On July 17, 2025, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the finalists for its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2025: 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
Employment Law Firm of the Year: East China – Non-local
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year: East China - Non-local
New Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year: East China - Non-local
Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year: East China - Non-local
Equity Market Deal of the Year: East China – ZEEKR's Successful NYSE Debut
M&A Deal of the Year: East China – Capital Investment Partnership Between COSCO Shipping Holdings and Shanghai Port Group in SAIC Anji Logistics
Managing Partner of the Year: East China - Non-local – Chao (Kelvin) Gao
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year: East China - Non-local – Feng Ye
Young Lawyer of the Year: East China - Non-local – Nick Shu
Woman Lawyer of the Year: East China - Non-local – Shuting Qi
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 22, 2025.