Press Releases

On January 18, 2024, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "LEGALBAND 2024 China Top 15 Lawyers – Games & E-Sports" to showcase the 15 most favored "Games & E-Sports Lawyers" in mainland China.Han Kun partner Rae Liu and Hong Huang were named to the list.Rae LiuReasons for selection:Ms. Liu provides legal services to investors, private equity funds, and start-ups in the areas of private equity and venture capital investments ...

On January 18, 2024, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2024 China Top 15 Lawyers – Commercial Crime & Criminal Compliance" to showcase the 15 most favored "Commercial Crime & Criminal Compliance Lawyers" in mainland China. Han Kun's partner, Ms. Yang Han was named to the list ...

The world's leading legal directory Chambers and Partners recently published its Litigation Global Practice Guides (2024). Han Kun contributed to the Guides' China chapter: Litigation 2024 - China: Trends and Developments, co-authored by Rui Luo, Ying Zeng ...

On January 18, 2024, Chambers and Partners, the world's foremost legal media publisher, released its Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2024, highly recommending 16 Han Kun practice areas/categories and 33 Han Kun lawyers ...

On January 17, 2024, after collecting a wide range of market feedback, China Business Law Journal announced the China practice edition of The A-List 2023: 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 ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Ms. Bonnie Yung has recently joined Han Kun Hong Kong office as a partner ...

Recently, Han Kun partner Da Shi was invited to write the China chapter of the Thomson Reuters Practical Law Guide, "Interface of Competition Law and Intellectual Property: Deals, Cooperation and Unilateral Conduct". The co-authors include Pan Zhao, Huayi Chen, and Qun Xu ...

Han Kun Law Offices, as the PRC legal advisor, represented RoboSense Technology Co., Ltd ("RoboSense", Stock Code: 2498) in connection with its public offering of shares and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Han Kun's data compliance team provided RoboSense with special legal advisor services with respect to PRC cybersecurity and data compliance matters.RoboSense is a global leader in the LiDAR and perception solutions market ...

As the new year begins, Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce the 2024 promotion of new partners ...

Han Kun Law Offices has advised and acted as PRC counsel to the company in connection with the global offering and listing of HighTide Therapeutics, Inc. 君圣泰医药 ("HighTide", Stock Code: 2511) on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. This is yet another landmark project Han Kun has recently advised on in the biotechnology industry in relation to listing under Chapter 18A of the Hong Kong Listing Rules ...

Today, Han Kun Law Offices ("Han Kun") officially released its Practice Guidelines on Equity Repurchase Disputes.In recent years, equity repurchases have increasingly attracted the attention of investors, founders, and others. In disputes Han Kun has handled which involve investment/financing exits, the commercial dispute team has discerned gaming between investors and founders as well as the confusion that different adjudication standards bring to all relevant stakeholders ...

JINGDONG Property, Inc. ("JDP") recently completed the establishment and filing of its Core Fund IV with Chinese regulatory authorities. Core Fund IV is the first RMB warehousing and logistics investment fund initiated by JDP, with JDP serving as the asset manager and executive partner. The investors include four (4) leading domestic insurance companies and institutional investors ...

On December 21, 2023, 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 2023. Han Kun partner Charles Li was named to the list for the fourth consecutive time since 2020.The ranking spotlights outstanding lawyers who demonstrate comprehensive legal expertise, business acumen, and practical problem-solving skills ...

On December 20, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB) officially published its list of 2023 ALB China Top 15 IP Lawyers, aiming to recognize China's top IP lawyers over the past 12 months. Han Kun partner Mr. Rui Luo was named to the list for his outstanding performance.Mr. Luo's practice focuses on IP litigation and IP-driven antitrust dispute resolution. He especially excels at representing multinational clients in complex and high-stakes IP-related disputes in China.Mr ...

On December 18, 2023, Han Kun Law Offices ("Han Kun" or the "Firm") announced the official opening and operation in New York City of Han Kun LLP ("Han Kun NY"), a New York limited liability partnership established in collaboration with US-based professionals.In the wake of Han Kun Singapore office which went into operation in April of this year, Han Kun NY is another strategically important step of the Firm to further expand our global footprint ...

Han Kun Law Offices represented ZKH Group Limited ("ZKH", Stock Code: ZKH) in connection with its initial public offering of American depositary shares and listing on the New York Stock Exchange, including acting as its PRC legal advisor and assisting ZKH in completing its overseas listing filing for this offering with the China Securities Regulatory Commission.ZKH is a leading MRO procurement service platform in China ...

On December 9, 2023, the Legal Guru Club and the Legal Hall of Fame held "GC NIGHT" and the awarding ceremony for the "List of Excellent Lawyers & Law Firms Recommended by General Counsels of Chinese Well-Known Enterprises" at the St. Regis Hotel, Beijing.Han Kun Law Offices and 18 Han Kun lawyers were named to the list. Han Kun partners Chaoying Li, Lu Ran, and Zaiguang Lu attended the event and the award ceremony ...

On December 14, 2023, Zhuhai Pilot Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as 'Pilot Technology', Stock Code 831175) was successfully listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange.Pilot Technology, selected as a national-level "little giant company", was established in 2000 in the Zhuhai (National) Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Ms. Yang Han has recently joined the firm as a partner.Ms. Han has extensive experience dealing with major, difficult and complex matters for companies, families, and individuals. She provides comprehensive services in respect of identifying, evaluating, and isolating criminal and administrative law risks, wealth management, handling corporate control disputes, and protecting the interests of enterprises and entrepreneurs. Ms ...

On December 12, 2023, after collecting a wide range of market feedback, China Business Law Journal announced The A-List 2023: Visionaries for China practice, which includes 100 lawyers practicing PRC law and 70 lawyers practicing in foreign law firms or overseas. Han Kun partners Charles Li was selected for his outstanding contributions to Chinese legal practice.Charles LiMr ...

On December 8, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the winners of its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2023: 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 ...

On December 7, 2023, The Legal 500, the world's renowned legal directory, announced its list of winners at the ceremony for 2023 China Law Awards held in Shanghai. Han Kun was honored as "Private Equity Law Firm of the Year" and "Fintech Law Firm of the Year," owing to its outstanding performance in the past year.The Legal 500 China Law Awards aims to recognize the leading firms and lawyers together with the younger rising talent who are part of China's extensive and complex legal market ...

On December 5, 2023, Chambers and Partners, the world's foremost legal directory, released its Chambers FinTech Guide 2024, which identifies the leading payments, blockchain, cyber security, and data protection specialists in over 40 jurisdictions. Han Kun has again been ranked as a Band 1 PRC Firm for fintech-related legal services, marking the sixth consecutive year for the firm to receive the honor ...

Recently, the White Paper on Cross-border Data Transfer Compliance and Technology Applications (2023) (the "White Paper (2023)") was released during the 2023 China (Shenzhen) Data Element Industry Innovation Conference. Compiling of the White Paper (2023) was led by the Open Islands Cross-border Data Transfer Open Source Community SIG with the participation of Han Kun Law Offices and other organizations ...

Recently, the In-House Community announced the results of this year's "Counsel of the Year Awards". Han Kun partner Kelvin Gao was named as an "External Counsel of the Year 2022-23".Mr. Gao has practiced law for almost two decades and has extensive experience in a variety of fields and industries. His major practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, formation and deployment of private equity funds, securities offerings, and corporate restructurings. Mr ...