The Han Kun Law Offices is praised for its ‘quick response rate, strong collaborative ability, and rich theoretical and practical experience’. The team acts for a wide range of financial institutions and international corporations and is particularly activer in the TMT sector. The team is jointly headed by Shenzhen-based Jason Wang, Jianhui Liand Bing Xue, Shanghai-based Ping Xu, and is supported by Hong Kong-based Dafei Chen and Tao Li. Wang regularly assists technology companies on their IPOs and listings on stock exchanges in Shenzhen and the United States. Xue is experienced in assisting clients in IPOs and listing on the Hong Kong Exchange Main Board and the NASDAQ. Charles Li and Jin Wang recently acted as PRC counsel on JD.com’s convertible senior notes offering, which was valued at $2bn.  Haoxiang Wang is recommended for convertible senior loan transactions.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is professional and responsible, understands the company and the industry, and responds promptly.’

  • ‘Han Kun has always upheld the concept of customer first with its outstanding professionalism and profound legal knowledge.'

  • ‘Quick response rate, strong collaborative ability, and rich theoretical and practical experience.'

  • ‘The Han Kun team is good at putting themselves in the shoes of customers and solving related problems, focusing on foreseeing risks for customers before problems occur and providing them with corresponding countermeasures promptly.'

  • ‘Provides solutions from the customer's perspective and manage customer expectations reasonably.'

  • ‘Bing Xue's professionalism, diligence, and consideration for the interests of clients have helped us a lot.'

  • 'Han Kun's team has demonstrated a high degree of professionalism, flexibility and problem-solving skills in the process of serving clients, and is a highly relied partner in our IPO business.'

Key clients

  • J.P. Morgan
  • Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC.
  • Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
  • UBS Securities Hong Kong Limited
  • BofA Merrill Lynch
  • Meituan (美团)
  • Innovent Biologics
  • iQIYI
  • Tencent Music Entertainment Group
  • NIO Inc.
  • Lotus Technology Inc.
  • AsiaInfo Technologies Limited
  • KE Holdings Inc.
  • Li Auto Inc. (理想汽车)
  • Zhihu(知乎)
  • Autohome (汽车之家)

Work highlights

  • Advised on JD.com, Inc.’s US$ 2.0 billion convertible senior notes offering as the PRC counsel of the joint bookrunners.
  • Advised Lotus Tech on its business combination with L Catterton and public listing in the US through a De-SPAC arrangement, and its total of approximately US$880 million of private investment in public equity ("PIPE") financing and convertible notes.
  • Advised the Joint Sponsors and the Underwriters in connection with the initial public offering and listing of J&T Global Express Limited on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Lawyers

Leading associates
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Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jason Wang, Bing Xue, Ping Xu, Jianhui Li, Tao Li, Dafei Chen

Other key lawyers

Charles Li, Haoxiang Wang, Jin Wang, Kevin Duan, Yijun Chao