Press Releases

Artificial Intelligence Generated Content ("AIGC") is a great leap forward in the development of Artificial Intelligence ("AI") technology. AIGC can generate a variety of content including articles, images, audio, video and so on according to the input conditions by training the model and learning a large number of data, and then solve the tasks of the real scene in different fields ...

On October 30, 2023, CLECSS announced the results of its "2023 Best ESG Law Firm Awards". Han Kun claimed CLECSS's "Best ESG Law Firm Award – Best ESG Practice" and Han Kun partner Wei Quan was honored with the "Best ESG Lawyer – Gold Award".The CLECSS Best ESG Law Firm Awards aim to raise ESG awareness (i.e ...

Han Kun Law Offices has advised and acted as PRC counsel to the joint sponsors in connection with the listing of J&T Global Express Limited ("J&T Express", Stock Code: 1519) on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.J&T Express is a global logistics service provider with an express delivery network coverage across 13 countries, including China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Mexico, Brazil, and Egypt ...

On October 23, 2023, Asian Legal Business ("ALB") formally announced its "2023 ALB China Regional Ranking: Yangtze River Delta Firms". The ranking identifies leading law firms for their practices in regional markets and comprises two categories: law firms headquartered in the Yangtze River Delta region and those not headquartered there but which have branches/offices in the region ...

On October 20, 2023, Asian Legal Business ("ALB"), the world's leading legal magazine under Thomson Reuters, released its 2023 ranking of China's Top Female Lawyers. The list highlights 15 female lawyers in mainland China who have delivered high-quality work in their legal practices and earned accolades from their clients. Han Kun lawyer Ms. Paula Liu is among them ...

On October 16, 2023, LexisNexis announced its2023 "Under 40"list for mainland China. The list recognizes young legal professionals 40 years of age or younger who show a tremendous potential to grow and the motivation to lead the development of the legal sector in mainland China.Han Kun partner Chunyan HE was named to the list, owing to her standout professional services.Ms ...

On October 17, 2023, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2023 Under 40: Top 20 New Economy Lawyers" to showcase the 20most favored new economy lawyers in mainland China under 40 years of age. Han Kun lawyer Sheldon Chen and Daniel Xu were named to the list.Sheldon ChenReasons for selection:Mr ...

On October 17, 2023, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2023Under 40: Top 20 Dispute Resolution Lawyers" to showcase the 20 most favored dispute resolution lawyers in mainland China under 40 years of age. Han Kun partner Jing Liu was named to the list.Reasons for selection: Ms. Liu focuses on commercial dispute resolution and is particularly skilled and outstanding in handling disputes over corporate control, investment and financing, and private fund dispute resolution ...

The world's leading legal directory Chambers and Partners recently published Private Equity 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 Jing Li, Shuting Qi, Lin Gui, and Lu Ran.The Guide features 37 jurisdictions and aims to provide legal expertise in private equity sectors in major jurisdictions around the world ...

Han Kun Law Offices and Han Kun Law Offices LLP ("Han Kun Hong Kong"), as PRC and Hong Kong legal advisors, represented Luyuan Group Holding (Cayman) Limited ("Luyuan Group Holding", Stock Code: 2451) in connection with its initial public offering in Hong Kong and Regulation S offering of an aggregate of 106,667,000 ordinary shares. The ordinary shares of Luyuan Group Holding are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ...

The world's leading legal directory Chambers and Partners recently published Healthcare: Medical Devices 2023 (the "Guide"), a part of the Chambers Global Practice Guides series. Han Kun exclusively contributed the ChinaTrends & Developments section. The contributors includeYang (Aaron) Gu,Pengfei You,Duzhiyun Zheng, andFengqi Yu ...

As PRC counsel to the issuer, Han Kun Law Offices represented Adlai Nortye Ltd. ("Adlai Nortye", NASDAQ: ANL) in relation to the initial public offering of its American depositary shares in the United States and the listing of its American depositary shares on the Nasdaq Global Market ...

