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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Legal 500, the world's renowned legal directory, recently highlighted Han Kun in its recently unveiled Asia Pacific Green Guide 2024.The Legal 500's observations of Han Kun are as follows:"Full-service Chinese firm Han Kun Law Offices has particular expertise assisting major clients in the power and electric vehicle industries on innovative structured financings and new energy acquisitions
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On Nov. 28, 2023, The Legal 500, the world's renowned legal directory, unveiled its inaugural Private Practice Powerlist Arbitration China 2023. Han Kun partners Xianglin Chen, Denning Jin, Eric Liu, and Yaxing Zhang, as well as counsel Yuxin Zhao, were named to the list.Han Kun lawyers in the firm's Commercial Dispute Resolution Practice are graduates of first-tier law schools at home or abroad
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The world's leading legal directory Chambers and Partners recently published Alternative Funds 2023 (the "Guide"), an integral part of the Chambers Global Practice Guides series. Han Kun exclusively contributed the China section of the Guide. The contributors include Lu Ran, Pei Zhao, Shiye Yuan, and Zhichao Duan
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Han Kun is pleased to announce that Ms. Min Luo has recently rejoined the firm, further bolstering the firm's investment fund capabilities.Ms. Luo specializes in legal matters related to private fund formation and asset management. She has considerable experience in representing onshore and offshore fund managers in the formation of venture capital, private equity and other types of private funds denominated in both USD and RMB. Ms
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On Nov. 15, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the finalists for its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2023: South China & Central China, which is open to "local" law firms headquartered in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Henan, Hubei and Hunan, and "non-local" law firms headquartered in other regions with branches/offices in South China & East China
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On November 15, 2023, The Legal 500, the world's renowned legal directory, released its 2024 rankings of PRC law firms. The rankings honor Han Kun by highly recommending 93 of the firm's lawyers (with 123 honors in total) and 20 practice areas, including eight areas recognized as "Tier 1", the highest designation
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On November 7, 202, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2023 China Top 15 Lawyers – Consumer and Retail" to showcase the 15 most favored "Consumer and Retail Lawyers" in mainland China.Han Kun lawyer Cheng Chen and Vincent Song were named to the list.Cheng ChenReasons for selection:Mr. Chen has been active in recent years in the fields of private equity and venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and foreign investment
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Han Kun Law Offices and Han Kun Law Offices LLP ("Han Kun Hong Kong"), as PRC and Hong Kong legal advisors, represented Beijing UBOX Online Technology Corp. ("UBOX ONLINE", Stock Code: 2429) in connection with its initial public offering in Hong Kong and Regulation S offering of H shares. The H shares of UBOX ONLINE are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Approximately 78
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On October 31, 2023, China Business Law Journal ("CBLJ") announced the winners of its China Business Law Awards 2023 Regional Awards, where Han Kun was honored in the following award categories:China Business Law Awards (Regional Awards)Best Overall Law Firms (Shanghai)Best Overall Law Firms (Hong Kong)To determine the winners, CBLJ's editorial team looked carefully at each firm's outstanding transactions, cases, and other notable achievements in the past year and also took into account recommen