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On January 22, 2025, after collecting a wide range of market feedback, China Business Law Journal announced the China practice edition of The A-List 2024-25: Growth Drivers, which includes 160 lawyers practicing PRC law and 100 lawyers practicing in foreign law firms or overseas. Five Han Kun partners were selected for their outstanding contributions to Chinese legal practice.Wei (Vincent) Sun Mr
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On January 21, 2025, Asian Legal Business ("ALB"), a world-leading legal directory owned by Thomson Reuters, unveiled its 2025 ALB China Top 15 Cybersecurity & Data Protection Lawyers. Han Kun partner Min Zhu was named to the list, owing to his exceptional performance in the field.Mr
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On January 16, 2025, Chambers and Partners, the world's foremost legal media publisher, released its Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2025, highly recommending 17 Han Kun practice areas/categories and 43 Han Kun lawyers
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Han Kun Law Offices LLP ("Han Kun Hong Kong") has advised the joint lead managers and initial purchasers as to the U.S. law in connection with the issuance of US$330 million 7.05% senior notes due 2028 (the "Notes") by China Hongqiao Group Limited ("China Hongqiao"). The Notes are issued pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933 and contain "high yield" covenants
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Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Mr. Jiawei He has recently joined the firm as Chief Marketing Officer. The addition of Mr. Jiawei He will further strengthen and enhance Han Kun's branding, marketing, cross-border legal service and mid-office operation capabilities.Prior to joining Han Kun, Mr
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Recently, Lexology Index (formerly known as Who's Who Legal), a globally renowned legal publication, released its 2024 Global and the Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and Macao SAR Expert Reports. Nine Han Kun lawyers - Yijun Chao, Michelle Gon, Xiaoming Li, Eric Liu, Chen Ma, Da Shi, Shu Wang, Tiecheng Yang, and Huidong Chen - were recognized for their outstanding performance and excellent client reputation
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Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Ms. Melody He has recently joined the firm's Hong Kong office as a partner. Her joining the firm will further strengthen and enhance Han Kun's overall capabilities in providing comprehensive services to clients.Melody focuses her practice on corporate law, securities law, capital market transactions and regulatory compliance, and has practiced both in the U.S. and Hong Kong
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Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Mr. Liang (Alex) Tao has recently joined the firm's Hong Kong office as a partner. The addition of Mr. Liang (Alex) Tao will further strengthen and enhance Han Kun's international capital markets capabilities.Alex's practice covers a full spectrum of international capital markets transactions, including high-yield, investment-grade and convertible bond offerings and initial public offerings in the United States and Hong Kong
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As the new year begins, Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce the 2025 promotion of new partners. These new partners are based across Han Kun's offices, covering practice areas such as private equity, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, domestic and overseas securities issuances and listings, investment funds/asset management, foreign direct investment, outbound investment, corporate compliance, antitrust/competition, employment, and dispute resolution
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On December 30, 2024, renowned legal directory GCPROFILE announced its inaugural "Power List: Employer of Choice" list. Han Kun was named to the list, owing to its outstanding performance and well-established reputation among clients.Adhering to a people-oriented philosophy, Han Kun treasures talent as the firm's most valuable asset and is committed to creating an efficient, transparent, and professional working environment to foster the growth of young associates
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On December 31, 2024, renowned legal directory LegalOne announced its "Stellar Accolade 2024" to recognize lawyers who have achieved outstanding success in their respective practice areas. Six Han Kun partners were named to the list, Ms. Lin Gui, Mr. Aaron Gu, Ms. Dongni Jiang, Ms. Gloria Xu, Mr. Yao Zhang, and Mr. Aaron Zhou.Lin Gui: Private Equity and Venture CapitalMs
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On December 29, 2024, the Global PE Forum, a key financial-themed forum held this year during the China International Fair for Trade in Services, announced the 2023-2024 winners of the Chinese PE/VC Industry Selection. Han Kun was, for the fifth consecutive year, recognized as a Top Ten PE/VC Funds Service Agency in China.This year marks the 14th Global PE Forum successfully held since its inauguration in 2008
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Han Kun Law Offices LLP ("Han Kun Hong Kong"), acted as Hong Kong legal advisors to the sole sponsor and underwriters in connection with the public offering in Hong Kong and the Regulation S offering in aggregate of 25,000,000 shares of HealthyWay Inc. ("HealthyWay", Stock Code: 02587.HK). The shares of HealthyWay are listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. CCB International Capital Limited acted as sole sponsor
