Press Releases

On December 4, 2025, the "3rd China Overseas Fund Summit Forum & Intelligence Future Fund Awards Presentation Ceremony", co-hosted by Zhitong Caijing and www.inbfund.com, was grandly held in Shenzhen.  Han Kun Law Offices received the "2025 Intelligence Outstanding Fund Law Firm Award" for its outstanding professional expertise and strong industry reputation.  Ms. Yu (Joanna) Wang from Han Kun attended the forum and accepted the award on behalf of the firm ...

On December 3, 2025, renowned legal directory, Legal Hall of Fame, announced its "Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year (Arbitration) in 2025", which focuses on selecting veteran senior partners who are still active at the forefront of business and strategic decision-making while also striving to discover those high-performing and fast-growing industry pillars.  Han Kun's Mr ...

On December 4, 2025, Chambers and Partners, the world's foremost legal directory, released its Chambers FinTech Guide 2026, 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 eighth consecutive year for the firm to receive the honor.  Han Kun lawyer Mr. Wei Quan and Mr. Xun Li have been highly recommended ...

Han Kun acted as legal counsel to Sirio Group (300791.SZ) in connection with its strategic investment in M-Action, a professional sports nutrition brand under Mengniu Group.  Han Kun provided comprehensive legal services throughout the transaction, including conducting legal due diligence, drafting and negotiating investment-related legal documents, and assisting with closing.  Hillhouse and Mengniu Ventures co-invested in the round ...

On December 2, 2025, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its 2025 "Best of the Best China Top 30 Law Firms" list.  Han Kun was named to the list, owing to its outstanding performance and well-established reputation among clients.The list highly recognizes Han Kun's legal services and underscores Han Kun's leading position in the legal profession ...

Recently, Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal), a globally renowned legal publication, released its 2025 Global and Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and Macao SAR Expert Reports.  Eight Han Kun lawyers—Yijun Chao, Michelle Gon, Xiaoming Li, Zhuowei (Joyce) Li, Eric Liu, Chen Ma, Da Shi, and Shu Wang—were recognized for their outstanding performance and excellent client reputation ...

Han Kun Hong Kong Law Offices LLP ("Han Kun Hong Kong"), acting as international legal counsel to the issuer, has successfully advised Guangzhou Development District Holding Group Limited ("GDD Holding Group") in connection with its US$500 million 2-year green bond issuance.  Han Kun Hong Kong also acted as the GDD Holding Group's listing agent for the dual listing of the bonds in both Hong Kong and Singapore, providing seamless, high-quality services for the issuance ...

On November 26, 2025, after a wide-ranging market survey and independent editorial assessment, China Business Law Journal unveiled this year's The A-List 2025-26: Visionaries in China's legal market, which includes 100 lawyers practicing PRC law and 80 lawyers practicing in foreign law firms or overseas.  Three Han Kun partners Kelvin Gao, Charles Li, and David Li (in alphabetical order by surname) were selected for their outstanding contributions to Chinese legal practice.Kelvin GaoMr ...

On October 30, 2025, Everest Medicines (HKEX: 1952) announced that it had reached an agreement with Visara, Inc. ("Visara"), a subsidiary of NovaBridge Biosciences (NASDAQ: NBP). Under the agreement, Everest Medicines is granted exclusive rights to clinically develop, manufacture, commercialize VIS-101 in Greater China, Singapore, South Korea, and several Southeast Asian countries ...

From 17 to 18 November 2025, the high-level strategic program and thought-leadership event "Business & Philanthropy Forum 2025" was successfully held in Singapore ...

On November 19, 2025, The Legal 500, the world's renowned legal directory, released its 2026 rankings of PRC law firms.  The rankings honor Han Kun by highly recommending the firm's lawyers (with 180 honors in total) and 23 practice areas, including eight areas recognized as "Tier 1", the highest designation ...

In November 2025, Asian Legal Business ("ALB"), the world's leading legal magazine under Thomson Reuters, released its Asia Top Greater Bay Area Dual-qualified Lawyers list 2025.  Han Kun Hong Kong partner Ms. Ethle Tang is named to the list for her outstanding performance ...

The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its ninth edition of Lexology In-Depth The Initial Public Offerings (2025). Han Kun partners Ms. Zhang Zhao authored the China chapter. Han Kun was the only PRC-headquartered law firm to contribute to the book ...

