On August 27, 2026, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced in Shanghai the winners of its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2026: 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 a presence in East China. Han Kun won "Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year: East China - Non-local" and "Fintech Law Firm of the Year: East China", owing to the firm's outstanding practices in East China. In addition, the Han Kun-advised deal, "–Waters Corporation's Acquisition of BD Biosciences & Diagnostics Business" was recognized as "M&A Deal of the Year: East China". Han Kun partners Mr. Lifeng Lu, Mr. Wei Quan, and Ms. Li Zhang attended the ceremony on behalf of Han Kun to receive the honor.
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. The awards aim to recognize exceptional accomplishments and efforts to spur more legal teams and practitioners to pursue and contribute to professional excellence.