Renowned Kirkland & Ellis partner Steve Lin has joined Han Kun Law Offices, becoming the first partner that the PRC firm’s New York branch has hired.
Lin, a capital markets specialist who has been practising for 16 years, is familiar with China’s technology, media and telecommunications sector.
He has bagged leading advisory roles in many large-scale IPOs and stock transactions, including Tuhu Car’s HKD1.137 billion (USD145.2 million) IPO in Hong Kong, Lotus Technology’s and Tims China’s debuts on the Nasdaq, and Vision Deal’s IPO – Hong Kong’s second SPAC listing.
Lin, who is qualified to practice in New York, will work in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York after joining Han Kun. Partner Mike Chiang leads the firm’s New York branch, which was opened last year. It is Han Kun’s second overseas branch, opened just six months after unveiling its Singapore office.
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