On November 12, 2025, the "2025 Lexpress Luminary Lawyers 20: Insurance" was officially released, recognizing legal professionals who demonstrate outstanding expertise and comprehensive influence in the insurance field ...

On November 13, 2025, IFLR1000 announced the winners of its China Awards 2025.  Han Kun won "Client Choice of the Year" and "M&A Team of the Year" awards at the event for its outstanding market performance and comprehensive strengths.The awards celebrate the most innovative deals and the best performing firms and lawyers in China across 2024 and highlight where firms performed exceptionally, both provincially and nationally ...

Han Kun Law Offices represented Shanghai Wankexin Biotechnology Partnership (Limited Partnership) ("Wankexin") in completing the acquisition of control of Kanghua Biological (300841.SZ) through agreement transfer and voting rights entrustment, pursuant to which Wankexin acquired an aggregate of 29.99% voting rights in Kanghua Biological, with a transaction consideration of RMB 1.851 billion.  Wankexin was established by Shanghai Shangshi Biomedical Management Consulting Co., Ltd ...

Han Kun, as PRC legal counsel to the issuer, advised Meituan (Stock Code: 3690) on its CNY 7.08 billion offshore senior note and USD 2 billion offshore senior note offering, which is Meituan's largest offshore senior note offering to date.Meituan is China's leading platform in local commerce ...

Recently, Managing Intellectual Property (MIP), a well-known international intellectual property media, officially announced the winners for the "2025 Managing IP Asia-Pacific Awards" at the Awards Ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.  By virtue of its outstanding intellectual property services and excellent client reputation, Han Kun Law Offices won "IP Transactions & Advisory China Firm of the Year".Han Kun has won numerous MIP IP STARS awards in the past ...

On November 4, 2025, Mondaq, a U.S.-based legal content aggregation platform, officially announced the winners of its 2025 Autumn Thought Leadership Awards (https://awards.mondaq.com/Home/Topics/16/10). Recognized for his outstanding professional performance in the field of Food, Drugs, Healthcare, and Life Sciences, Aaron Gu of Han Kun Law Offices has once again received the award following his 2023 recognition, ranking first in China in the same field this year ...

On November 7, 2025, CLESS unveiled its inaugural 2025 Award for Top Legal Practitioners in the Greater Bay Area.  Han Kun partner Rio Li has been named to the list.Mr. Li is a partner with Han Kun Law Offices LLP (Han Kun Hong Kong).  Mr. Li obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the China University of Political Science and Law.  He also holds a Juris Doctor degree and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.Mr ...

On November 6, 2025, IFLR1000 announced the shortlist for its China Awards 2025.  Han Kun was nominated in 21 award categories, including:1. Client Choice of the Year2. Capital Markets Team of the Year3. M&A Team of the Year4. Firm of the Year – Beijing5. Capital Markets Deal of the Year – Beijing – WeRide's USD440m Nasdaq Debut6. Capital Markets Deal of the Year – Beijing – Zeekr's USD500m NYSE listing7 ...

Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to the joint sponsors in connection with the public offering and dual primary listing of the Class A ordinary shares of WeRide Inc. ("WeRide", stock code: 00800.HK), a company listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.WeRide is a global pioneer in L4 autonomous driving ...

Han Kun Law Offices, through teams in mainland China and Hong Kong, has served as legal counsel to Chongqing Industrial Investment Parent Fund Enterprise Partnership (L.P.) ("Chongqing Industrial Investment Parent Fund") for its participation as a cornerstone investor in the Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) of Seres Group Co., Ltd. (stock code: 09927.HK) ...

On November 4, 2025, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its' Special Issue: China Top 15 Lawyers - Healthcare' list, spotlighting 15 exceptional healthcare lawyers in mainland China.  Han Kun partner Min Zhu was named to the list.Reasons for Selection: Mr. Min Zhu has long focused on the healthcare and life sciences sector, providing legal services to multinational and Chinese enterprises across all development stages from startup to maturity ...

On November 4, 2025, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its' Special Issue: China Top 15 Lawyers - Government and Regulatory' list, spotlighting 15 exceptional Government and Regulatory lawyers in mainland China.  Han Kun lawyer Ruixin Jiang was named to the list.Reasons for Selection: Ms ...