Press Releases

On January 29, 2018, Tencent, together with investors including JD.com and others, signed strategic investment agreements with Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co. in Beijing. This represents one of the world's largest single strategic investments between Internet companies and brick-and-mortar commercial giants. Han Kun, as legal counsel to Tencent and JD ...

Chambers & Partners has recently announced its nominees for the Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards 2018. Han Kun has been nominated for Chambers Asia-Pacific "PRC firms: Corporate & Finance" and "PRC firms: Client Service" in China & Hong Kong, which are two of only three PRC law firm award categories. This is the third consecutive year for Han Kun to be nominated for the PRC Corporate & Finance Firm of the Year award ...

Han Kun Law Offices is delighted to announce that, effective January, 2018, Wei He, Peng Lei, Ruijie (Rae) Liu, Ruina Liu, Rui Luo and Li Zhang have been promoted to partner. Ms ...

Han Kun Law Offices is delighted to announce that, effective January, 2018, Zhichao Duan, Jiaxin Liu, Zaiguang Lu, Kaiying Wu and Chuqi Zhang have been promoted to counsel. Mr. Duan's practice focuses on IP litigation, IP-related dispute resolution, IP licensing and due diligence, as well as patent prosecution and counseling. Mr. Duan has particular expertise in handling technology-related legal matters ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Mr. TieCheng Yang has joined the firm as a partner. Mr. Yang works primarily in the firm's Beijing office. Before joining Han Kun, Mr. Yang was a partner at Clifford Chance and head of its Financial Regulatory Group of China. Mr ...

On December 8, the 2017 Zero2IPO Group Annual China Venture Capital & Private Equity Rankings were announced. Han Kun Law Offices was recognized as one of the "Top 5 VC/PE-backed Overseas IPO Lead Legal Advisors" ...

China Business Law Journal recently published its 2017 List of China's Top 100 Lawyers (the "A-List"). The A-List includes 100 top lawyers who have demonstrated outstanding performance in China-related business and have impressed their clients with excellent professional skills. From this list, you can find lawyers who are regarded as authorities in the industry. Han Kun partners Charles Li and Chen Ma were selected for their outstanding performance ...

On December 7, 2017, Chambers & Partners, the world's foremost legal media publisher, released its Chambers Asia-Pacific 2018 guide, as well as its 2018 rankings of PRC lawyers. 8 Han Kun practice areas were ranked this year and four of them were recognized as Band 1. 10 Han Kun lawyers were highly recommended this year ...

On November 29, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, the world's renowned legal media publisher, released its 2018 rankings of PRC law firms. Han Kun Law Offices was recognized as a "Tier 1 Private Equity/Venture Capital Firm" and a "Tier 1 TMT Firm.” Han Kun was also recommended for seven practice areas, four lawyers are named on the elite "Leading Lawyers" list and three lawyers are named on the "Next generation lawyers" list. 16 other Han Kun lawyers are included on the recommended lawyer list ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Ms. Yin Ge has joined the firm as a partner. Yin works primarily in the firm's Shanghai office. Prior to joining Han Kun, Yin was a counsel at Clifford Chance LLP and led the Financial Services Practice in Shanghai. Yin also worked at Allen & Overy LLP before joining Clifford Chance. Yin is a legal expert on asset management and financial services ...

Han Kun, as PRC Legal counsel to the issuer, advised Yixin Group Limited (Stock Code: 2858) on its global offering on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Yixin Group Limited is a leading online automobile retail transaction platform and financing lease company in China ...

Based on Han Kun's excellent performance in many high-profile transactions in 2016-2017, Asialaw Profiles 2018 has ranked Han Kun as Outstanding in 4 practice areas, Highly Recommended in 1 practice area and Recommended in 7 practice areas. In addition, 7 of Han Kun's lawyers were recognized as Leading Lawyers ...

Han Kun, as PRC Legal counsel to the issuer, advised China Literature Limited (Stock Code: 772) on its global offering on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. China Literature Limited is a pioneer in China's online literature market and operates the leading online literature platform ...

