Press Releases

Finalists have recently been announced in the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2025.  Han Kun has been shortlisted for 12 award categories ...

On July 25, 2025, Inmagene Biopharmaceuticals successfully completed its reverse merger with Ikena Oncology, Inc. The combined entity has been officially renamed ImageneBio, Inc. ("Imagene") and was successfully listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol "IMA" on July 28, 2025.Imagene's core asset is IMG-007, a monoclonal antibody targeting OX40, which is currently undergoing a Phase 2b clinical trial for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis ...

On July 28, 2025, GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) announced it has entered into agreements with Hengrui Pharma (600276.SH; 01276.HK) to develop up to 12 innovative medicines, adding significant new growth opportunities to the company beyond 2031. The programmes were selected to complement GSK's extensive Respiratory, Immunology & Inflammation (RI&I) and Oncology pipeline, and assessed for their potential best- or first-in class profiles ...

On July 24, 2025, LEGALBAND, a renowned legal directory, announced its "LEGALBAND 2025 China 30 Under 30" list, which highlights 30 stellar young lawyers in mainland China who possess outstanding professional abilities and are favored by clients.  Han Kun lawyer Keke Zhou was named to the list.Reasons for being listed: Mr. Zhou focuses on the areas of private equity investment and financing, investment and mergers and acquisitions, etc ...

On July 23, 2025, China Business Law Journal (“CBLJ”) announced the winners of its 2025 China Business Law Awards.  This year marks the fifth consecutive time for Han Kun to be presented the "Golden League" award, together with nine other elite PRC firms who are widely recognized for their overall competitiveness.  Han Kun was also highlighted as a "Firm of the Year" in 13 practice areas/industry sectors ...

On July 22, 2025, renowned legal directory Legal Hall of Fame announced its "China Legal Pioneer List: Lawyers Recommended by Key Clients in 2025", focusing on legal elites who have truly won the trust of key clients, such as central government-owned enterprises, local state-owned enterprises, foreign-invested enterprises, and private enterprises ...

On July 21, 2025, Law.com International, a globally renowned legal directory, announced the finalists for the 2025 Asia Legal Awards, which recognize the most important transactions, the best law firms, and the most outstanding lawyers in Asia ...

On July 17, 2025, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the finalists for its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2025: 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 17 award categories, owing to the firm's outstanding practices in East China ...

In July 2025, Xgene Pharmaceutical Inc. and its affiliates ("Xgene Pharma") announced an exclusive licensing collaboration with Concord Acquisition (HK) Limited and its affiliates ("NeuroGen") for the XG005, an innovative non-opioid analgesic. Under the agreement, NeuroGen is granted exclusive rights of development, registration, manufacturing, and commercialization of XG005 in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau ...

On 15 July 2025, Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited ("Sino Biopharm", 01177.HK) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Chia Tai Pharmaceutical Investment (Beijing) Group Co., Ltd. (“Chia Tai Pharmaceutical”), LaNova Medicines Limited ("LaNova Medicines"), LaNova Medicines's shareholders, and other relevant parties entered into the Sale and Purchase Agreement ...

Han Kun Law Offices represented ChiNext-listed company Kidswant Children Products Co., Ltd. (301078.SZ) in successfully completing the acquisition of a related party's equity and jointly acquiring 100% equity in Siyu Industrial with the related party.  The total transaction consideration was RMB 1.65 billion ...

Han Kun has served as the PRC legal counsel to Kanzhun Limited ("BOSS Zhipin", Stock Code: BZ.NADAQ, 02076.HK) in connection with the follow-on offering of its Class A ordinary shares.BOSS Zhipin is the leading online recruitment platform in China and was the first in China to adopt the direct recruitment model for the online recruitment industry ...

During its annual meeting in San Diego, California, the International Trademark Association (INTA) officially released its Annual Review of Chinese Case Law (2025).  The report takes a bird's-eye view of milestone cases— ranging from prosecution to litigation, and cutting across bad-faith filing, imposed sanctions, and injunctive relief—and provides an insider analysis of the impact on the pace and shape of trademark rights protection in China ...

