On July 20, 2026, Asian Legal Business ("ALB") formally announced its inaugural "2026 ALB China Overseas Practice Rankings". Han Kun was recognized in the rankings thanks to the firm's exceptional performance and favorable client feedback with respect to its overseas practice.
As Chinese companies continue to expand overseas, demand for offshore legal services keeps growing. What was once a niche cross-border practice has become essential support at every stage of a company's international growth. Over the past year, Chinese companies have accelerated their push overseas, but the external environment they face has changed markedly. The restructuring of global supply chains, geopolitical disruption and rising trade protectionism, combined with rapid regulatory updates at home and abroad, have created a far more complex landscape for outbound expansion. Against this backdrop, overseas expansion by Chinese companies is no longer simply a matter of market entry. It has become a systemic test of legal, compliance, governance, dispute resolution and long-term operational capabilities.
About Han Kun's Overseas Practice
As a leading comprehensive Chinese law firm, Han Kun has always focused on complex cross-border transactions, banking and finance, compliance, intellectual property, and dispute resolution. Currently, Han Kun maintains a well-established service network across mainland China, with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Wuhan, and Haikou, as well as an office in Hong Kong SAR, and international offices in Singapore, New York, Silicon Valley, and London. Under the unified goal of supporting Chinese enterprises in their global expansion strategies, Han Kun's domestic and international offices collaborate closely to provide more timely and efficient professional support to clients both within and outside China, as well as to those involved in cross-border transactions with Chinese elements, meeting their needs for commercial transactions, investments, and dispute resolution across multiple jurisdictions.
Han Kun has accompanied Chinese enterprises across various sectors through every stage of their development (Phase One: Product Globalization, Phase Two: Capital Globalization, Phase Three: Business Globalization, Phase Four: Multi-dimensional Global Layout) of international expansion, deeply understanding the unique challenges they face at different stages. Based on years of accumulated service experience, Han Kun has built a full-cycle legal service system capable of providing multi-dimensional international legal services to clients.
Han Kun adheres to the philosophy of "growing together with clients", bridging traditional and emerging fields to empower enterprises for sustainable long-term growth. Our areas of focus include, but are not limited to, AI and robotics, energy, life sciences, high-end manufacturing, and financial technology. Across all our offices, close collaboration enables seamless integration across regions and jurisdictions. We coordinate resources to provide comprehensive and diversified legal services, covering areas such as private equity and venture capital, greenfield investment, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, overseas securities issuance and listing, cross-border financial services, cross-border compliance regulation and investigations, and cross-border litigation and arbitration.
Asian Legal Business (ALB), a premier legal publication under Thomson Reuters and one of the world's most influential legal media platforms, has launched its inaugural 2026 ALB China Compliance Rankings. This year sees the launch of the 2026 ALB China Overseas Practice Law Firm ranking, highlighting the expertise and global reach of Chinese firms amid this wave of outbound expansion. The list features standout firms, offering a snapshot of Chinese law firms' global ambitions and marking a new stage in the internationalization of China's legal services market.
