Han Kun Law Offices has grown from its Beijing origins and has pursued an aggressive development. It has rapidly expanded the number of lawyers and is recognised in various industries, such as telecommunications, healthcare and retail. It is especially well known for its high-quality work and regularly advises clients in commercial disputes, especially in the field of private equity and venture capital.
Notable figures within the team in Beijing include commercial guru Yaxing Zhang and Dong Liu, and IP expert Yan Wang.
In the past 12 months, highlights include representing a leading Chinese furniture manufacturer in litigation with a Chinese investment company and a Cambodian manufacturer. As the dispute involved parallel proceedings in different jurisdictions – i.e., the client sued the manufacturer in Cambodia and the manufacturer's shareholders in mainland China – the team needed to assist the client in coordinating the proceedings in mainland China and Cambodia at the same time.
The team also represented a large trust company in obtaining first- and second-instance judgments in financial litigation with a well-known entrepreneur and companies controlled by the entrepreneur with a subject matter exceeding $1.7 billion.
In the government and regulatory space, the cases submitted this year remain confidential. During the past few years, the firm has conducted anti-fraud compliance investigations on behalf of a listed biopharmaceutical company against several APP operators who misappropriated the client’s identity and logo to solicit public fund raising. In another case, the firm represented a global industrial automation device manufacturer in its internal compliance investigations into the possible misconduct by several senior managers of the client’s subsidiary in China.
On the IP front, the firm acted for clients such as OPPO, Umicore and Baidu in their IP rights infringement cases.
In January 2022, the firm announced its merger with Shanghai Young-Ben Law Firm, where all its partners, business departments, and administrative teams joined Han Kun Law Offices. The firm has also grown in its geographic footprint, with new offices in Haikou and Wuhan and internationally in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Litigation clients include Guizhou Moutai Winery Group Technology Development, Proof Glass (Shenzhen), Samsung, Shenzhen Xuanyu Technology, Sino-Maple (Jiangsu) and Umicore.
Notable clients include Baidu, Estée Lauder, Kraft Heinz, Sandvik and Sohu.
Client feedback
“In terms of recommending lawyers to clients, they recommend lawyers who are in line with our company's business development and suitable for our company’s type of dispute resolution. In terms of serving clients, they are professional, rigorous and conscientious.” – Commercial and transactions
“They are good at litigation strategy, preparation of documents, collation of evidence, negotiation and keeping track of the process and risk control.” – Commercial arbitration
“Strong legal expertise and the ability to provide a more comprehensive programme to assist clients in achieving their commercial objectives. Good sense of service, with a user's perspective. They keep track of the latest practice of the industry, able to output professional views. Well-established system, with influence on the lawyer industry.” – Commercial arbitration
“Litigation lawyers are experienced and can accurately control the key issues of the case from the dispute resolution perspective and are able to better integrate the adjudicator's perspective into the case-handling work, making the case twice as effective. In terms of evidence organisation, screening and cross-examination, the team has a unique perspective, which not only helps us to eliminate unsuitable evidence materials, but also digs out the evidence submitted by the other party to prove matters in our favour. With the team's rich experience in handling cases and excellent ability in practice, the team has successfully assisted us in reversing an unfavourable situation in several complex dispute resolution cases and obtained praiseworthy work results.” – Construction
“Solid team expertise, quick feedback and understanding of the banking business.” – Labour and employment
“The legal advice provided was very professional and relevant and practical.” –
Labour and employment
“Provided professional advice and timely response to client needs.” – Securities
“Answered questions professionally and patiently.” – Securities
“Able to provide relevant in-depth counselling advice relevant to the client's business situation. Provides advice with care and patience, and issues legal documents with a high degree of professionalism. Good interpretation of legal requirements and policies in specific areas and abundant industry cases to provide customers with all-round guidance.” – Technology and telecommunications
