On Oct. 24, 2022, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the finalists for its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2022: South China & Central China. Some of these awards are open to "local" law firms headquartered in the South China & Central China region, which spans Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, and Hunan, and "non-local" law firms headquartered in other regions which have branches or offices there. Han Kun has been nominated in the following 10 award categories, owing to the firm's outstanding practices in the region.
Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China
Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China - Non Local
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China – Non Local
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China
Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China
Debt Market Deal of the Year: South China & Central China –Tencent's US$4.15 billion Global Medium Term Note Offering
Equity Market Deal of the Year: South China & Central China – Broncus Holding Corporation's HK$1.67 billion Hong Kong IPO
M&A Deal of the Year: South China & Central China – Tencent Music Entertainment Group's RMB2.7 billion acquisition of Lazy Audio
Young Lawyer of the Year: South China & Central China - Non-local – Adrian LV
Woman Lawyer of the Year: South China & Central China – Non Local – Vivian He
These prestigious awards pay tribute to the outstanding performance of private practitioners and in-house teams across the South China & Central China region, which covers six provinces and one autonomous region. They aim to recognize those exceptional accomplishments and efforts as a spur for more legal teams and practitioners to pursue and contribute professional excellence. This year's winners will be unveiled at a gala ceremony held on Nov. 18, 2022, in Guangzhou.