Stephen (Shiwen) Dong
Han Kun Law OfficesThe group at Han Kun Law Offices is strong in transactional real estate, in particular in assisting investors looking to launch real estate funds, and then subsequently assisting them with real estate M&A. While traditional real estate remains the focus for the group, the practice has ‘kept pace with the times and extended its work to the fields of logistics real estate and long-term rental apartments’, among other areas. Stephen (Shiwen) Dong is a key practitioner within the team, with his knowledge extending to real estate project finance and real estate M&A. Other standout team members are real estate transactional expert Zhen (Cody) Chen and construction litigation specialist Yan Zhang. Rong Fang is also notable for her work on REIT projects.
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Testimonials
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- 'They have been working in the field of real estate-related legal services for a long time. With traditional commercial real estate as the fulcrum, they have kept pace with the times and extended their work to the fields of logistics real estate, long-term rental apartments, etc. They have strong industry experience and can provide customers with very practical solutions and risk control measures.’
‘They respond quickly and in detail, are able to provide practical suggestions from the business side, and are conscientious and responsible in their work.'
Key clients
- BlackRock
- Brookfield Asset Management
- JD Property
- CPIC Capital Company Limited
- Hoyinn
- Schroders Capital (formerly known as Pamfleet)
- Azure Hospitality Fund I Limited Partnership
- China Logistics Property Holdings (HKSE: 01589)
- StarCrest Capital LLP
- Vipshop International Holdings Limited
- Central China Real Estate Limited
- Levi Strauss
- LEONI Electrical Systems
- KE Holdings Inc.
- Blogis Holding Co.,Ltd.
- CICC Capital Operation Co., Ltd.
- China Resources Co. Limited
- Zhangjiang Group
- JD.com
- Suzhou Yuanlian Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd.
- Taikang Asset Management Co., Ltd.
- Albamen Capital Partners
- Xinghe Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
- Longfor Properties
- Sino Ocean
- Great Insurance Group Co., Ltd.
- Zhuhai HUAFA Group Co., Ltd.
- Shanghai New Huang PU Industrial Group Co., Ltd.
Work highlights
- Assisted JD Property Group Corporation (JDP) with establishing a private RMB fund with four leading insurance companies and institutional investors.
- Assisted Hong Shan with establishing two joint ventures with DNE Group to invest in life science industrial parks to be built in Fengxian, Shanghai and Haining, Zhejiang.
- Assisted Li Auto Inc. with establishing a private RMB fund with two famous investment institutions.
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