On May 30, 2024, Asian Legal Business ("ALB") formally announced its "2024 ALB China Regional Ranking: South China Rising Lawyers". Han Kun partner Harry Xia, who is based in the firm's Shenzhen office, was honored in the rankings due to his standout practice.
Mr. Xia mainly specializes in private equity and venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, domestic and cross-border corporate restructuring, employee incentives, foreign and outbound investment, formation and operation of investment funds, compliance, and general corporate matters. Mr. Xia has rendered legal services for enterprises covering industries such as internet, life science and healthcare, semiconductor, new energy, new materials, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, culture, media and entertainment, real estate, property management, logistics, finance, financial leasing, consumer, agriculture, etc. He has in-depth service experience in new economy areas.
Mr. Xia has been recognized as a "PRC Rising Star in Private Equity and Venture Capital" in 2022 and 2023, a "China Top 15 Lawyers – Digital Economy" in 2022, included in the "2017 China 30 Under 30" by Legalband, and named by the Guangdong Lawyers Association to its 2022 list of foreign-related legal case experts (pioneer).
The ALB China Regional Ranking: South China Firms & Rising Lawyers is open to law firms headquartered in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Hainan ("South China"), and law firms headquartered in other provinces with branches/offices in South China. The list is a result of months-long research, surveys, and selection by ALB, by referring to law firm submissions, editorial resources, market suggestions and on-line survey to shine young lawyers who are developing rapidly into leading figures with ambition, potential, excellent performance and good reputation in the regional legal market. The factors assessed include candidates' significant achievements, important deals or cases, significant work in the past 12 months, key clients, significant recognition or awards received, and client and peer remarks.