Recently, Asian Legal Business ("ALB"), a world-leading legal directory owned by Thomson Reuters, unveiled its Hong Kong Rising Stars 2025 list, which spotlights Hong Kong's most promising next generation of standout lawyers. Allen Zhang a partner with Han Kun Law Offices LLP (Han Kun Hong Kong) was named to the list, owing to his exceptional performance in this region.
Mr. Zhang has been focused on the debt capital markets practice for more than ten years. Mr. Zhang has advised issuer and underwriter clients on more than 200 different types of debt securities transactions. He has extensive experience in structuring and advising on different types of debt capital market products with a deep understanding of his clients' commercial needs. Among these deals, Mr. Zhang has structured and advised on a number of high-profile "first of its kind" transactions, such as the first Yulan bond, the first MCSD-cleared bond, the first Blue bond in Asia, the first sustainability-linked loan relinked bond, the first bond transaction to be cleared through both CMU and Euroclear, the first SONIA-linked pound sterling-denominated floating rate note issued by a non-sovereign issuer, and the first-ever offshore bond issued by a PRC local government.
As the lead lawyer, Mr. Zhang has advised the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China on all its overseas bond offerings for six consecutive years, as well as the People's Bank of China on the first establishment of a central bank bill offering program in Hong Kong and the issuance of central bank bills for many years. He has also taken the lead in all the overseas bond offerings by the Shenzhen Municipal Finance Bureau, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Finance, and the Hainan Provincial Department of Finance, namely the first and all the offshore bond deals by PRC local governments, for three consecutive years. He has also advised Bank of China Limited on its GMTN updates and dozens of drawdowns of market-leading and innovative bond transactions for four consecutive years.
Mr. Zhang has also advised a number of central enterprises, state-owned enterprises, financial institutions, and private enterprises in their bond offerings.
ALB's Hong Kong Rising Stars list showcases lawyers under 40 years of age who are doing high-quality work, and in the process earning accolades from their colleagues, superiors and clients. These rising stars have consistently demonstrated exceptional dedication, legal expertise and innovative approaches to client service, solidifying their reputations as future leaders of the profession.
