Rachel Han Joins Dorsey & Whitney To Strengthen Hong Kong Capital Markets Practice

Rachel Han Joins Dorsey & Whitney To Strengthen Hong Kong Capital Markets Practice

U.S. law firm Dorsey & Whitney has strengthened its capital markets capabilities in Hong Kong with the addition of Rachel Han as a partner, moving from Dentons.

Han brings over a decade of experience advising China-based companies and underwriters on capital markets transactions, encompassing IPOs, follow-on offerings, secondary offerings, and public company disclosure and compliance matters.

She has counseled listing entities, selling shareholders, and underwriters on numerous listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, including Zhihu, Tat Hong Equipment Service Co, China Gas Industry Investment Holdings, Watts International Maritime Engineering, Nissin Foods Company, Precision Tsugami (China) Corporation, and China Creative Home Group.

Janet Wong, head of Dorsey’s Hong Kong office, emphasized, “As a market leader in Dorsey’s capital markets practice, Rachel serves the Firm’s Asian-based clients in both Hong Kong and the U.S. Rachel’s practice focuses on equity capital markets, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions. She also has extensive experience in general commercial work. Rachel’s clients operate across various industries, including consumer goods, infrastructure, construction, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, automotive, renewable energy, investment, and financial services.”

Han joins Dorsey at a time when Hong Kong's capital markets are experiencing one of their slowest years in the last decade, but expectations are high for a robust pipeline of IPOs in the second half of 2024, particularly from Chinese companies.