Recently, The Legal 500, the world's renowned legal directory, announced the shortlist for its 2026 China Law Awards. Han Kun was nominated in 22 award categories, including:
Firm categories:
Leading Firm of the Year: PRC Firms
Capital Markets: Law Firm of the Year
Corporate M&A: Law Firm of the Year
Data Protection: Law Firm of the Year
Litigation: Law Firm of the Year
Fintech: Law Firm of the Year
Investment Funds: Law Firm of the Year
Private Equity: Law Firm of the Year
Projects and Energy: Law Firm of the Year
TMT: Law Firm of the Year
Deal of the Year – Corporate & M&A
Lawyer categories (in alphabetical order by surname):
Data Protection: Lawyer of the Year – Zhichao (Kevin) Duan
Projects and Energy: Lawyer of the Year – Tao Lan
Fintech: Lawyer of the Year – Xun Li
Antitrust and Competition: Lawyer of the Year – Chen Ma
Investment funds: Lawyer of the Year – Lu Ran
Regulatory: Lawyer of the Year – Sophie Shi
Litigation: Lawyer of the Year – Wei Sun
Intellectual Property: Lawyer of the Year – Lili Wu
Corporate M&A: Lawyer of the Year – Chengyao (Aaron) Zhou
Fintech: Lawyer of the Year – Jun Zhu
Life Sciences and Healthcare: Lawyer of the Year –Min Zhu
The Legal 500's China Law Awards 2026 celebrates the leading global and national leading PRC firms, lawyers, and teams who continue to drive China's fast-growing and complex legal environment. This awards process is based on The Legal 500's annual market-leading independent research, covering world-class full-service and boutique PRC firms as well as foreign law firms, many of which work in conjunction with PRC counterparts – each leveraging their unique strengths. Winners will be selected by a judging panel with deep knowledge across jurisdictions and practice areas and announced at an awards ceremony held in Beijing on December 10, 2026.