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On September 1, 2023, the Securities Association of China ("SAC") announced the List of Key Research Projects for 2023. Two research projects Han Kun's Beijing and Shanghai offices jointly applied for with members of the SAC have been officially approved. This year saw the largest ever number of key research project applications to the Securities Association of China ("SAC") and the fiercest year of competition ...
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On September 4, 2023, the Global PE Forum, a key financial-themed forum held this year during the China International Fair for Trade in Services, announced the 2022-2023 winners of the Chinese PE/VC Industry Selection. Han Kun was, for the fourth consecutive year, recognized as a Top Ten PE/VC Intermediary Service Agency in China. This year marks the 13th Global PE Forum successfully held since its inauguration in 2008 ...
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The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research (LBR) recently published its seventh edition of The Healthcare Law Review (2023). Han Kun was invited to author the China chapter of the book for the seventh 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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Recently, China Business Law Journal, a renowned legal directory, released its rankings of top capital market law firms and representative IPO projects based on Dealogic statistics between May 1, 2022, and April 30, 2023. Han Kun was recognized as one of "HKEX Listings – Top PRC Legal Advisers by Accumulated Value" and the Han Kun-advised deal "Leapmotor Technology' Hong Kong IPO" was selected as one of the "Top 10 Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listings" ...
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Law.com International, an affiliated media of globally renowned legal directory American Lawyer Media (ALM), recently announced its inaugural Asia Rising Stars in the private equity realm, announcing a list of 10 private equity lawyers to watch from 10 top firms in Asia. Ms. Shuting Qi ranked top in the list and Han Kun was the only Chinese firm represented among the winners. The list aims to distinguish and honor outstanding private equity legal professionals under 40 ...
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On August 29, 2023, LEGALBAND, a renowned legal directory, announced its "LEGALBAND 2023 China 30 Under 30" list, which highlights 30 stellar young lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun lawyers Jiyu Ren and Qiongxing Wang were named to the list. In recent years, Ms. Ren has participated in numerous transactions in aviation finance, aircraft financing and leasing, banking and financing, fintech, and other fields, accumulating solid professional knowledge and experience ...
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Asialaw recently announced the shortlist for its Asialaw Awards 2023 ...
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On August 18, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced in Shanghai the winners of its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2023: East China, which is open to "local" law firms headquartered in Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Shanghai ("East China") and "non-local" law firms headquartered in other regions with branches/offices in East China ...
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Recently, WIPR (World Intellectual Property Review), a renowned intellectual property directory in Asia, has announced its 2023 rankings. Han Kun was recognized in the firm categories of both "Contentious" and "Non-Contentious", owing to the firm's competitive IP practice and exceptional service capabilities. Han Kun partner Vivian He and lawyer Cecily Dong were recommended in these two categories, respectively, due to their diligent work and outstanding achievements in the IP domain ...
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On August 10, 2023, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2023 Client Choice: Top 15 Rising Partners" with the aim of presenting the top 15 most favored rising partners in mainland China. Han Kun's partner, Mr. Cheng Chen, was named to the list. Reasons for selection: Mr ...
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On August 9, 2023, IFLR1000, the world-renowned legal directory, published its IFLR1000 China Regional Rankings 2023. Han Kun was recognized in the Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong rankings for its outstanding market performance and comprehensive strengths ...
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Han Kun Law Offices, as PRC legal advisor to the issuer, advised Kidswant Children Products Co., Ltd. ("Kidswant", stock code: 301078) on its issuance of RMB1,039,000,000 convertible corporate bonds to unspecified investors. During the issuance process, Han Kun provided a full range of legal services for Kidswant, including from the perspectives of implementation of the registration-based share offering system, data compliance review, and antitrust supervision of the platform economy ...
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Global Legal Group ("GLG") has recently published the 16th edition of the International Comparative Legal Guides - Corporate Governance 2023 (the "Guide"), edited by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz ("Wachtell"). The Guide provides an overview of common issues in the area of corporate governance across multiple jurisdictions. Han Kun partner Ray Shi was the sole contributor to this year's China chapter of the Guide, which is also his sixth consecutive time to author the chapter since 2018 ...
