Press Releases

On August 10, 2023, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2023 Client Choice: Top 15 Rising Partners" with the aim of presenting the top 15 most favored rising partners in mainland China. Han Kun's partner, Mr. Cheng Chen, was named to the list. Reasons for selection: Mr ...

On August 9, 2023, IFLR1000, the world-renowned legal directory, published its IFLR1000 China Regional Rankings 2023. Han Kun was recognized in the Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong rankings for its outstanding market performance and comprehensive strengths ...

Han Kun Law Offices, as PRC legal advisor to the issuer, advised Kidswant Children Products Co., Ltd. ("Kidswant", stock code: 301078) on its issuance of RMB1,039,000,000 convertible corporate bonds to unspecified investors. During the issuance process, Han Kun provided a full range of legal services for Kidswant, including from the perspectives of implementation of the registration-based share offering system, data compliance review, and antitrust supervision of the platform economy ...

Global Legal Group ("GLG") has recently published the 16th edition of the International Comparative Legal Guides - Corporate Governance 2023 (the "Guide"), edited by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz ("Wachtell"). The Guide provides an overview of common issues in the area of corporate governance across multiple jurisdictions. Han Kun partner Ray Shi was the sole contributor to this year's China chapter of the Guide, which is also his sixth consecutive time to author the chapter since 2018 ...

Han Kun was invited by The Legal 500, an internationally renowned institution, to exclusively contribute the China chapter of the 2023 edition of "Class Actions - Country Comparative Guides". The Legal 500 invites law firms to contribute to the guide that are highly reputable and well-recognized in their respective fields. Eric Liu (partner), Jing Liu (partner), Qimin Zhu (partner), and Ying Zeng (of counsel) co-authored the chapter on class actions in China ...

IFLR1000, a leading legal services publisher, has recently announced its annual guide of IFLR1000 Women Leaders for 2023. Han Kun partners Shu Wang and Rong Fang are recognized in the guide. The annual guide selects honorees based upon their accomplishments, client feedback, and peer reviews, and identifies an exclusive group of female lawyers with outstanding reputations within their markets and practices. Ms. Shu Wang is a principal partner of Han Kun's banking and finance team ...

On July 27, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the finalists for 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. Han Kun has been nominated in the following 12 award categories, owing to the firm's outstanding practices in East China. 1 ...

Recently, IPR Daily announced its 2023 50 IP lawyers under 50 in China (U50), recognizing the top 50 IP lawyers under the age of 50. Han Kun partner Jian Zhang was named in the list. Ms. Zhang's practice focuses on IP-related legal services. She has extensive experience in patent invalidation, IP infringement litigation, administrative litigation, and licensing. She also provides legal opinions for a variety of matters including patent analysis, IP due diligence, and IP strategy design ...

On July 27, 2023, IFLR1000, the world-renowned legal directory, published its 2023/2024 annual rankings of law firms and lawyers (IFLR1000 33rd edition). Owing to the firm's stellar service performance and comprehensive strength, 32 Han Kun lawyers were highly recommended this year along with eleven Han Kun practice areas (covering all surveyed jurisdictions), with five practice areas ranked Tier 1 ...

Han Kun is pleased to announce that Mr. Sheldon Chen and Mr. Clarence Chung have recently rejoined the firm, further enhancing the firm's service capabilities. Mr. Chen focuses on private equity/venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, equity incentives, and general corporate matters ...

On July 20, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB) released its annual list of China Top 15 Rising Lawyers. 15 ambitious young lawyers from across China are highlighted because of their potential to become the next power players in the legal industry. Their growing record of achievements, coupled with their expanding client portfolios, make a solid case for why they have what it takes to climb to the top. This year, Han Kun partner Lin Zhou has been named as one of the China Top 15 Rising Lawyers ...

Recently, the China Banking Association released the China Consumer Finance Company Development Report (2023) (the "Report"). This is the fifth year that the China Banking Association has issued an annual report to the public on the development of consumer finance companies ...