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Jingdong Property, Inc. ("JDP") recently announced the successful establishment of its latest core logistics infrastructure fund, with a total investment scale of approximately RMB 5 billion. JDP has partnered with CDH Investments, one of the leading private equity real estate fund managers in China, to serve as Co-General Partners (Co-GPs) of the fund, and has successfully attracted renowned and leading domestic insurance institutions as cornerstone investors
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On December 26, 2024, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "China Top 15 Lawyers – State-Invested and State-Owned Enterprises 2024". The ranking spotlights 15 exceptional state-invested and state-owned enterprise lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Yuzhou Xu was named to the list.Reasons for selection: Mr. Xu has been practicing in the fields of SOE-related services, finance, and asset management for more than 20 years
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On December 26, 2024, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "China Top 15 Lawyers – Family Wealth Management and Inheritance 2024". The ranking spotlights 15 exceptional Family Wealth Management and Inheritance lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Huiyi Song was named to the list.Reasons for selection: Ms. Song's practice areas include family dispute resolution and private wealth management
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Chambers and Partners has recently announced its nominees for the Chambers Greater China Region (PRC Firms) Awards 2025. Han Kun has been nominated for the following awards:China (PRC Firms) Corporate & Finance Law Firm of the Year; and China (PRC Firms) Compliance Law Firm of the Year
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On December 23, 2024, Asian Legal Business (ALB) officially published its list of "2024 ALB Litigators of Asia", which aims to recognize China's top dispute resolution lawyers in Asia over the past 12 months. Han Kun partner Mr. Chunyao Lin was named to the list for his outstanding performance.Mr. Lin focuses his practice on commercial dispute resolution. In particular, Mr
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On December 23, 2024, Asian Legal Business (ALB) officially published its list of 2024 ALB China Top 15 IP Lawyers, aiming to recognize China's top IP lawyers over the past 12 months. Han Kun partner Dr. Haining Song was named to the list for his outstanding performance.Dr. Song specializes in IP and antitrust litigation
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On December 19, 2024, Asian Legal Business ("ALB"), the world's leading source of intelligent information for business and legal professionals owned by Thomson Reuters, announced the ALB Dealmakers of Asia 2024. Han Kun partner Charles Li was named to the list for the fifth consecutive time since 2020.The name-list spotlights the best deal makers in Asia who demonstrate outstanding legal expertise and an innovative mindset in advising on complex transactions.Mr
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On December 17, 2024, after a wide-ranging market survey and independent editorial assessment, China Business Law Journal unveiled this year's The A-List 2024: Visionaries in China's legal market, which includes 100 lawyers practicing PRC law and 80 lawyers practicing in foreign law firms or overseas. Four Han Kun partners Kelvin Gao, Charles Li, David Li, and Yan Wang (in alphabetical order by surname) were selected for their outstanding contributions to Chinese legal practice
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On December 12, 2024, The Legal 500, the world's renowned legal directory, announced its list of winners at the ceremony for the 2024 China Law Awards held in Beijing. Owing to its outstanding performance in the past year, Han Kun was honored as "Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year" and "Fintech Law Firm of the Year," and Han Kun partner Mr. Yijun Chao was recognized as the "Leading Lawyer of the Year"
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Recently, In-House Community ("IHC") released its Counsel of the Year Awards, which include "External Counsel of the Year 2023-24". Five Han Kun partners, Yi Ding, Stephen Dong, Kelvin Gao, Jun Li, and Yuzhou Xu (in alphabetical order by surname) were selected for the award due to their outstanding performance.Mr
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On December 9, 2024, CLECSS announced the results of its "2024 Best ESG Law Firm Awards". CLECSS recognized Han Kun with the "Best ESG Law Firm Award – Best Corporate Governance".The CLECSS Best ESG Law Firm Awards aim to raise ESG awareness (i.e., Environment, Social, and Corporate Governance) among law firms, and are committed to identifying Chinese and international law firms and lawyers with major and positive influence on promoting ESG practices in the industry
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On December 6, 2024, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the winners of its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2024: South China & Central China at an awards ceremony held in Shenzhen. Some of these awards are open to "local" law firms headquartered in the South China & Central China region, which spans Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, and Hunan, and "non-local" law firms headquartered in other regions which have branches or offices there