Han is a partner in the firm’s Transportation Industry Group.
Han focuses on cross-border and domestic asset finance. She has experience representing major financial institutions, owners, lessors, and operators in connection with debt finance transactions, including syndicated and bilateral secured loan facilities, export credit agency (ECA)-backed loan facilities, leasing, workouts, debt restructurings, and related collateral exercises.
Han also has experience representing equity investors and other parties in cross-border and domestic corporate and commercial transactions involving shipping, including joint ventures, private equity, vessel sale and purchase, vessel construction programs, and other similar transactions, often involving New York, Delaware, Liberian, and Marshall Islands legal advice.
Han was involved with three Ship Finance Deals of the Year for 2014, 2015, and 2018 in the areas of Restructuring and ECA, announced by leading maritime publication Marine Money.
Han is a member of the firm’s New York office Recruiting Committee and Asian-American Business Inclusion Group, and a member of the Board of Advisory Editors of Tulane Maritime Law Journal.
Han approaches her work with the same curiosity and passion as she does life, reflecting her constant desire to learn. Away from the office, she enjoys traveling, sailing, arts, classical music, post-rock, soccer, and food. Han is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese.
Recognitions
- Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© Ones to Watch list for Transportation Law, 2024-2025
- Listed as a Rising Star and Next Generation Partner in The Legal 500 US for Transport: Shipping: Finance, 2019-2025
- Selected for inclusion in the New York Metro Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for Banking, 2014-2023
Credentials
Education
- Tulane University, J.S.D.
- Tulane University, Master of Laws
- Dalian Maritime University, Bachelor of Laws, summa cum laude
Professional admissions & qualifications
- New York
Languages spoken
English, Mandarin
News
- Reed Smith advises Maritime Partners on transformative acquisition of Centerline Logistics (12 September 2025)
- Reed Smith lawyers named 'Ones to Watch' by <em>Best Lawyers</em> (22 August 2025)
- Reed Smith earns numerous practice and individual listings in 2025 <em>Legal 500 USA </em>guide (12 June 2025)
- 227 Reed Smith U.S. lawyers recognized in<em> Best Lawyers</em> 2025 (15 August 2024)
- Reed Smith’s Private Equity and Transportation Industry teams represent TAEF in a revolving credit facility for Hartree (31 July 2024)
- Reed Smith lawyers and practices show strength in <em>Legal 500 US </em>directory (13 June 2024)
- <em>Super Lawyers</em> recognizes 20 New York-based attorneys at Reed Smith (22 September 2023)
- <em>Best Lawyers in America </em>features 237 Reed Smith lawyers (17 August 2023)
- Reed Smith advises China City Gas, Vantage Energy and Fortune Clean Energy on formation of joint venture to acquire LNG carriers (14 August 2023)
- <em>Legal 500 USA</em> ranks 46 Reed Smith practices and recognizes 16 lawyers (8 June 2023)
- Reed Smith announces 37 new partners across its global platform (11 January 2023)
- <em>Super Lawyers</em> recognizes 20 New York-based Reed Smith attorneys (29 September 2022)
Insights
- The future of global supply chains with Peter S. Goodman (19 February 2025)
- AI explained: AI in shipping and aviation (3 October 2024)
- AI explained: AI in shipping and aviation (3 October 2024)
Blogs
- Deep-Sea Mining of Critical Minerals: Executive Order (16 June 2025)
- Financing Charters: A Game Changer for ship leasing in Europe (28 February 2025)
- USTR proposed crackdown on Chinese shipbuilding (27 February 2025)
- The Potential Effects of a U.S. Withdrawal from MARPOL Annex VI (24 January 2025)
- Four Days to go – Potential U.S. port strike?! (27 September 2024)
- The Unfolding Legal Ramifications of the Baltimore Bridge Collision Incident (26 September 2024)
- Investment Exits: Navigating Strategies and Trends (18 September 2024)
- Recovering rockets at sea: the intersection of space law and maritime law (30 July 2024)
- The future of sustainable fuel sources in transportation – Biggest barriers in the next 5 to 10 years (27 June 2024)
- Aviation ABS Market Ready to Take Flight? (3 May 2024)
- Aviation ABS Market Positioning for Takeoff? (3 May 2024)
- Transparency in shipping - Public comments to OSRA “unreasonable” refusal of vessel accommodations (4 November 2022)
- Transparency in shipping - FMC solicits comments on proposed rulemaking (29 September 2022)
- Study shows LNG-powered vessels save on interest rates (12 November 2020)
- Container shipping coalition publishes new data terms for just-in-time port calls (28 October 2020)
- ICS issues new Covid-19 Protocol for shipping (1 September 2020)
Events
- From Risk to Return: Investing in Shipping’s Future (Wednesday, October 15, 2025)
- Sustainable Shipping Finance Seminar (Thursday, September 12, 2024)
- Key considerations when doing business outside China (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)