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On November 28, 2022, Han Kun Law Offices ("Han Kun") announced that Han Kun's Hong Kong office and its Hong Kong associated law firm have officially merged, following approval by The Law Society of Hong Kong. Upon the merger, a local Hong Kong law firm operated by Han Kun under the name "Han Kun Law Offices LLP" ("Han Kun Hong Kong") was duly established ...
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On November 24, 2022, LEGALBAND, a well-known legal directory, published its "2022 Client Choice: Top 15 Rising Partners". The ranking celebrates 15 highly recommended "rising partners" in mainland China. Han Kun partner Vincent Song was named to the list. Reasons for selection: Mr. Song has years of extensive experience in private equity and venture capital, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and investment fund formation and operation ...
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On November 23, 2022, The Legal 500, the world's renowned legal directory, released its 2023 rankings of PRC law firms. The rankings honor Han Kun by highly recommending 71 of the firm's lawyers (with 98 honors in total) and 18 practice areas, including seven areas recognized as "Tier 1", the highest designation ...
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Recently, the 2022 China Intellectual Property & Science and Innovation Forum was successfully held in Beijing. This year's forum, themed "Intellectual Property: A Pillar of China's National Security", was steered by senior science and engineering academicians, with attendees that included government officials, experts in various fields, and representatives of corporate giants in the automobile, chip, and new energy industries ...
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The textbooks for the 2023 Corporate Compliance Officer Examination, jointly authored by an expert group under organization by the Corporate Compliance Committee of China Enterprise Evaluation Association, have been officially published recently by China Legal Publishing House. Han Kun partner Da SHI, serving as a member of the expert group, contributed the antitrust compliance section of the textbooks ...
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On November 8, 2022, Han Kun was selected as one of EqualOcean's "China Top 10 Professional Services for Globalization 2022" at the 2022 EqualOcean Summit for Globalization (ESG2022) held in Shanghai. The award highlights ten professional service providers that have made outstanding contributions this year to promising Chinese entrepreneurs / innovative companies in their quest to break into the global market ...
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Today, CLESS unveiled its inaugural 2022 Award for Top Legal Practitioners in the Greater Bay Area. Han Kun partner Bing Xue has been named to the list. The award was inaugurated as a response to China's blueprint for developing the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It is the result of a two-month selection process where candidates were carefully evaluated in terms of their education background, area of expertise, and location of practice, among other considerations ...
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The China Banking Association recently published its China Consumer Finance Corporation Development Report 2022 (hereinafter, the "Report"), organized by the Professional Consumer Finance Commission of the China Banking Association under the instruction of the Other Non-bank Financial Institution Supervision Department of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission. The Report summarizes and analyzes the state of development of consumer finance companies in China over the past year ...
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On November 2, 2022, LEGALBAND, a well-known legal directory, published its 2022 Power List: Top 15 Arbitration Lawyers. The ranking celebrates 15 highly competitive arbitration lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Xianglin Chen was named to the list. Reasons for selection: In recent years, Mr ...
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Recently, Asia IP, a renowned intellectual property directory in Asia, has announced its 2022 rankings. Han Kun was recognized in the China firm categories of "Patent Contentious", "Patent Prosecution", and "Trademark Contentious", owing to the firm's competitive IP division and exceptional service capabilities ...
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On Oct. 24, 2022, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the finalists for its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2022: South China & Central China. Some of these awards are open to "local" law firms headquartered in the South China & Central China region, which spans Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, and Hunan, and "non-local" law firms headquartered in other regions which have branches or offices there ...
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The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its sixth edition of The Initial Public Offerings Law Review (2022). Han Kun partners Ms. Chen Yang and Ms. Zhang Zhao authored the China chapter. Han Kun was the only PRC-headquartered law firm to contribute to the book ...
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On October 21, 2022, Asian Legal Business ("ALB") formally announced its "2022 ALB China Regional Ranking: Yangtze River Delta Firms". The ranking identifies leading law firms for their practices in regional markets and comprises two categories: law firms headquartered in the Yangtze River Delta region and those not headquartered there but which have branches/offices in the region. Han Kun was again recognized in the ranking for its exceptional performance in the Yangtze River Delta region ...
