Han Kun recognized in Legalband's 2026 rankings of PRC law firms and lawyers

April, 2026 - Beijing, Mainland China

On April 21, 2026, Legalband released its 2026 rankings of the top PRC law firms and lawyers.  Han Kun has 27 practice areas/industries and 28 lawyers ranked or recommended in the 2026 edition, and the firm is ranked "Band 1" in 12 practice areas or industries.

12 Band 1 practice areas/industries:

  • Private Equity and Venture Capital

  • Corporate and M&A

  • Banking and Finance

  • Cybersecurity and Data Compliance

  • Antitrust and Competition

  • Securities and Capital Markets: Offshore Issuances

  • Investment Funds

  • Intellectual Property: Contentious

  • Intellectual Property: Non-contentious

  • TMT

  • Healthcare and Life Sciences

  • Compliance

15 recommended practice areas:

  • Securities and Capital Markets: Onshore Issuances

  • Securities and Capital Markets: Compliance & Litigation

  • Asset Securitization & Derivatives

  • Dispute Resolution: Litigation

  • Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

  • Energy & Natural Resources

  • Insurance

  • Real Estate & Construction

  • Employment

  • Taxation

  • Commercial Crimes & Criminal Compliance

  • Insolvency

  • Private Client/Wealth Management

  • Sports & Entertainment

  • International Trade & Customs Law

28 ranked/recommended lawyers (in alphabetical order by surname):

  • Private Equity and Venture Capital: Yijun Chao, Ying (Elaine) Cui, Chaoying (Charles) Li, David Li, Zaiguang Lu, Yan Xia

  • Corporate and M&A: Chaoying (Charles) Li

  • Banking and Finance: Shu Wang

  • Cybersecurity and Data Compliance: Zhichao Duan

  • Antitrust and Competition: Chen Ma, Angus Xie

  • Securities and Capital Markets: Offshore Issuances: Dafei Chen, Jin Wang

  • Investment Funds: Lu Ran

  • Intellectual Property: Contentious: Yan Wang

  • Intellectual Property: Non-contentious: Lili Wu

  • TMT: Yijun Chao, Dafei Chen, Chao (Kelvin) Gao, Chaoying (Charles) Li, David Li, Zaiguang Lu

  • Healthcare and Life Sciences: Yijun Chao, Yingjie (Suzie) Zhao

  • Compliance: Zhaojun (Sophie) Shi

  • Securities and Capital Markets: Onshore Issuances: Shijia Li

  • Asset Securitization & Derivatives: Rong Fang

  • Securities and Capital Markets: Compliance & Litigation: Xiaoming Deng, Chunyan He

  • Dispute Resolution: Litigation: Eric Liu

  • Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: Xianglin Chen

  • Insurance: Yuzhou Xu

  • Real Estate & Construction: Shiwen Dong

  • Taxation: Hao Wu, Shiye Yuan

The rankings were developed by Legalband's research team in China after a months-long, in-depth survey based on application materials submitted by major law firms and lawyers as well as client feedback.

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