On March 7, 2023, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2023 Client Choice: Top 15 Labor & Employment Lawyers". The ranking spotlights 15 highly recommended labor and employment lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Xiu Pei was named to the list.
Reasons for selection: "Ms. Pei has a thorough understanding of PRC labor law and is agile with the core issues behind each case so as to address her clients' underlying concerns. Ms. Pei is a knowledgeable and sophisticated labor lawyer who delivers swift responses to clients' needs with practical legal solutions. She has developed specialized knowledge and extensive experience and excels in handling complicated labor arbitration and litigation."
Lawyer profile: Ms. Pei specializes in providing legal and compliance advice on corporate labor- and personnel-related issues, such as drafting and reviewing employment contracts, confidentiality and non-compete agreements, employee handbooks, codes of conduct, and employee incentive policies and agreements; and advising on employee hiring and termination, employee incentives, non-compete and confidentiality obligations, labor unions, labor dispatch, cross-border employment, workplace information protection, and employee compliance issues. Ms. Pei also specializes in resolving labor disputes and has extensive experience in advising on layoffs, termination of executives, and post-departure issues such as non-compete supervision and trade secrets protection. She is also adept at improving companies' internal controls and processes concerning personnel and employee incentives through negotiation, arbitration, litigation, and other means.
