On September 20, 2024, IFLR1000 announced the shortlist for its China Awards 2024. Han Kun was nominated in 20 award categories, including:
1. Client Choice of the Year
2. Capital Markets Team of the Year
3. Firm of the Year – Beijing
4. Banking and Finance Deal of the Year – Beijing - BOCOM Leasing reaching a debt-to-equity swap agreement with HNA Holding
5. Capital Markets Deal of the Year - Beijing – J&T Global Express's HK$3.92bn Hong Kong IPO
6. Capital Markets Deal of the Year - Beijing – Nio Inc.'s $1 billion convertible senior notes offering
7. M&A Deal of the Year – Beijing – Sinopec joins Kazakhstan's biggest polythene project
8. M&A Deal of the Year – Beijing – XPeng purchases Didi's EV unit
9. Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year – Beijing – Wang Shu
10. Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer of the Year – Beijing – You Yang
11. M&A Lawyer of the Year – Beijing – Zhou Chengyao (Aaron)
12. Finance and Corporate Lawyer of the Year – Guangdong – Wang Zhe (Jason)
13. Finance and Corporate Lawyer of the Year – Guangdong – Xue Bing
14. M&A Rising Star of the Year – Beijing – Li Yipu
15. Restructuring and Insolvency Rising Star of the Year – Beijing – Liu Jing
16. Banking and Finance Rising Star of the Year – Beijing – Zhang Xinfeng
17. Finance and Corporate Rising Star of the Year – Guangdong – Wu Lulu
18. Banking and Finance Rising Star of the Year – Shanghai – Sun Yunjia
19. Capital Markets Rising Star of the Year – Shanghai – Wang Haoxiang
20. Hall of Fame – Li Chaoying (Charles)
The awards celebrate the most innovative deals and the best performing firms and lawyers in China across 2023 and highlight where firms performed exceptionally both provincially and nationally. Winners will be announced on September 27, 2024.