Press Releases

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 ...

The Asian Lawyer recently announced the finalists for the Asia Legal Awards 2021. The Asian Lawyer, in association with The American Lawyer, China Law & Practice and Legal Week, has held the Asia Legal Awards annually since 2014, with the intent to recognize the region's landmark deals, best-performing law firms and standout partners ...

On March 22, 2021, Asian Legal Business (ALB) officially published its list of ALB China Top 15 M&A Lawyers. Han Kun partner David Tang was ranked among those on list due to his outstanding performance. Mr. Tang focuses his practice on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, general corporate and commercial affairs, foreign direct investment, and corporate compliance. Mr ...

Han Kun has advised Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited as its PRC legal advisor in connection with the company's U.S. initial public offering and listing on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "CNTB." Founded in 2012, Connect Biopharma is dedicated to clinical stage research and development of novel immunomodulators for the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases and inflammation ...

Han Kun has advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Autohome Inc. in connection with its secondary listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Autohome Inc. is the leading online destination for automobile consumers in China, serving automobile consumers, automakers, and dealers across the automotive value chain ...

On March 8, 2021, well-known legal directory LEGALBAND named Han Kun partner Ge Yin as one of its "Client Choice: Top 15 Female Lawyers". Ms. Ge obtained master's degrees in law successively from Wuhan University and Cornell University and is a member of the PRC and New York State bars. She previously practiced for many years with two British "Magic Circle" law firms. As a well-known legal expert in the field of cross-border asset management and financial services, Ms ...

Han Kun has advised Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited as its PRC legal advisor in connection with the company's U.S. initial public offering and listing on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "CNTB." Founded in 2012, Connect Biopharma is dedicated to clinical stage research and development of novel immunomodulators for the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases and inflammation ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Mr. Yuan Liming has recently joined the firm, further strengthening Han Kun's cross-border M&A capabilities. He will mainly be based in the firm's Shanghai office. Mr. Yuan practiced law at Jones Day for more than 18 years before joining Han Kun Law Offices in 2021. Mr. Yuan's practice focuses on representing multinational companies in acquisitions and investments in China and China-based clients in acquisitions and investments overseas ...

On February 22, 2021, Asian Legal Business (ALB) officially published its list of 2021 ALB China Top 15 Litigators, recognizing China's top litigation lawyers over the past 12 months. Han Kun partner You Yang was named to the list for her outstanding performance. Ms. You has provided general legal services for multiple well-known trust companies and assisted numerous trust companies and various asset management companies with their dispute resolution. Ms ...

Chambers and Partners, the world's leading legal directory, recently released its Chambers Global Practice Guide 2021 and a ranking of global law firms and lawyers. The guide recognizes multiple Han Kun lawyers and practices areas. Ranked practices: ■ Aviation: Finance ■ Capital Markets: Hong Kong and Overseas Issuances ■ Corporate/M&A ■ International & Cross-Border Transactions "The team provides stellar service ...