On September 14, 2023, IFLR1000 announced the shortlist for its China Awards 2023. Han Kun was nominated in 18 award categories, including:
Capital Markets Team of the Year
M&A Team of the Year
Firm of the Year – Guangdong
Banking and Finance Deal of the Year – Beijing - COMAC delivered its first-ever C919 airliner to China Eastern Airlines
Capital Markets Deal of the Year - Beijing – KE Holdings’ Hong Kong dual-primary listing
Capital Markets Deal of the Year - Beijing – NIO’s listing by introduction in HK, Singapore
M&A Deal of the Year – Beijing – ByteDance’s USD1.5bn acquisition of Amcare Healthcare
Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year – Beijing – Wang Shu
Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer of the Year – Beijing – You Yang
M&A Lawyer of the Year – Beijing – Zhou Chengyao (Aaron)
Finance and Corporate Lawyer of the Year – Guangdong – Wang Zhe (Jason)
Finance and Corporate Lawyer of the Year – Guangdong – Xue Bing
M&A Rising Star of the Year – Beijing – Li Yipu
Restructuring and Insolvency Rising Star of the Year – Beijing – Liu Jing
Banking and Finance Rising Star of the Year – Beijing – Meng Yuan
Finance and Corporate Rising Star of the Year – Guangdong – Wu Lulu
Banking and Finance Rising Star of the Year – Shanghai – Sun Yunjia
Capital Markets Rising Star of the Year – Shanghai – Wang Haoxiang
The awards celebrate the most innovative deals and the best performing firms and lawyers in China across 2022 and highlight where firms performed exceptionally both provincially and nationally. Winners will be announced on September 27, 2023.