On August 22, 2025, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced in Shanghai the winners of 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 a presence in East China. Han Kun won "New Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year: East China - Non Local", owing to the firm's outstanding practices in East China; and Han Kun partner and firm management team member Mr. Chao (Kelvin) Gao was recognized as "Managing Partner of the Year: East China - Non Local". Han Kun lawyers Mr. Kelvin Gao, Ms. Shuting Qi, and Mr. Nick Shu 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.