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Partner: Dafei Chen
Quick facts
# Practitioners (worldwide)

More than 800

Languages

Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, German

Key practice areas
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : High yield
Capital markets : Equity
Financial and corporate
Financial and corporate
Firm overview

Han Kun is a leading full-service law firm in China. Over the years, Han Kun has been widely recognized as a leader in complex cross-border and domestic transactions and compliance matters.

Our main practice areas include private equity, mergers and acquisitions, international and domestic capital markets, investment funds, asset management, compliance, banking and finance, aviation finance, foreign direct investment, antitrust/competition, data protection, private client/wealth management, intellectual property, bankruptcy and restructuring and dispute resolution.

We have more than 800 professionals located in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Haikou, Wuhan, Singapore, New York City and Silicon Valley.

All our lawyers are graduates of top universities and have extensive experience in complex cross-border transactions and dispute resolution as counsel to both Chinese and foreign clients.

Key practice areas
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Securitisation
  • Structured finance/securitisation
Sector expertise
  • Accounting
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Gaming
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Natural resources
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Transport
Other offices

Beijing
9/F, Office Tower C1, Oriental Plaza, 1 East Chang An Ave, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100738, PRC
Beijing 100738
PRC
T: +86 10 8525 5500
F: +86 10 8525 5511 / 5522
Ebeijing@hankunlaw.com

Shanghai
33/F, HKRI Center Two, HKRI Taikoo Hui, 288 Shimen Road (No. 1), Jing'an District, Shanghai 200041, PRC
Shanghai, 200041
PRC
T: + 86 21 6080 0909
F: + 86 21 6080 0999
Eshanghai@hankunlaw.com

Shenzhen
20/F, Kerry Plaza Tower 3, 1-1 Zhongxinsi Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518048, Guangdong, PRC
Shenzhen, 518048
PRC
T: + 86 755 3680 6500
F: + 86 755 3680 6599
Eshenzhen@hankunlaw.com

Haikou
Room 1903, The Form Plaza Tower A, 105 Binhai Road, Longhua District, Haikou 570100, Hainan, PRC
Haikou, 570100,
PRC
Tel: +86 898 3665 5000
Fax: +86 898 3665 5011
Emailhaikou@hankunlaw.com

Wuhan
Room 3107-18, Chicony Center, 10 Luoyu Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, PRC
Wuhan, 430070
PRC
Tel: +86 27 5937 6200
Fax: +86 27 5937 6211
Emailwuhan@hankunlaw.com

Singapore
1 Raffles Place #53-00, One Raffles Place Tower 1,
048616
Singapore
T: +65 6013 2999
F: +65 6013 2998
Esingapore@hankunlaw.com

Address:
Rooms 4301-10, 43/F, Gloucester Tower
The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road Central, PRC
Tel:+852 2820 5600 Fax:+852 2820 5611 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.hankunlaw.com/en/
Rankings published in 2026
Capital markets : Debt
Tier 4
39 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Tier 2

Latham & Watkins
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Mayer Brown
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Paul Hastings
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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Deacons
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Fangda Partners
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Freshfields
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
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King & Wood
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Milbank
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
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Slaughter and May
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Sullivan & Cromwell
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White & Case
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Tier 4

Dentons
11 practice areas
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Han Kun Law Offices
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
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JunHe
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Kirkland & Ellis
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
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Norton Rose Fulbright
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
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Simmons & Simmons
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Tian Yuan Law Firm
3 practice areas
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Charltons
8 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Stevenson Wong & Co
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YYC Legal
5 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 4
51 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
8 practice areas
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Cooley
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DLA Piper
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Deacons
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
4 practice areas
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Tier 4

Charltons
8 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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H.M. Chan & Co
5 practice areas
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Han Kun Law Offices
5 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
6 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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Jones Day
14 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Kwok Yih & Chan
7 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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MinterEllison
7 practice areas
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Winston & Strawn
5 practice areas
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Notable

Bird & Bird
6 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
5 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Seyfarth Shaw
7 practice areas
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Stevenson Wong & Co
7 practice areas
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Tian Yuan Law Firm
3 practice areas
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YYC Legal
5 practice areas
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Capital markets : High yield
Notable
11 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
View profile
Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
View profile
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 2

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
View full profile
Linklaters
16 practice areas
View profile
Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 3

Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
View full profile
Milbank
12 practice areas
View profile
Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Notable

Han Kun Law Offices
5 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Han Kun Law Office is a leading full-service law firm in China. In 2014, Han Kun entered the Hong Kong market through an association with a Hong Kong law firm. Han Kun Hong Kong, as Han Kun's branch law firm in Hong Kong, is duly licensed and eligible to independently provide legal services in Hong Kong SAR, China.  

Highlights 

With a particular focus on the Hong Kong listing and capital markets industry, Han Kun Hong Kong offers legal services on public offerings, private equity financing, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, establishing funds, monitoring financial services, ensuring regulatory compliance, and resolving disputes for both domestic and international clients. 

The firm has rich experience in the Hong Kong stock capital market and regularly advises Chinese issuers on listings and IPOs on the HKSE. As well as local knowledge, the partners at the firm are all imbued with an excellent understanding of international issues gleaned from their previous roles at many high-profile US and UK firms. Notable transactions in 2024 included acting on a TMT company’s US$1.6 billion non-cumulative intra-group perpetual securities private placement and the issuance of US$330 million senior notes due 2028 by China Hongqiao Group. 

Over the past year, the firm bolstered its Capital markets and corporate team with hiring of lists of partners including King Yu (Bonnie) Yung, Yilun (Allen) Zhang, Yu Wang, Bang (Steve) Lin, Liang (Alex) Tao and Melody He.  

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include ABCI Capital, China CITIC Bank International, Crédit Agricole CIB, UBS, Barclays, Guotai Junan Securities, TCMTech, Jiangsu Lopal Tech, Yeahka, and CCB International Capital. 

Testimonials  

Their team demonstrated profound expertise, meticulous diligence, and unwavering dedication throughout our engagement.” (Financial services regulatory client) 

Deep knowledge, good legal service.” (Capital markets client) 

“Good legal advice and detail-oriented l, very professional.” (Capital markets client) 

Allen Zhang 

“Very professional and knowledgeable in the debt capital market.” 

Ethle Tang 

She consistently provided clear, pragmatic advice, fostering confidence and achieving a highly favourable outcome.” 

Jianping Wang 

Good knowledge.” 

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