectively, due to their diligent work and outstanding achievements in the IP domain ...