Recently, The Legal 500, the world's renowned legal directory, announced the shortlist for its 2025 China Law Awards. Han Kun was nominated in 21 award categories, including:
Firm categories:
Leading Firm of the Year: PRC Firms
Innovative Firm of the year
Private Equity: Law firm of the year
Corporate M&A: Law firm of the Year
Investment funds: Law firm of the year
Fintech: Law firm of the year
Data Protection: Law firm of the Year
Arbitration: Law firm of the Year
Life Sciences and Healthcare: Law firm of the Year
Tax: Law firm of the Year
Deal of the year – Corporate & M&A
Deal of the year – Private equity
Lawyer categories (in alphabetical order by surname):
Real estate and construction: Lawyer of the year – Shiwen (Stephen) Dong
Data protection: Lawyer of the year – Zhichao (Kevin) Duan
Regulatory: Lawyer of the Year – Michelle Gon
Life sciences and healthcare: Lawyer of the year –Aaron Gu
Leading lawyer of the year – David Li
Private Equity: Lawyer of the Year – Sheng Li
Fintech: Lawyer of the year – Wei Quan
Investment funds: Lawyer of the year – Lu Ran
Real estate and construction: Lawyer of the year – Yan Zhang
This is the third year for The Legal 500's China Law Awards, which recognize the leading firms, lawyers, and teams who have contributed immensely to China's fast growing and complex legal market. The awards process is based on The Legal 500's market-leading independent research, which has encompassed both the world-class, full-service and boutique PRC firms as well as foreign law firms. Winners will be selected by a judging team who are able to draw on their in-depth knowledge of jurisdictions and practice areas and announced at an awards ceremony held in Beijing on December 11, 2025.