On October 31, 2025, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the finalists for its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2025: South China & Central China, which is open to "local" law firms headquartered in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Henan, Hubei and Hunan, and "non-local" law firms headquartered in other regions with branches/offices in South China and East China. Han Kun has been nominated in the following 15 award categories, owing to the firm's outstanding practices in South China and East China.
South China & Central China Law Firm of the Year
Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China
Cyber Security and Data Protection Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China
Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China
International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China
Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China
Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China
Debt Market Deal of the Year: South China & Central China – Guangzhou Metro Group's U.S.$3 billion MTN Programme Update and RMB4.92 billion Offshore Notes Issuance
M&A Deal of the Year: South China & Central China – Siyu Industrial's controlling shareholder completed the sale of its equity stake to listed company Children's Palace
Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year: South China & Central China - Non-local – Vivian He
Young Lawyer of the Year: South China & Central China - Non-local – Wenle Du
Overseas Practice Lawyer of the Year: South China & Central China - Non Local – Cheng Zhang
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year: South China & Central China - Non Local – Dong Zhang
These prestigious awards pay tribute to the outstanding performance of private practitioners and in-house teams across South China & East China, which covers six provinces and one municipality: Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, and Hunan. 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 a gala ceremony held on December 5, 2025, in Shenzhen.