On September 2, 2026, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2026 Client Choice: Top 15 Capital Markets Lawyers". Han Kun partner Yu Zhang was named to the list.
Ms. Zhang is a partner of Han Kun's Transaction Department. Ms. Zhang specializes in domestic and overseas capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity, and foreign direct investment. In the field of overseas capital markets, Ms. Zhang has provided legal services to numerous issuers and underwriters in overseas initial public offerings, overseas bond financing, and follow-on offering projects. Ms. Zhang has also represented various investment funds, domestic and foreign enterprises in investment and financing transactions, and participated in multiple merger and acquisition deals across industries including the internet, new energy vehicles, education, real estate, logistics, and pharmaceuticals.
Ms. Zhang graduated from Xi'an Jiaotong University. During her time at the university, she also attended Taipei University in Taiwan, where she studied law as an exchange student. Later, she obtained an LL.M. degree in International Trade and Commercial Law from Durham University. Ms. Zhang subsequently studied common law at BPP Law School in London, where she undertook the Graduate Diploma in Law program and completed the Legal Practice Course.
Amidst market prosperity and institutional innovation, the increasingly sound capital markets legal framework has led to stricter regulatory standards. Enterprises must confront how to achieve compliant operations under higher regulatory standards while being faced with more refined foundational systems regarding information disclosure, investor protection, and delisting mechanisms, as well as complex cross-border investment and financing rules. In this context, capital markets lawyers with keen business acumen and strategic thinking, profound insight into policy trends and market shifts, have become a solid backbone for corporate clients. They provide specialized, one-stop legal services to outstanding enterprises at different stages of development in areas such as private financing, domestic and overseas listings, bond issuances, M&A and restructuring, equity incentives, and corporate restructuring. Leveraging profound industry expertise and rich practical project experience, capital markets lawyers deliver comprehensive solutions that are forward-looking, feasible, and commercially valuable, assisting clients in comprehensively assessing potential risks and effectively optimizing their capital structures.
The "LEGALBAND 2026 Client Choice: Top 15 Capital Markets Lawyers" list was determined during the research period by carefully referencing recommendation materials from major law firms, self-nomination materials from lawyers, and client feedback. Combined with the long-term focus and insights of the LEGALBAND China research team on the capital markets industry, the final list selects the 15 capital markets lawyers in mainland China most favored by clients.
