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Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Ms. Fang Rong has joined the firm as a partner, further strengthening Han Kun's real estate, financial and investment management practice. She will mainly be based in the firm's Beijing office. Ms. Fang is a leading lawyer in real estate investment and financing ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Ms. Yuan Jiani has joined the firm as a partner. She will mainly be based in the firm's Shenzhen office. The addition of Ms. Yuan is a further boost to Han Kun's domestic and overseas capital markets practice. Ms. Yuan has nearly 14 years of legal practice experience. Prior to joining Han Kun, Ms. Yuan practiced for many years with a leading Chinese law firm ...

Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to KE Holdings Inc. on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "BEKE". Beike is the leading integrated online and offline platform for housing transactions and services. The company is dedicated to providing solutions for existing and new home sales, home rentals, home renovation, real estate financing, and other related services ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Ms. Yang You has joined the firm as a partner. The addition of Ms. You will further boost the firm's dispute resolution practice. Ms. You focuses her practice mainly on asset management-related litigation/arbitration and compliance services, and has extensive experience in advising on legal issues involving real estate and general corporate matters, among others. Ms ...

On July 28, 2020, global private equity fund Permira and Education First announced Permira's acquisition of a majority stake in Education First's children's business headquartered in Switzerland with operations in the PRC and Indonesia. Closing of the transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions ...

Han Kun has advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Li Auto Inc. on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "LI". Li Auto Inc. is an innovator in China's new energy vehicle market, which designs, develops, manufactures, and sells premium smart electric sport utility vehicles in China ...

On July 20, 2020, Asian Legal Business (ALB) released its annual list of China Top 15 Rising Lawyers. 15 ambitious young lawyers across China are spotlighted because of their potential to become the next power players in the legal industry. Their growing record of achievements, coupled with their expanding client portfolio, make a solid case for why they have what it takes to climb to the top. This year, Han Kun partner Zaiguang Lu has been named as one of the China Top 15 Rising Lawyers ...

The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its fourth edition of The Initial Public Offerings Law Review (2020). Han Kun partner Ms. Chen Yang authored the China chapter. Han Kun was the only PRC-headquartered law firm to contribute to the book. Han Kun counsel Ms. Zhang Zhao also contributed to the writing of the article ...

Asialaw recently announced the shortlist for the Asialaw Awards 2020. Han Kun has been shortlisted in the following three award categories: ■ China Firm of the Year ■ Technology and Telecommunications Firm of the Year ■ Aviation and Shipping Firm of the Year Asialaw Awards 2020 celebrates national law firms across 25 jurisdictions, 10 legal expertise categories, and 7 industry expertise categories ...

Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) has recently published its 2020 global intellectual property rankings. Han Kun stands out in the rankings among domestic firms in China in "patent contentious", "trade mark contentious", and "patent prosecution". Besides these accolades, Han Kun partner Lili Wu was once again recognized as an “MIP IP Star” in 2020 in the MIP global intellectual property individual awards ...

Asialaw Profiles, the world's renowned legal media publisher, recently released Client Service Excellence 2020, a guide which recognizes outstanding law firms and lawyers that are highly rated for client service. The guide names Han Kun and two firm partners, Zhihua (David) Tang and Sheng (Sean) Li ...

Han Kun Law Offices acted as PRC legal advisor to the joint sponsors in connection with the secondary listing of JD.com, Inc. ("JD", Stock Code: 9618) on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. JD is a leading technology driven e-commerce company transforming to become a leading supply chain-based technology and service provider ...

IAM recently published the 2020 edition of IAM Patent 1000, which ranks Han Kun among "The World's Leading Patent Firms" in "litigation" and "prosecution", and ranks Han Kun partners Wang Yan, Wu Lili, and Luo Rui among "The World's Leading Patent Professionals". IAM undertook an extensive research process to identify outstanding firms and individuals across multiple jurisdictions ...

Han Kun Law Offices has advised and acted as the PRC counsel to UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC. in its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "UCL". UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC. is the world's first and leading mobile data traffic sharing marketplace ...

Han Kun and Han Kun's Hong Kong associated law firm have welcomed two new partners, Mr. Xiangyang FAN and Mr. Hon Kit YIP (Adrian), further strengthening the firm's dispute resolution practice. Mr. Xiangyang Fan joins Han Kun as a partner Mr ...

Han Kun Law Offices and its Hong Kong associated law firm, as PRC and Hong Kong legal advisors, represented YEAHKA LIMITED ("YEAHKA", Stock Code: 9923) in connection with its initial public offering in Hong Kong and Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of an aggregate of 98,724,000 ordinary shares (prior to the exercise of the over-allotment option), which raised approximately HK$1.6 billion (US$212.0 million) in gross proceeds ...

On 29 May 2020, Volkswagen (China) Investment Co., Ltd. ("VCIC") signed a letter of intent with Anhui SASAC and Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Holdings Limited ("JAG") regarding a capital increase in JAG. VCIC plans to acquire a 50% stake in JAG, the controlling shareholder of Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., Ltd. (600418), and increase to 75% its stake in JAC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd., its joint venture for electric automobiles ...

Recently, FinanceAsia released the results of its 2020 Country Awards. Han Kun was awarded "Best China Law Firm"based on the firm's participation during the last 12 months in complex cross-border and domestic M&A, capital markets, and private equity transactions ...

Han Kun has been shortlisted for the ALB China Law Awards 2020 in the following award categories: 1. China Law Firm of the Year 2. Beijing Law Firm of the Year 3. Deal Firm of the Year 4. Private Equity Law Firm of the Year - China 5. Anti-Trust & Competition Law Firm of the Year 6. Banking Law Firm of the Year 7. Healthcare Law Firm of the Year 8. Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year 9. Education Law Firm of the Year 10 ...

On May 20, 2020, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced its 2020 ALB China IP Rankings. Han Kun’s intellectual property practice ranked in both "Patents" and "Copyright/Trademark" for the fourth 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 ...

Han Kun Law Offices has advised the underwriters as the PRC counsel in connection with the U.S. initial public offering and listing of Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited (“Kingsoft Cloud”) on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “KC”. Kingsoft Cloud is a leading cloud service provider in China, providing cloud infrastructure, cloud products and industry-specific solutions across cloud services, and other related services ...

Benchmark Litigation, an internationally renowned legal rankings organization, recently released its 2020 edition of Benchmark Asia-Pacific, which recognizes outstanding dispute resolution law firms and individual lawyers. This year, Han Kun was ranked in two practice areas, and three Han Kun lawyers were recognized as "Litigation Stars" ...

Han Kun Law Offices has advised Asia-express Logistics Holdings Limited ("AE Logistics", Stock Code: 08620) as the PRC counsel in connection with its listing and public offering on the GEM of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. AE Logistics is an established air cargo ground handling services provider in Hong Kong. AE Logistics' air cargo ground handling services principally cover (i) air cargo terminal operation; (ii) transportation; and (iii) warehousing and other value-added services ...

Asian-Mena Counsel recently announced its "Deals of the Year 2019". Two Han Kun-advised deals were recognized as "Deals of the Year 2019": 1. Tencent's dollar bond 2. China Resources-Heineken strategic partnership Asian-Mena Counsel is published by the In-House Community. The In-House Community is comprised of 20,000+ individual members with a responsibility for legal and compliance issues in the in the Asia-mena region ...

The Asian Lawyer recently announced the finalists for the Asia Legal Awards 2020. 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 ...