On July 12, 2022, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the finalists for its ALB China Regional Law Awards 2022: East China, which is open to "local" law firms headquartered in Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Shanghai ("East China"), and "non-local" law firms headquartered in other regions with branches/offices in East China. Han Kun has been nominated in the following 12 award categories, owing to the firm's outstanding practices in East China.
East China Law Firm of the Year - Non-local
Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year: East China - Non-local
Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year: East China – Non-local
Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year: East China – Non-local
Employment Law Firm of the Year: East China – Non-local
Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year: East China – Non-local
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year: East China – Non-local
Equity Market Deal of the Year: East China – AiHuiShou International Co. Ltd.'s IPO and listing on the New York Stock Exchange
Energy & Resources Deal of the Year: East China – Shenzhen Huiyang New Energy Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. and its four new energy companies' a RMB 1.44 billion refinancing project in connection with the photovoltaic power plants
M&A Deal of the Year: East China - J&T Express China's US$1.1 billion acquisition of the express delivery business of BEST Inc. (NYSE: BEST) in China
Young Lawyer of the Year: East China - Non-local – Stephen Dong
Woman Lawyer of the Year: East China - Non-local – Yin Ge
These prestigious awards pay tribute to the outstanding performance of private practitioners, in-house teams and law firms in the East China legal market, which covers five provinces and one municipality: Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Shanghai. They aim to recognize those exceptional accomplishments and efforts as a spur for more legal teams and practitioners to pursue and contribute professional excellence. This year's winners will be unveiled at an award ceremony held on August 19, 2022, in Shanghai.