On February 20, 2024, Asian Legal Business (ALB) officially published its list of 2024 ALB China Top 15 Litigators, recognizing China's top litigation lawyers over the past 12 months. Han Kun partner Yaxing Zhang was named to the list for his outstanding performance.
Mr. Zhang specialises in dispute resolution pertaining to investment, financing, and corporate disputes. Mr. Zhang has extensive practical experience in resolving disputes arising from investment and financing agreements, share transfers, convertible bonds and other transactions, as well as legal issues relating to control rights, information rights, validity of resolutions, dissolution, and directors' and officers' liability of companies and partnerships. In addition, Mr. Zhang has successfully handled numerous cases involving disputes over breach of contract, share redemption and winding-up under red-chip structures, accumulating experience in connecting and coordinating litigation, arbitration, and the recognition and enforcement of judgment proceedings across various jurisdictions. Mr. Zhang has also handled several asset management and false statement cases, some of which have become influential benchmarks. He also has in-depth knowledge and practical experience in fund investment project exits, corporate dissolutions, liquidations, and bankruptcy proceedings, having assisted numerous clients in achieving investment exits or bankruptcy protections. Mr. Zhang has been recognized as a Recommended Lawyer in Dispute resolution: Arbitration & Litigation for many consecutive years and Next Generation Partner in Dispute resolution: Litigation (2023-2024) by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific; The Legal 500's Private Practice Powerlist Arbitration China 2023; and a Litigation Star for Commercial Disputes by Benchmark Litigation China for many consecutive years. He has also been among China Business Law Journal's The A-List 2023: Growth Drivers and Rising Stars (2023) and Thomson Reuters' Outstanding Lawyers (2022).
Litigation services are an indispensable part of the legal services market. Litigation lawyers help clients to protect their interests through the strength of their keen insight into cases, their ability to provide convincing arguments and careful reasoning as well as their ability to design creative litigation strategies. The innovative work of litigation lawyers gives rise to many representative litigation cases every year, and significantly facilitates the building of a law-based society. ALB developed this list in reference to candidates' representative cases, major cases on which they advised over the past 12 months, clients' recommendations, and market feedback.
