Press Releases

Han Kun Law Offices has provided legal services in connection with JD Logistics, Inc.'s (Stock Code: 2618) listing and public offering on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as the PRC counsel to the joint sponsors and the underwriters ...

Recently, FinanceAsia released the results of its Country Awards 2021 – North Asia. Han Kun was again awarded "Best China Law Firm" based on the firm's participation during the last 12 months in complex cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and private equity, finance, and other areas. This is the third time for Han Kun to win the award ...

Han Kun recently represented TR Capital in establishing a QFLP, which then co-led a significant investment into Huagai Capital. As buyer's counsel, Han Kun advised on designing the QFLP structure and on all aspects of the investment. This transaction was highly innovative in its structuring as it introduced a new concept in the secondary market—QFLP participation in RMB-denominated continuation fund ...

On May 24, 2021, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced its 2021 ALB China IP Rankings. Han Kun's intellectual property practice ranked in both "Patents" and "Copyright/Trademark" for the fifth consecutive year, owing to our outstanding performance and client satisfaction in the field. ALB is an influential legal journal owned by Thomson Reuters whose rankings cover China, Japan, and most other Asian countries such as Singapore and South Korea ...

On the evening of May 20, 2021, the ALB China Law Awards 2021 was held in Beijing, at which the final list of winners of the 18th ALB China Law Awards was announced. Han Kun won three awards, owing to its outstanding performance and good market reputation ...

IFLR1000, a leading publisher of legal business, has just published its annual guide of IFLR1000 Women Leaders for 2021, celebrating its selection of leading women lawyers in the world. Han Kun partner Wang Shu is one of the ten women lawyers from mainland China named in the guide as a leader in bank finance and aviation finance. The annual guide selects honorees based upon their market reputation, deal experience, client feedbacks and peer reviews ...

On May 18, 2021, China Business Law Journal (CBLJ) announced the winners of the 2021 China Business Law Awards. This year, CBLJ presented the "Golden League" awards, naming Han Kun among eight of China's elite law firms that have been recognized for their solid foundation and comprehensive practice. In addition, Han Kun was also awarded as a "Firm of the Year" in eleven practice areas/industries ...

CLECSS recently announced Han Kun partner Qing Jing has been named as one of the CLECSS Top Ten Outstanding Young Lawyers for 2021. As a Han Kun partner, Ms. Jing focuses her practice on onshore and offshore fund formation and asset management. Ms. Jing has extensive experience in private investment fund formation and investment, having specialized for many years in advising on the formation of onshore and offshore funds and asset management. Ms ...

On May 10, 2021, Plus (formerly Plus.ai) announced its entry into a definitive business combination agreement with Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. V (NASDAQ: HCIC), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Upon closing, Plus will be a publicly traded company and its common stock is expected to trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "PLAV". The transaction represents a post-combination market capitalization of approximately $3.3 billion for Plus upon closing ...

Benchmark Litigation, an internationally renowned legal rankings organization, recently released its 2021 edition of Benchmark Asia-Pacific, which recognizes leading dispute resolution law firms and individual lawyers. This year, Han Kun was ranked in three practice areas, and three Han Kun lawyers were recognized as litigation "Stars" ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Dr. Li Ying has recently joined the firm, further strengthening Han Kun's IP practice. She will mainly be based in the firm's Beijing office. Dr. Li's expertise covers patent prosecution, invalidation and litigation, patent searches, patent transactions, and other IP-related counseling ...

Han Kun has advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Waterdrop Inc. on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "WDH". Waterdrop is a leading technology platform dedicated to insurance and healthcare service with a positive social impact ...

On May 5, The Asian Lawyer announced the winners of the Asia Legal Awards 2021 at a virtual awards ceremony. This year, Han Kun won the following two awards: ■ Securities Deal of the Year: Equity - JD ...

Han Kun has acted as PRC counsel to Meituan (Stock Code 3690) in its placement of shares and issuance of convertible bonds, raising funds of approximately US$9.6 billion. Meituan is China's leading e-commerce platform for services. The net proceeds from this transaction are intended to be used for technology innovations, including the research and development of autonomous delivery vehicles, drones delivery, and other cutting-edge technology, and general corporate purposes ...

On April 29, 2021, Legalband, a well-known legal directory, announced its "2021 Client Choice: Top 15 Rising Partners". Han Kun partner Liu Jiaxin was ranked among the top 15. Reasons for the award: As one of Han Kun's outstanding rising partners, Mr. Liu Jiaxin focuses his practices on venture capital and private equity investment, onshore and offshore capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions ...

On April 29, 2021, Legalband, a well-known legal directory, announced its "2021 Client Choice: Top 15 IP Versatile Practitioners". Han Kun partner Kevin Duan was ranked among the top 15 ...

Han Kun has advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Futu Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: FUTU) in connection with its follow-on offering on the Nasdaq Global Market. Futu Holdings Limited is a leading online securities brokerage and wealth management platform ...

On April 21, Han Kun was recognized as a 2021 ALB Employer of Choice—the eighth time for the firm to receive the honor. ALB developed this list by surveying the opinions of employees of law firms that have offices in mainland China, asking employees to rate their firms in terms of career development prospects, opportunities for promotion to partner, degree of job satisfaction, etc., with a view toward recognizing the law firms that are most competitive in the legal talent market ...

Recently, Han Kun partner David Li was recognized as a 2021 ALB China Top 15 TMT Lawyer by Asian Legal Business (ALB). Mr. Li specializes in PE/VC, M&A and domestic and foreign capital markets. He has extensive experience in the PE/VC industry, and has represented numerous well-known foreign and domestic VC/PE funds in their investments in China. Mr ...

On April 16, 2021, Asian Legal Business (ALB) released the shortlist for its China Law Awards 2021 ...

On April 14, Legalband released its 2021 rankings of the top PRC law firms and lawyers. Han Kun has 12 practice areas/industries and 13 lawyers ranked or recommended in the 2021 edition, and the firm is ranked "Band 1" in seven practice areas or industries ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Angus Xie has joined the firm as a partner, further strengthening the firm's antitrust practice. He will mainly be based in the firm's Beijing office. Mr. Xie focuses his practice on antitrust and competition law. In his over ten years of practice, Mr. Xie has assisted a number of leading Chinese and international companies in merger filings, national security reviews, antitrust investigations, and compliance matters. Mr ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to welcome to the firm Michelle Gon, Sophie Shi, and Jolie Yan and their team, who each possesses expertise and extensive experience in the practice areas of corporate compliance and governance, anti-corruption, anti-monopoly and anti-unfair competition, white-collar crime, and internal and external compliance investigations ...

On March 31, 2021, Legalband announced its list of winners at the 2021 China Law Awards. Han Kun was awarded "TMT Firm of the Year" and "Groundbreaking Firm of the Year". TMT Firm of the Year: Reasons for the award: Han Kun has advised on "countless high-profile projects" and is a firm that is "closely watched, both in the market and by other peer firms ...

The "58.com take-private" deal, for which Han Kun acted as the PRC legal counsel to 58.com, has been recognized as "Private equity Deal of the Year" at the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2021. Han Kun has extensive experience in venture capital and private equity, and has been recognized for consecutive years as a top-tier PRC law firm in the field of venture capital and private equity in authoritative global legal rankings ...