On July 14, 2023, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2023 Special Issue：China Top 15 Lawyers – Real Estate" with the purpose of presenting the 15 most recommended real estate lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Stephen Dong was named to the list. Reasons for selection: Mr. Dong has long focused on the area of real estate, with extensive achievements in real estate development, mergers and acquisitions, financing, leasing operation and property management ...

Han Kun has advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Star Plus Legend Holdings Limited ("Star Plus Legend", Stock Code: 06683.HK) on its initial public offering and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Star Plus Legend is a new retail operator dedicated to new retail product development and sales, IP creation and operation, and empowering new retail product sales by creating and operating celebrity IP networks ...

On July 11, 2023, Zhejiang Doer Biologics Co., Ltd. ("Doer") announced that it had entered into a license agreement with BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX, "BioNTech"), a German biotechnology unicorn company ...

On July 5, Managing Intellectual Property (MIP), a well-known international intellectual property media, officially announced the winners of the 2023 Managing IP Asia-Pacific Awards. By virtue of its outstanding intellectual property service and excellent client reputation, Han Kun Law Offices was named this year as the winner among Chinese firms in the "IP Transactions & Advisory" category. Han Kun has won numerous MIP IP STARS awards in the past ...

On July 6, 2023, the 12th Annual Han Kun Youth Legal Scholarship Final Examination and Award Ceremony was successfully held in the Beijing office of Han Kun Law Offices ("Han Kun"). The event, launched at the beginning of this year, attracted the active participation of law students in universities and colleges across China ...

Zhang Xiaohan Zhang Xiaohan received an LL.M. from Peking University, an LL.B. from Zhejiang University, and will attend Oxford University to study for an MPhil in Law degree. Ms. Zhang has been awarded three national scholarships. Last year, she was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship in China and was awarded the Outstanding Graduate of Beijing Ordinary High School. Ms ...

Zhang Yuyan A graduate of Peking University School of Law, Zhang Yuyan will be attending Duke University School of Law to study in the JD/LL.M. in international and comparative law dual degree program. Her hobbies include singing, travel, and attending exhibitions. Ms. Zhang believes that the Han Kun Scholarship embodies Han Kun's spirit of unswervingly assuming social responsibility ...

Recently, World Trademark Review, an authoritative legal directory in the IP sector, released its "2023 WTR 1000 – the World's Leading Trademark Professionals", in which Han Kun was, for the third time since 2021, identified as an Enforcement and Litigation China Firm of the Year and a Prosecution and Strategy China Firm of the Year ...

On June 26, 2023, China Business Law Journal ("CBLJ") announced the winners of its 2023 China Business Law Awards. This year marks the third consecutive time for Han Kun to be presented the "Golden League" award, together with seven other elite PRC firms who are widely recognized for their overall competitiveness. Han Kun was also highlighted as a "Firm of the Year" in 12 practice areas/industry sectors. Han Kun received the following 13 awards: 1. Golden League 2 ...

On June 20, 2023, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2023 Power List: Top 15 IP Lawyers". The ranking spotlights 15 exceptional IP lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Tao Zhang was named to the list. Reasons for selection: In recent years, Mr ...

On June 21, 2023, Asian Legal Business ("ALB"), a world-leading legal directory owned by Thomson Reuters, unveiled its 2023 ALB China Top 15 Cybersecurity & Data Protection Lawyers. Han Kun partner Kevin Duan was named to the list, owing to his exceptional performance in the field. Mr ...

Subway has recently announced that Shanghai Fu-Rui-Shi Corporate Development Co., Ltd. has completed its acquisition of the brand's China business and has entered into a new master franchise agreement to significantly expand its presence in mainland China. The agreement, funded by a consortium of private investors, is the largest master franchise agreement in Subway history, and is one of the largest such deals across the entire quick service restaurant industry ...

Every year since 2015, Dr. Yousheng Fang, Associate Chief of the Department of Hand Surgery at Shanghai Huashan Hospital, would go to remote, impoverished areas in Western China to provide free surgery and treatment to local children suffering from congenital hand defects. This year, the mission has evolved into a public benefit project named "Broken-winged Angels", which attracts enormous support from numerous individuals and organizations devoted to philanthropic causes ...