On December 18, 2025, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2025 Client Choice: Top 15 Compliance Lawyers". The ranking spotlights 15 exceptional compliance lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Sophie Shi was named to the list.
Reasons for selection: Ms. Shi specializes in corporate compliance, regulatory, and compliance-related legal matters, with particular expertise in handling compliance issues involving anti-bribery, antitrust, anti-unfair competition, government procurement, bidding and tendering, and advertising. Since entering practice, Ms. Shi has led her team in advising numerous well-known multinational corporations, large state-owned enterprises, and private companies across industries such as healthcare and pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, telecommunications, technology, and consumer retail on a wide range of compliance internal investigations, anti-corruption and anti-fraud investigations, compliance system development, compliance training, and advisory projects. She provides timely and comprehensive compliance support and professional advice tailored to clients' specific circumstances and compliance needs, helping them clarify compliance boundaries and significantly enhance their internal compliance risk management capabilities and awareness. Her service quality has been highly commended by clients.
Client's testimonial: "We collaborated with Ms. Shi on an extremely important, complex, and challenging compliance project that required exceptional professionalism, judgment, comprehensive capabilities, and risk management skills. Ms. Shi consistently demonstrated diligence, attention to detail, and responsibility, fully supporting the team in meeting the project's intricate demands, calming the client's concerns, and delivering satisfactory outcomes. Her team stood with us through rigorous challenges and helped the company navigate difficult times, making them a highly trusted partner."
Lawyer's profile: Ms. Shi joined Han Kun Law Offices in 2021. Prior to that, she practiced for over eight years at Baker McKenzie LLP Shanghai Representative Office and for five years with Yuanda Law Offices in Shanghai. She currently serves as a member of the Corporate Compliance Committee of the Shanghai Lawyers Association.
Ms. Shi has specialized in regulatory compliance law since 2008. Over the years, she has handled numerous cross-sector and complex cases and major projects for domestic and international clients, frequently representing clients in government inquiries, audits, and investigations across various compliance areas including anti-bribery, anti-trust, anti-unfair competition, government procurement, bidding compliance, and compliance program design and implementation. She has served clients across diverse industries such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, life sciences, automotive, food and beverage, entertainment, industrial manufacturing, retail, and technology.
