On July 4, 2024, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the finalists for its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2024: East China, which is open to "local" law firms headquartered in Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Shanghai ("East China") and "non-local" law firms headquartered in other regions with branches/offices in East China. Han Kun has been nominated in the following 17 award categories, owing to the firm's outstanding practices in East China.
East China Law Firm of the Year - Non-local
Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year: East China - Non-local
Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year: East China – Non-local
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year: East China – Non-local
Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year: East China – Non-local
Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year: East China – Non-local
Regulatory Compliance Law Firm of the Year: East China – Non-local
ESG and Sustainability Law Firm of the Year: East China – Non Local
Employment Law Firm of the Year: East China – Non Local
Equity Market Deal of the Year: East China
– Adlai Nortye Ltd. (ANL)'s IPO on the Nasdaq Global Market
– ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Limited's initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ZK) in the United States
– ZKH Group Limited's IPO on the New York Stock Exchange
M&A Deal of the Year: East China
– Sinovac Biotech Acquires Majority Shares in a Biotech Company
– The acquisition of Subway's China business through a consortium
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year: East China - Non-local – Chunyao (Alan) Lin
Young Lawyer of the Year: East China - Non-local – Yang (Aaron) Gu
Woman Lawyer of the Year: East China - Non-local – Yin Ge
These prestigious awards pay tribute to the outstanding performance of private practitioners, in-house teams and law firms in the East China legal market, which covers five provinces and one municipality: Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Shanghai. They aim to recognize those exceptional accomplishments and efforts as a spur for more legal teams and practitioners to pursue and contribute professional excellence. This year's winners will be unveiled at an award ceremony held in Shanghai on August 16, 2024.