Han Kun Law Offices LLP advised Shaanxi Xixian New Area Fengxi Development Group Co., Ltd. on its issuance of credit enhanced bonds as its international legal advisor. The listing of the bonds with the benefit of an irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by Bank of Xi'an Co., Ltd. on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (stock code: 84455) and Chongwa (Macau) Financial Assets Exchange Co. Ltd commenced on 29 September 2023 ...

On September 27, 2023, the winners of the IFLR1000 China Awards 2023 were officially announced ...

On September 26, 2023, Asialaw officially announced the winners of the Asialaw Awards 2023 at an awards ceremony held in Singapore. Han Kun won three awards at the ceremony, owing to the firm's outstanding performance and comprehensive professional strengths over the past year ...

The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its twelfth edition of The Asset Management Review. Han Kun financial regulatory partners Ms. Lin Zhou and Ms. Yao (Ally) Hu authored the China chapter. Han Kun was invited to author the China chapter of the book for the fourth consecutive year and has contributed to many topics in The Law Reviews in the past. Other Han Kun contributors to this year's China chapter included John D ...

On September 20, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB), a legal directory under Thomson Reuters, released the ALB M&A Rankings 2023. Han Kun was again recognized as a Tier 1 PRC Law Firm, owing to the firm’s exceptional M&A services. This marks the tenth consecutive year for Han Kun to be rated Tier 1 in ALB's annual M&A Rankings ...

The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its sixth edition of The Virtual Currency Regulation Review (The Virtual Currency Regulation Review: 6th edition). As the only invited PRC law firm, Han Kun has authored the Virtual Currency Regulation Review for two consecutive years. Han Kun's financial services and asset management partner Mr. TieCheng Yang, counsel Mr. Meng (Raymond) Yan and associate Ms. Wenli (Ivy) Xu co-authored the China Chapter ...

On September 14, 2023, Cheche Technology Inc., China's leading auto insurance technology platform, completed its merger with Prime Impact Acquisition I, a U.S. special-purpose acquisition company ("SPAC"). On September 18, 2023, Cheche Group Inc., the company resulting from the merger, was officially listed on NASDAQ under the stock codes "CCG" and "CCGWW" (the "De-SPAC Merger"). The U.S ...

On September 14, 2023, IFLR1000 announced the shortlist for its China Awards 2023 ...

BEIJING, Sept. 18, 2023 – Han Kun Law Offices ("Han Kun") today officially released the "Han Kun 2022 VC/PE Data Analysis" (English Version) (the "Report"). The online version of the Report has been successfully launched on the firm's website. In the Report, Han Kun assesses the data collected from around 500 VC/PE transactions it has assisted clients in completing in 2022 and then analyzes the investment structures and key legal provisions prevalent in such transactions ...

On September 13, 2023, Asialaw released its Asialaw Profiles 2023-2024 directory of law firms and lawyers in the Asia-Pacific region. The directory ranks Han Kun in 17 industries/practice areas and ranks 14 Han Kun lawyers ...

The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its seventh edition of The Initial Public Offerings Law Review (2023). Han Kun partners Ms. Chen Yang and Ms. Zhang Zhao authored the China chapter. Han Kun was the only PRC-headquartered law firm to contribute to the book ...

On September 1, 2023, the Securities Association of China ("SAC") announced the List of Key Research Projects for 2023. Two research projects Han Kun's Beijing and Shanghai offices jointly applied for with members of the SAC have been officially approved. This year saw the largest ever number of key research project applications to the Securities Association of China ("SAC") and the fiercest year of competition ...

On September 4, 2023, the Global PE Forum, a key financial-themed forum held this year during the China International Fair for Trade in Services, announced the 2022-2023 winners of the Chinese PE/VC Industry Selection. Han Kun was, for the fourth consecutive year, recognized as a Top Ten PE/VC Intermediary Service Agency in China. This year marks the 13th Global PE Forum successfully held since its inauguration in 2008 ...