On September 1, 2022, IFLR1000, the world-renowned legal directory, published its 2023 annual rankings of law firms and lawyers (IFLR1000 32nd edition). Owing to the firm's stellar service performance and comprehensive strength, nine Han Kun practice areas (covering all surveyed areas for the 2023 rankings) and 29 Han Kun lawyers were highly recommended this year, with five practice areas ranked Tier 1.
The five Tier 1 practice areas are:
■ Private equity
■ M&A
■ Investment funds
■ Capital markets: Equity
■ Capital markets: Debt
The other four ranked practice areas are:
■ Banking and finance
■ Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation
■ Project development
■ Restructuring and insolvency
The 29 highly recommended lawyers are (in alphabetical order by surname):
■ CAO Yinshi: Private equity
■ CHAO Yijun: Capital markets, Private equity, M&A
■ CHEN Dafei: M&A, Capital markets: Equity
■ CHEN Yang: Private equity, M&A
■ DING Yi: Banking and finance
■ Stephen DONG: Corporate and M&A
■ FANG Rong: Project development, Capital markets: Structured finance and securitization, M&A
■ Kelvin GAO: Private equity
■ Charles LI: Private equity, M&A
■ LI Huhuan: Capital markets: Structured finance and securitization
■ Joyce LI: Competition
■ LI Jun: M&A
■ LI Xiaoming: Banking, Project finance, M&A
■ LIN Yixin: M&A
■ Rae LIU: Corporate and M&A
■ LU Zaiguang: Private equity
■ MA Chen: Competition, Project finance, M&A
■ Daisy QI: Investment funds
■ QIAN Jin: Investment funds
■ RAN Lu: Investment funds
■ Vincent SONG: Private equity
■ SONG Wei: Corporate and M&A
■ David TANG: M&A
■ WANG Jin: Capital markets: Equity
■ WANG Shu: Banking and finance
■ YANG Tiecheng: Banking, Financial services regulatory
■ Aaron ZHOU: Corporate and M&A, Restructuring and insolvency
■ ZHOU Lin: Investment funds
■ ZHU Jun: Banking, Project finance
About IFLR1000:
“IFLR1000 is an annual guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms. IFLR1000's aim is to provide clients of law firms throughout the world with easy-to-use rankings and profiles of the leading firms in each country organised by practice area, accompanied by analysis of the market trends and business environment.”