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Han Kun has provided legal services in connection with the listing and public offering of Rego Interactive Co., Ltd (“Rego Interactive”, Stock Code: 2422) on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as the PRC counsel to the sponsor and the underwriters. Rego Interactive is a marketing service provider based in the PRC ...
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Recently, the well-known periodical International Comparative Legal Guides published the International Comparative Legal Guides: Private Equity 2022. Partner Charles Wu of Han Kun's associated law firm in Hong Kong and Han Kun counsel Hanpeng Hu in Shanghai were exclusively invited to write the PRC part ...
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The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its eleventh edition of The Asset Management Review. This year, Han Kun Investment Fund Group Ms. Huaying (Daisy) Qi, Ms. Lin Zhou, and Ms. Li (Leigh) Yang co-authored the China chapter of the book. John D. Fitzpatrick, Yiwen Mao, Mingyu Xia, and Zhangquan Chen also contributed to the writing of the China chapter ...
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Han Kun is pleased to welcome to the firm Mr. Weiheng Jia and Mr. Cody Chen, who will be primarily based in the firm's Shanghai office. They have extensive experience in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate compliance, and other specialized areas. The additions will further strengthen Han Kun's overall capabilities in the Yangtze River Delta region. Mr. Weiheng Jia Mr ...
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Recently, International Financial Law Review (IFLR) has announced the winners of its Rising Stars Awards Asia-Pacific 2022, recognizing rising stars from across a wide array of practice area specialisms throughout the region. Han Kun partner Zhang Jian was honored as a Patent Rising Star at the awards. Ms. Zhang's practice focuses on IP-related legal services. She has extensive experience in patent invalidation, IP infringement litigation, administrative litigation, and licensing ...
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Han Kun partner Charles Li has recently been recognized among IFLR Asia Best Lawyers 2022, published by International Financial Law Review (IFLR). This is the third consecutive year for IFLR to rank Mr. Li among Asia's best lawyers since his debut in IFLR Asia Best Lawyers 2020. The list is intended to recognize the top individual legal practitioners who have received the highest and most consistent praise from their peers and clients ...
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The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its fifth edition of The Virtual Currency Regulation Review (The Virtual Currency Regulation Review: 5th edition). Han Kun finance regulatory partner Mr. TieCheng Yang and his team member Mr. Meng (Raymond) Yan and Ms. Wenli (Ivy) Xu co-authored the China Chapter. The intern Ms. Xiao (Shirley) Liang also contributed to the writing of the China Chapter ...
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On September 28, 2022, TH International Limited, the exclusive operator of Tim Hortons coffee shops in China ("Tims China"), completed its business combination with Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation, a U.S. special purpose acquisition company ("SPAC"). Tims China officially became a publicly traded company on September 29, 2022, with its shares and warrants trading on NASDAQ under the symbol "THCH" ...
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The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research (LBR) recently published its sixth edition of The Healthcare Law Review (2022). Han Kun was invited to author the China chapter of the book for the sixth consecutive year, the firm is the only PRC-headquartered law firm to contribute to the book. Han Kun lawyers Mr. Min Zhu, Mr. Aaron Zhou, Mr. Aaron Gu and Ms. Li Zhang participated in writing the book ...
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Han Kun has advised and acted as the PRC data security counsel to Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., Ltd. ("Leapmotor Technology", Stock Code: 09863.HK) on its initial public offering in Hong Kong and listing on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong ...
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On September 28, 2022, Asialaw officially announced the winners of the Asialaw Awards 2022 at a virtual ceremony. Han Kun won Competition/Antitrust Firm of the Year at the event, owing to the firm's outstanding performance and comprehensive professional strengths ...
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On September 23, 2022, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2022 Client Choice: Top 15 Insurance Versatile Practitioners". The ranking identifies 15 highly recommended versatile insurance lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Yuzhou XU was named in the list. Reasons for selection: With years of in-depth study and practice in finance and insurance asset management, Mr ...