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As the new year begins, Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce the 2023 promotion of new partners ...

Kanxi Liao Mr. Liao specializes in general banking matters, fintech, asset management transactions, blockchain and cryptocurrency, real property finance, and financial institution set-up and investment. Mr. Liao represents various commercial banks in a variety of financing transactions, including structured finance, acquisition finance, and real property finance. Mr ...

Zero2IPO Group recently announced its "China Equity Investment Awards 2022". Han Kun was honored as the "VC/PE-backed Overseas M&A Legal Advisor of the Year 2022". The awards recognize Han Kun's exceptional accomplishments and comprehensive strengths over the past year. Zero2IPO has been releasing its annual ranking of China's equity investment sector for 22 consecutive years since 2001 ...

Han Kun has advised and acted as PRC counsel to the joint sponsors in connection with the listing of Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited ("Kingsoft Cloud", Stock Code: 3896) by way of introduction on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Kingsoft Cloud is a leading cloud service provider in China that offers various cloud services to customers in strategically selected verticals ...

In December 2022, Biomerieux and Jiaxing Accunome Biotechnology Co., Ltd. ("Accunome") entered into a strategic partnership upon concluding both a strategic investment agreement and an exclusive distribution agreement ...

On December 27, 2022, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2022 Special Issue: China Top 15 Lawyers – Digital Economy". The ranking spotlights 15 highly recommended digital economy lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partners Wei Quan, Da Shi, and Yan Xia were named to the list. Wei Quan Reasons for selection: Mr ...

Yan Xia Reasons for selection: During years of legal practice, Mr. Xia has made prominent achievements in advising numerous corporate clients in industries concerning the Internet, blockchain, artificial intelligence, metaverse, cloud computing, and gaming and entertainment, and has acted as the lead partner in serving domestic and overseas investment and financing deals in the digital economy. Mr ...

On December 23, 2022, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the winners for its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2022: South China & Central China at an award ceremony held in Guangzhou. 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 ...

Recently, FinanceAsia released the results of its 2022 Achievement Awards. The Han Kun-advised deal, "Cornerstone Investment in SenseTime (Ahead of Hong Kong IPO)", was awarded "Best Venture Capital/Private Equity Deal of The Year". The FinanceAsia Achievement Awards recognize excellence across Asia's financial markets and highlight the accomplishments of key players, including financial institutions, law firms, and accounting firms, that have shown dedication to their sector ...

Han Kun has advised and acted as PRC counsel to the joint sponsors in connection with the listing of KANZHUN LIMITED ("BOSS ZHIPIN", Stock Code: 2076) by way of introduction on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. 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 ...

On December 21, 2022, 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 2022. Han Kun partner Charles Li was named to the list for the third consecutive time after receiving the honor in ALB's 2020 and 2021 rankings. The ranking spotlights outstanding lawyers who demonstrate comprehensive legal expertise, business acumen, and practical problem-solving skills ...

On December 20, 2022, ECARX Holdings, Inc. ("ECARX"), a global mobility tech company, completed its business combination with COVA Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company ("SPAC"). The combined company retains the ECARX name and its shares and warrants have commenced trading on NASDAQ under the symbols "ECX" and "ECXWW", respectively, on December 21, 2022. Han Kun provided legal services to ECARX throughout the de-SPAC combination and listing process ...

On December 15, 2022, Global Data Review ("GDR"), a renowned and trusted source of worldwide news and analysis on the use and trade of data, unveiled its GDR 100 2023 ranking. Han Kun was one of the two PRC firms named to the list, owing to the firm's stellar practice and expertise in data compliance. Global Data Review is one information source and community touchpoint, with coverage from across the areas of data protection, cybersecurity, IP, IT, and TMT ...

On December 14, 2022, Micro Connect, a new financial market platform connecting global capital with China's micro and small businesses, announced its signing of a US$25 million asset-backed loan facility with HSBC ...

Han Kun has advised and acted as the IP counsel to 3D Medicines Inc. ("3D Medicines", Stock Code: 1244.HK) for its initial public offering and listing on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong ("HKEX"). 3D Medicines is a bio-pharmaceutical company focusing on the research and development of oncology therapies for cancer patients ...

On December 9, COMAC delivered its first-ever C919 airliner to China Eastern Airlines. The move marks the first homegrown trunk airliner in China's civil aviation market, a significant milestone in China's aviation ambitions to develop large passenger aircraft ...

On December 1, 2022, Chambers and Partners, the world's foremost legal directory, released its Chambers FinTech Guide 2023, 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 fifth consecutive year for the firm to receive the honor ...

December 1st, 2022, Beijing, China – Today, Han Kun Law Offices released the Han Kun 2021 Fund Practice Data Analysis Report (the "Report"). The online version of the Report is available on the firm's website. In 2021, markets appeared to reach a new equilibrium following the widespread rampage wrought by Covid-19 the year before, as many economies gradually adjusted to the "new normal" and business activities saw a sharp rebound ...

On November 28, 2022, Han Kun Law Offices ("Han Kun") announced that Han Kun's Hong Kong office and its Hong Kong associated law firm have officially merged, following approval by The Law Society of Hong Kong. Upon the merger, a local Hong Kong law firm operated by Han Kun under the name "Han Kun Law Offices LLP" ("Han Kun Hong Kong") was duly established ...

On November 24, 2022, LEGALBAND, a well-known legal directory, published its "2022 Client Choice: Top 15 Rising Partners". The ranking celebrates 15 highly recommended "rising partners" in mainland China. Han Kun partner Vincent Song was named to the list. Reasons for selection: Mr. Song has years of extensive experience in private equity and venture capital, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and investment fund formation and operation ...

On November 23, 2022, The Legal 500, the world's renowned legal directory, released its 2023 rankings of PRC law firms. The rankings honor Han Kun by highly recommending 71 of the firm's lawyers (with 98 honors in total) and 18 practice areas, including seven areas recognized as "Tier 1", the highest designation ...

Recently, the 2022 China Intellectual Property & Science and Innovation Forum was successfully held in Beijing. This year's forum, themed "Intellectual Property: A Pillar of China's National Security", was steered by senior science and engineering academicians, with attendees that included government officials, experts in various fields, and representatives of corporate giants in the automobile, chip, and new energy industries ...

The textbooks for the 2023 Corporate Compliance Officer Examination, jointly authored by an expert group under organization by the Corporate Compliance Committee of China Enterprise Evaluation Association, have been officially published recently by China Legal Publishing House. Han Kun partner Da SHI, serving as a member of the expert group, contributed the antitrust compliance section of the textbooks ...

On November 8, 2022, Han Kun was selected as one of EqualOcean's "China Top 10 Professional Services for Globalization 2022" at the 2022 EqualOcean Summit for Globalization (ESG2022) held in Shanghai. The award highlights ten professional service providers that have made outstanding contributions this year to promising Chinese entrepreneurs / innovative companies in their quest to break into the global market ...

Today, CLESS unveiled its inaugural 2022 Award for Top Legal Practitioners in the Greater Bay Area. Han Kun partner Bing Xue has been named to the list. The award was inaugurated as a response to China's blueprint for developing the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It is the result of a two-month selection process where candidates were carefully evaluated in terms of their education background, area of expertise, and location of practice, among other considerations ...