The world-renowned legal media publisher, IFLR1000, has recently published "Leading Lawyers" ratings in its 2018 Financial and Corporate Guide. Multiple Han Kun lawyers have been recognized in the Guide ...

The world-renowned legal media publisher, IFLR1000, has recently published firm rankings in its 2018 Financial and Corporate Guide. Han Kun has been recognized as a Tier 1 PRC law firm in Private Equity and Investment Funds. This is the sixth consecutive year for IFLR1000 to recognize Han Kun as a Tier 1 PRC law firm in Private Equity, and the third time as a Tier 1 PRC law firm in Investment Funds ...

The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its inaugural edition of The Healthcare Law Review (2017). Han Kun partner Mr. Zhu Min authored the China chapter. Han Kun was the only PRC-headquartered law firm to contribute to the book. Han Kun associate Ms. Wei Wei also contributed to the writing of the article ...

Han Kun has advised J.P. Morgan Securities (Far East) Limited, Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited, UBS Securities Hong Kong Limited and CMB International Capital Limited (as the joint sponsors) on the H-share listing of ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 6060) on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. This is the first domestic fintech company to be listed on the Hong Kong market. ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co., Ltd ...

On September 22, 2017, Beijing Time, Secoo Holding Limited, China's leading upscale products and lifestyle platform, announced its initial public offering on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "SECO." Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Secoo for the company's U.S. initial public offering and listing on the NASDAQ Global Market. Secoo is the first Chinese luxury e-commerce company to be listed in the United States. Secoo (secoo ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Mr. Chen Xianglin has joined the firm as a partner. Mr. Chen works primarily in the firm's Beijing office. Mr. Chen focuses his practice on international commercial arbitration and cross border commercial dispute resolution. He has significant experience resolving corporate governance disputes, product quality disputes, technology development agreement disputes, and real estate and construction project disputes. Prior to joining Han Kun, Mr ...

Asian Legal Business (ALB) released the Asian Legal Business 2017 M&A Rankings in its September issue. Han Kun has again been ranked as a Tier 1 Law PRC Firm based on the firm's exceptional performance in providing M&A legal services. This marks the fourth consecutive year for Han Kun to be ranked as Tier 1 in M&A ...

On September 14, 2017, the 11th annual China Law & Practice Awards was held in Beijing. Han Kun won the following three awards at the event: 1. Private Equity & Venture Capital China Firm of the Year 2. Pro Bono Initiative of the Year 3. Rising Star of the Year – Li Wei This is the second consecutive year for Han Kun to be recognized as "Private Equity & Venture Capital China Firm of the Year" by China Law & Practice Awards ...

On September 9, 2017, Air Products and Shanxi Lu'An Coal Based Clean Energy Co, Ltd. ("Lu'An") held the signing ceremony for the formation a $1.3 billion joint venture ("JV"). Under the joint venture plan, Air Products will contribute air separation units and cash for 60% ownership of the JV, while Lu’An will retain 40% ownership and receive a cash payment for its contribution of gasification and syngas purification systems ...

On September 8, 2017, Asian Legal Business (ALB) held the annual Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2017 ceremony in Hong Kong. The Han Kun-advised deal, “Didi's Acquisition of Uber’s China Operations,” was awarded “M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)” and “Deal of the Year.” Han Kun was one of the most highly awarded PRC law firms at the event. The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2017, an annual celebration of legal excellence in Hong Kong, has come to its 16th year ...

On August 24, Baidu Waimai was merged with Ele.me. Through the merger, the two platforms will complement each other by integrating their respective resources in transactions, delivery and “new retail,” so as to consolidate their leading positions in the industry ...

On August 18, 2017, the signing ceremony for the sale of the Karl Lagerfeld brand in Greater China (mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Singapore) between the Chou family and Septwolves (SZSE: 002029) was held in Hong Kong. After the closing, Septwolves will, through its wholly-owned Hong Kong subsidiary, hold 80 ...