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Han Kun's Hong Kong associated law firm advised Huzhou New City Investment Development Group Co., Ltd. on its issuance of US$200,000,000 credit enhanced bonds as its international legal advisor. The listing of the bonds with the benefit of an irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by Huishang Bank Corporation Limited on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 40979) commenced on 5 January 2022
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As the new year begins, Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce the 2022 promotion of new partners
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As the new year begins, Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce the 2022 promotion of new partners
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As the new year begins, Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce the 2022 promotion of new partners
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As the new year begins, Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce the 2022 promotion of new partners
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On December 27, 2021, LEGALBAND, a well-known legal directory, published its 2021 Special Issue: China Top 15 Lawyers - High-tech & AI. The ranking celebrates highly recommended lawyers in the high-tech and AI practice in mainland China. Han Kun partner Mr. Sean Li was named in the ranking. Reasons for selection: Mr
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On December 27, 2021, LEGALBAND, a well-known legal directory, published its 2021 Special Issue: China Top 15 Lawyers – Consumer and Retail. The ranking celebrates highly recommended lawyers in the consumer and retail practice in mainland China. Han Kun partner Mr. Kelvin Gao was named in the ranking. Reasons for selection: Mr. Gao has solid expertise and extensive practical experience in the fields of private equity investment, mergers and acquisitions and securities issuance and listing
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Recently, Bright Dairy & Food Co., Ltd. ("Bright Dairy", Stock Code: 600597) concluded a private placement of A shares. Registration and custody formalities for the new shares were completed on December 20, 2021, at China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited Shanghai Branch. As legal counsel to Bright Dairy, Han Kun Law Offices was engaged throughout this project and provided Bright Dairy with professional, full-scope, and efficient legal services
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On December 20, Asian Legal Business ("ALB") released its 2021 ranking of China's Top 15 IP Lawyers. Han Kun lawyer Mr. Tao Zhang was named to the list for his exceptional performance. Mr. Zhang's practice focuses on IP litigation, dispute resolution and transactions, as well as patent prosecution, invalidation, searches, and other IP-related counseling. He has extensive experience in providing legal services to both domestic and multinational clients
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Han Kun Law Offices and its Hong Kong associated law firm, as PRC and Hong Kong legal advisors, represented Shanghai Conant Optical Co., Ltd. ("Conant Optical", Stock Code: 2276, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") in connection with its initial public offering in Hong Kong and Regulation S offering of an aggregate of 121,600,000 H shares, and the listing of such H shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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On December 14, 2021, the 12th Lawyers'Congress of Guangdong Province convened in the city of Guangzhou. The meeting celebrated and awarded eminent law firms and lawyers in the province from 2017 to 2021. At the meeting, Beijing Han Kun Law Offices (Shenzhen) ("Han Kun Shenzhen Office") was recognized as a "Standout Law Firm of Guangdong Province" by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Justice
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Chambers and Partners, the world's foremost legal directory, recently released its Chambers FinTech Guide 2022, which features industry rankings for four professional services in 40+ jurisdictions. Han Kun has again been ranked as a Band 1 Law Firm for fintech-related legal services in China. This is Han Kun's fourth time consecutive year to be ranked Band 1
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Han Kun is pleased to welcome to the firm Ms. Dongni Jiang and Mr. Jing Shen, two senior tax specialists with years of professional experience. The additions will further enhance Han Kun's tax team and its tax service capabilities, bolstering the firm's overall practices in both depth and scope, as it continues its growth as a full-service provider. The two experts will be primarily based in Han Kun's Beijing office. Ms. Dongni Jiang Ms
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Han Kun's Hong Kong associated law firm has expanded its cross-border mergers and acquisitions capabilities with the addition of Ms. Chai Lu as a partner to the firm. Ms. Chai's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions transactions, private equity transactions and securities offerings and listings. She has represented private equity funds and the principal investment departments of financial institutions in direct investment in China, represented U.S
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Mergermarket, the world's leading news and intelligence service for mergers and acquisitions, has recently announced the winners of its China M&A Awards 2021. Han Kun has been honored as "Technology, Media & Telecom M&A Legal Adviser of the Year" and "Mid-Market M&A Legal Adviser of the Year"
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On November 19, 2021, the award ceremony of the inaugural ALB China Regional Law Awards: The Coastal Areas was held in Guangzhou by Thomson Reuters' Asian Legal Business ("ALB"). Han Kun was awarded Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year: The Coastal Areas – Non-local, recognizing the firm's exceptional performance in China's coastal regions. ALB, a leading legal publication under Thomson Reuters, is one of the world's most influential legal media
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Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Ms. Jian Zhang has recently joined the firm as a partner, further strengthening Han Kun's IP practice capabilities. She will mainly be based in the firm's Beijing office. Ms. Zhang's practice focuses on IP-related legal services, especially in relation to patents
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Han Kun Law Offices has provided legal services in connection with ANE (Cayman) Inc.'s (Stock Code: 9956) listing and public offering on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as the PRC counsel to the joint sponsors and the underwriters
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Han Kun has advised leading SaaS-based group catering technology company Meican on its US$ 100 million Series E financing from Centurium Capital. Founded in 2011, Meican assists its clients in improving employee catering experiences and management efficiency. Meican also offers a SaaS-based group catering platform with a diversified supply chain for the industry
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On November 4, 2021, LEGALBAND, a well-known legal directory, published its Top 15 National Defense and Military Industry Lawyers 2021. Han Kun lawyer Ms. Yipu Li was named in the ranking. Reasons for selection: Ms. Li has long-term and extensive experience in the field of national defense and military industry. She continuously expands the scope of her services and deepens her expertise in different fields in this area
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On October 26, 2021, Asian Legal Business (ALB) released the shortlist for its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2021: The Coastal Areas (i.e., Liaoning, Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan). The awards are grouped into two categories – Local (practitioners headquartered in the Coastal Areas) and Non-local (practitioners headquartered in other provinces with branches/offices in the Coastal Areas)
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On October 22, 2021, Zero2IPO Group announced its "China Equity Investment Awards 2021". Han Kun was honored as the "Most Active Legal Counsel Institutions for VC/PE Fund Investment in China" and as one of the "Top 10 Legal Counsel Institutions for (VC/PE supported) Overseas IPO of Chinese Companies." The awards recognize Han Kun's exceptional accomplishments and comprehensive strengths over the past year
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On October 21, 2021, Asian Legal Business ("ALB") formally announced its "ALB China Regional Law Awards 2021: The Yangtze River Delta". The awards identify leading law firms for their practices in regional markets and consist of two categories: law firms based in the Yangtze River Delta region and those not headquartered in the region. Han Kun was awarded for its exceptional performance in the Yangtze River Delta region
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On October 20, Asian Legal Business ("ALB"), the world's leading legal magazine under Thomson Reuters, released its 2021 ranking of China's Top Female Lawyers. The list highlights 15 female lawyers in mainland China who have delivered high-quality work in their legal space and earned accolades from their clients. Han Kun lawyer Ms. Yin Ge is among them. Ms. Ge obtained a Master of Laws degree from Wuhan University and an LL.M. with honors from Cornell University
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Recently, Who's Who Legal ("WWL"), an international legal journal, has announced its 2021 list of global outstanding commercial litigators. Han Kun partner Eric Liu was named to the list. Who's Who Legal ("WWL"), established in 1996, is a journal under the legal media outlet Law Business Research Limited. Through its research, WWL presents awards each year to the most exceptional legal professionals
