On December 5, 2025, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the winners of its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2024: South China & Central China at an awards ceremony held in Shenzhen. Some of these awards are open to "local" law firms headquartered in the South China & Central China region, which spans Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, and Hunan, and "non-local" law firms headquartered in other regions which have branches or offices there.
Han Kun won the following four awards, owing to the firm's outstanding practice in the region. Han Kun partners Mr. Cheng Zhang and Mr. Derek Zhan attended the ceremony on behalf of Han Kun to receive the honors.
1. Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China
2. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China
3. Cyber Security and Data Protection Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China
4. 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
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.