On November 7, 202, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2023 China Top 15 Lawyers – Consumer and Retail" to showcase the 15 most favored "Consumer and Retail Lawyers" in mainland China. Han Kun lawyer Cheng Chen and Vincent Song were named to the list.
Cheng Chen
Reasons for selection: Mr. Chen has been active in recent years in the fields of private equity and venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and foreign investment. He has been the leader of, and participated in, many widely influential, high-value projects in the relevant industries and has abundant experience in consumer and new retail projects. Mr. Chen's landmark projects include: representing a chain of food companies in multiple rounds of financing and investment in mergers and acquisitions; representing an E-bike company in restructuring and multiple rounds of financing; and representing a fund in investing in Feihe Dairy. Based on his full understanding of the industry and business operations, Mr. Chen is able to design innovative and feasible transaction solutions for his clients and has won praise from clients for his high-quality legal services. "Mr. Chen has been working with us for many years, and Mr. Chen has helped us develop some of our business models in the new retail sector. He is a lawyer experienced in the retail industry and related legal issues, especially in the integration of online and offline operations. Mr. Chen is our long-term and trusted partner."
Lawyer's profile: Mr. Chen focuses on private equity and venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, domestic and international IPOs, as well as restructurings. He has served numerous private equity funds, start-ups, high-growth enterprises and public companies in such industries as new energy, travel, biomedicine, medical devices, consumption, e-commerce, semiconductors, and online games. Mr. Chen has participated in several overseas restructuring, red chip restructuring and related financing transactions, IPOs and NEEQ listing projects, and corporate split-up and restructuring projects. Mr. Chen has designed innovative transaction structures for complex investment and financing transactions and has represented clients in numerous domestic and foreign IPOs as well as SPAC projects. He has developed innovative transaction structures for clients' complex investment and financing transactions. He also often provides legal services to companies and their boards of directors with respect to daily operations compliance and internal governance. In recent years, Mr. Chen has also worked with numerous high-profile start-up funds and helped them set up their internal processes and rules.
Vincent Song
Reasons for selection: Mr. Vincent Song has long provided private equity and venture capital legal services to many venture capital funds, private equity funds, and entrepreneurs. He has participated in many complex equity and asset acquisitions and mergers and has led the establishment of many domestic and foreign private equity funds. He recently advised several funds and well-known companies in the consumer and retail industries on the full process of their legal services for representative investment and financing projects, overseas listings (including SPAC acquisition and listing), post-IPO issuance and acquisitions, etc., in which he demonstrated his extensive experience and good coordination and execution ability in various business units. "Mr. Vincent Song's practice is comprehensive and professional. His business insight is sharp and can help clients achieve the purposes of concluding transactions and obtaining benefits. He is a trustworthy partner." "I am very satisfied with Mr. Song and the Han Kun team's conduct, dedication, professionalism and help as long-term development partners for the business. Mr. Song is conscientious, diligent and responsible, and willing to act in the interests of clients. I am looking forward to more in-depth cooperation in the future. "
Lawyer's profile: Mr. Song joined Han Kun Law Offices in 2011. Mr. Song specializes in venture capital and private equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, fund formation, and overseas listings. Mr. Song has represented a large number of venture capital funds, private equity funds, and entrepreneurs in their investment and financing projects, has participated in numerous complex equity and asset acquisition and merger deals and has been significantly involved in the formation of and fundraising for numerous onshore and offshore private equity funds. In addition, Mr. Song has also represented issuers and underwriters in certain Chinese company initial public offerings on overseas stock exchanges. Mr. Song has represented clients in a wide variety of industries, including TMT, healthcare, culture and entertainment, education, consumer goods, internet finance, and logistics. Mr. Song received an LL.B. degree in 2010 from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. He also studied at the University of Minnesota Law School and obtained an LL.M. degree in 2011.