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Han Kun was invited by The Legal 500, an internationally renowned institution, to exclusively contribute the China chapter of the 2023 edition of "Class Actions - Country Comparative Guides". The Legal 500 invites law firms to contribute to the guide that are highly reputable and well-recognized in their respective fields. Eric Liu (partner), Jing Liu (partner), Qimin Zhu (partner), and Ying Zeng (of counsel) co-authored the chapter on class actions in China ...
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IFLR1000, a leading legal services publisher, has recently announced its annual guide of IFLR1000 Women Leaders for 2023. Han Kun partners Shu Wang and Rong Fang are recognized in the guide. The annual guide selects honorees based upon their accomplishments, client feedback, and peer reviews, and identifies an exclusive group of female lawyers with outstanding reputations within their markets and practices. Ms. Shu Wang is a principal partner of Han Kun's banking and finance team ...
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On July 27, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the finalists for its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2023: East China, which is open to "local" law firms headquartered in Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Shanghai ("East China") and "non-local" law firms headquartered in other regions with branches/offices in East China. Han Kun has been nominated in the following 12 award categories, owing to the firm's outstanding practices in East China. 1 ...
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Recently, IPR Daily announced its 2023 50 IP lawyers under 50 in China (U50), recognizing the top 50 IP lawyers under the age of 50. Han Kun partner Jian Zhang was named in the list. Ms. Zhang's practice focuses on IP-related legal services. She has extensive experience in patent invalidation, IP infringement litigation, administrative litigation, and licensing. She also provides legal opinions for a variety of matters including patent analysis, IP due diligence, and IP strategy design ...
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On July 27, 2023, IFLR1000, the world-renowned legal directory, published its 2023/2024 annual rankings of law firms and lawyers (IFLR1000 33rd edition). Owing to the firm's stellar service performance and comprehensive strength, 32 Han Kun lawyers were highly recommended this year along with eleven Han Kun practice areas (covering all surveyed jurisdictions), with five practice areas ranked Tier 1 ...
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Han Kun is pleased to announce that Mr. Sheldon Chen and Mr. Clarence Chung have recently rejoined the firm, further enhancing the firm's service capabilities. Mr. Chen focuses on private equity/venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, equity incentives, and general corporate matters ...
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On July 20, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB) released its annual list of China Top 15 Rising Lawyers. 15 ambitious young lawyers from across China are highlighted because of their potential to become the next power players in the legal industry. Their growing record of achievements, coupled with their expanding client portfolios, make a solid case for why they have what it takes to climb to the top. This year, Han Kun partner Lin Zhou has been named as one of the China Top 15 Rising Lawyers ...
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Recently, the China Banking Association released the China Consumer Finance Company Development Report (2023) (the "Report"). This is the fifth year that the China Banking Association has issued an annual report to the public on the development of consumer finance companies ...
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On July 14, 2023, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2023 Special Issue:China Top 15 Lawyers – Real Estate" with the purpose of presenting the 15 most recommended real estate lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Stephen Dong was named to the list. Reasons for selection: Mr. Dong has long focused on the area of real estate, with extensive achievements in real estate development, mergers and acquisitions, financing, leasing operation and property management ...
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Han Kun has advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Star Plus Legend Holdings Limited ("Star Plus Legend", Stock Code: 06683.HK) on its initial public offering and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Star Plus Legend is a new retail operator dedicated to new retail product development and sales, IP creation and operation, and empowering new retail product sales by creating and operating celebrity IP networks ...
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On July 11, 2023, Zhejiang Doer Biologics Co., Ltd. ("Doer") announced that it had entered into a license agreement with BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX, "BioNTech"), a German biotechnology unicorn company ...
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On July 5, Managing Intellectual Property (MIP), a well-known international intellectual property media, officially announced the winners of the 2023 Managing IP Asia-Pacific Awards. By virtue of its outstanding intellectual property service and excellent client reputation, Han Kun Law Offices was named this year as the winner among Chinese firms in the "IP Transactions & Advisory" category. Han Kun has won numerous MIP IP STARS awards in the past ...