On December 21, 2022, Asian Legal Business ("ALB"), the world's leading source of intelligent information for business and legal professionals owned by Thomson Reuters, announced the ALB Dealmakers of Asia 2022. Han Kun partner Charles Li was named to the list for the third consecutive time after receiving the honor in ALB's 2020 and 2021 rankings.
The ranking spotlights outstanding lawyers who demonstrate comprehensive legal expertise, business acumen, and practical problem-solving skills. They have overcome tremendous market challenges over the past year to deliver deals for their clients.
Mr. Li specializes in PRC and non-PRC listings and restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity investment, foreign investment, and intellectual property protection. He is knowledgeable, insightful, and experienced in relevant industrial policies, corporate structures, capital operations, financial arrangements, industrial investment, and project management. Mr. Li has established a broad client base, including not only high-profile multinational companies, but also start-ups and fast-growing companies, covering diverse industries such as the Internet, telecommunications, information technology, energy, clean technology, consumer products, biology, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals.
Mr. Li has been consistently recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT), and Healthcare by internationally renowned legal media directories, such as Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, ALB, Asialaw Profiles, and China Law and Practice. His awards and honors include:
■ Eminent Practitioner in Corporate/M&A, Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment, and TMT (Chambers Greater China Region, 2022)
■ Eminent Practitioner in Corporate/M&A (Chambers Asia-Pacific & Global, 2020- 2022)
■ Elite practitioner in Corporate/M&A and Private Equity (Asialaw Profiles, 2020-2023)
■ Elite practitioner in Technology and telecommunications (Asialaw Profiles, 2023)
■ Outstanding Practitioner: China (Asialaw Regional Awards, 2019)
■ Market leader in Private Equity and M&A (IFLR1000, 2019-2023)
■ IFLR Asia Best Lawyer (IFLR Asia, 2020-2022)
■ Dealmaker of the Year – China (ALB, 2020-2022)
■ ALB Power List of Top 10 Lawyers (ALB, 2015-2016)
■ China Dealmaker of the Year (China Law and Practice, 2018)
■ The A-List China's Top 100 Lawyers (China Business Law Journal, 2016-2018, 2020)
■ Named by the PRC Ministry of Justice to its 2018 list of 1,000 foreign-related legal case experts