On January 18, 2024, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "LEGALBAND 2024 China Top 15 Lawyers – Games & E-Sports" to showcase the 15 most favored "Games & E-Sports Lawyers" in mainland China. Han Kun partner Rae Liu and Hong Huang were named to the list.
Rae Liu
Reasons for selection: Ms. Liu provides legal services to investors, private equity funds, and start-ups in the areas of private equity and venture capital investments. She specializes in the areas of private equity and venture capital investments, domestic and international restructuring, and initial public offerings. She has profound understanding and rich experience with respect to industrial policies, structure design and project operations. In the field of gaming, Ms. Liu has been providing legal services in various investment and acquisition matters to a leading internet company in China, and demonstrates excellent communication, coordination, and implementation capabilities. She leads her teams in accurately understanding the core points and the commercial pleas of different parties in significant and complex transactions. She helps companies take full control and minimize commercial risks while efficiently driving the implementation of their projects. Her legal solutions, which combine creativity and feasibility, are recognized and praised by clients. "With her excellent professional skills and quick feedback, Ms. Liu always intervenes timely and gives sound analysis and effective advice in case of any tough issues in relation to the projects. The communication between both parties is smooth and we enjoy working with each other. We look forward to more in-depth cooperation in the future."
Lawyer's profile: Ms. Liu has been working at Han Kun Law Offices since 2009, where she specializes in public and private financings (equity and debt), mergers and acquisitions, onshore/offshore public offerings (including corporate restructurings), and foreign direct investment. Ms. Liu is knowledgeable of PRC industrial policies, corporate structures, investment and project management. She has represented numerous Chinese and international companies, as well as international and PRC funds in a wide variety of cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. In addition, she has also provided legal services to several PRC companies in their IPO transactions in overseas capital markets. The clients Ms. Liu represents operate in a wide variety of industry sectors, including Internet information technology, culture & entertainment, fintech, chips, consumer and healthcare.
Hong Huang
Reasons for selection: Ms. Huang mainly practices in the fields of private equity and venture capital, enterprise mergers and acquisitions, foreign capital markets, etc. in the industries of internet, gaming, telecommunications, e-commerce, culture and entertainment, and healthcare, among others. Ms. Huang has participated in many major M&A and investment transactions in the gaming industry in recent years and has long represented a leading internet company in its investments. Ms. Huang is well-versed in the regulatory policies and laws in the areas of gaming, private equity investment and financing, and mergers and acquisitions. She advises companies on various stages of transaction structure design, transaction documents drafting, legal due diligence, business negotiation, and project delivery, and helps clients efficiently resolve commercial and legal problems involved in their projects and clinch transactions. Her legal knowledge and dedication are praised by clients. "Ms. Huang has strong professional skills and project coordination skills and is always able to coordinate various parties' opinions and give us feedback in an urgent manner when the project time is tight. Our division is very pleased to collaborate with Ms. Huang."
Lawyer's profile: Ms. Huang joined Han Kun in 2012, where she specializes in the areas of venture capital and private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and offshore securities offerings and restructurings. Ms. Huang has participated in a large number of complex equity and asset transactions and has provided legal services to numerous private equity funds, venture capital funds, and leading internet companies in relation to their equity investment and acquisition transactions. Ms. Huang has assisted start-up companies with their initial public offerings, equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters. She has also acted as the PRC legal adviser for issuers and sponsors in certain companies' initial public offerings on overseas stock exchanges. Ms. Huang has advised clients in a variety of industries, including Internet, telecommunications, e-commerce, culture and entertainment, education, fintech, healthcare, and consumer.