On March 14, 2025, Han Kun lawyer Aaron Gu was invited to be appointed as a member of the Digital & Intelligent Medical Ethics Review Panel under the Shanghai Ethics Committee for Clinical Research.  Recently, the Review Panel held its first working meeting.  Mr. Gu was invited to attend as a member and delivered a thematic presentation on "Overview of Ethics Review Systems and Key Issues in Medical Data Application" ...

TCL Technology Group Corporation ("TCL Technology") has recently secured a USD 200 million sustainability-linked offshore syndicated loan, marking the first of its kind in the domestic display panel industry.  The facility was significantly oversubscribed—by more than three times—and attracted participation from 19 domestic and international banks ...

On July 3, 2025, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2025 Client Choice: Top 15 Regional Stars", with the aim of presenting the top 15 most-favored “Regional Stars” in mainland China.  Han Kun partner Ms. Li Zhang was named to the list.Reasons for selection: Ms. Zhang's practice areas include private equity and venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, overseas restructuring and listing, and foreign direct investment ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Ms. Yu (Joanna) Wang has recently joined the firm.  The addition of Ms. Yu (Joanna) Wang will further strengthen and enhance Han Kun's investment funds and asset management capabilities.  Ms. Wang will be based in the firm’s Hong Kong office.Ms. Wang has over ten years of legal experience in investment funds and financial-related matters.  Ms ...

On June 29, 2025, the "The Dawn of Legal AI – 9th Emerging Legal Services Industry Development Forum" was successfully held in Shanghai.  During the event, Legal Vision officially announced the winners of its Emerging Legal Services Industry Awards – the "Legal Vision 2025 Top 10 Digitalization & Intelligence Pioneering Law Firms" ...

Han Kun has advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Unisound AI Technology Co., Ltd. ("Unisound", Stock Code: 9678) in connection with its IPO and listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.Unisound is an AI solutions provider focusing on the sale of conversational AI products and solutions for daily life and healthcare-related application scenarios in China ...

Han Kun Law Offices has advised and acted as PRC counsel to the joint sponsors in connection with the listing of CaoCao Inc. ("Caocao", Stock Code: 02643.HK) on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.CaoCao is a ride hailing platform in China, originally incubated by Geely Group, with the largest fleet of purpose-built vehicles of its kind in China ...

On June 23, 2025, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced 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 ...

On June 19, 2025, Asian Legal Business ("ALB") formally announced its "2025 ALB China Dispute Resolution Rankings".  Han Kun was again recognized after 2024 in the rankings in both the "litigation" and "arbitration" categories, thanks to the firm's exceptional performance and favorable client feedback in dispute resolution.ALB, owned by Thomson Reuters, is one of the world's most influential legal directories ...

On June 19, 2025, Han Kun Law Offices ("Han Kun" or the "Firm") is pleased to announce the opening of an office in Silicon Valley, California.  The new office will be operated through Han Kun LLP, a U.S. law firm jointly established with local attorneys.  The Silicon Valley office is Han Kun's second office in the United States following New York ...

On June 17, 2025, winners of the FinanceAsia Awards 2025 were announced during an awards ceremony held in Hong Kong.  Han Kun was again honored as the "Best China Law Firm" in North Asia, owing to the firm's record year of remarkable outcomes in cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity, finance, and other areas.  This is the sixth time for Han Kun to win the award.  Han Kun partner Mr. Alex Tao and Mr ...

Han Kun LLP ("Han Kun NY") is pleased to announce that Ms. Christine Kang has joined Han Kun NY as a partner since June 2, 2025.Christine has significant experience in resolving cross-border disputes and enjoys a high reputation in international arbitration.  She also has extensive and successful experiences in Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) investigation, sanction, and compliance matters ...