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Llinks Law Offices Offices
18F, ONE LUJIAZUI
68 YIN CHENG ROAD MIDDLE
SHANGHAI 200120
China
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Dr David Pan
Work Department
Corporate/M&A Department
Position
Partner
Career
Dr. David Pan has practiced law in China and in the U.S. over 20 years. He accumulated an in-depth knowledge on Chinese and international business culture and legal systems. Before joining Llinks, Dr. Pan worked in two well-known Chinese law firms, and most recently worked for a Fortune 500 Company as its General Counsel for Greater China. In addition to his corporate services such as mergers and acquisitions, joint venture, technology license etc., Dr. Pan specializes in various compliance matters including anti-trust, anti-corruption, cybersecurity and data protection, export control and sanctions. The clients that he represented spread over various industries, including auto, investment, energy, pharmaceutical, chemical, medical, food, advanced manufacturing, sports and entertainment, retail and consumer, real estate.
Based on his thorough understanding on business operations, Dr. Pan also specializes in providing companies with practical solution-oriented services in the regulatory compliance areas of anti-corruption, antitrust, and anti-unfair competition.
In the early 2000s, Dr. Pan started to represent MNCs in data and cybersecurity related legal matters, such as offshore server, log records storage and filing, personal data collection and use, data integrity, centralized data process, differentiation between trade secrets and state secrets etc. In the course of handling these cases, Dr. Pan gained solid practical experiences in this field. Dr. Pan has served clients in healthcare, auto, tourism, e-commerce, retail, education, services, finance, fintech, and manufacturing in the establishment and improvement of compliance system in the entire process of data collection, storage, usage, transfer, and destruction, and provided compliance solutions for cyber security, digital transformation, and big data.
Languages
Mandarin and English
Education
Dr. Pan obtained his LL.M. from Harvard Law School, and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Dr. Pan was admitted to practice law in 2002. He is also admitted in New York State, USA.
Lawyer Rankings
China > Regulatory/compliance: PRC firms
Part of the wider corporate practice, the compliance team at Llinks Law Offices assists multinationals, state-owned companies, private enterprises and listed companies with regulatory advice. Anti-corruption, trade control and investment regulation, environmental protection, and data compliance issues are all handled by the team. Practice head David Pan uses his experience from the US to advise international and Chinese businesses on Chinese compliance law and has clients spanning energy, auto, investment, manufacturing, retail, and pharmaceutical industries. Pan is also well-versed in anti-corruption issues, often assisting clients with implementing anti-corruption compliance programs and helping to train employees and management on compliance requirements.
China > Antitrust and competition: PRC firms
Llinks Law Offices is experienced in acting for multinational corporations and Chinese-listed companies in merger filings for M&A deals and joint ventures. David Pan heads the compliance practice and is supported by Nigel Zhu.
China > Data protection: PRC firms
David Pan leads on all data compliance and protection related matters at Llinks Law Offices. The Shanghai-based team sits within the wider compliance group of the firm, allowing it to provide comprehensive advice on data compliance, cybersecurity reviews, and data security assessments. Clients mainly consist of multinational automotive and finance companies. Xun Yang advises on information security, privacy, and IP issues within TMT, finance and high-tech manufacturing sectors. Another key member is Nigel Zhu who assists on cybersecurity and data compliance issues.
Lawyer Rankings
- Data protection: PRC firms China
- Antitrust and competition: PRC firms China
- Regulatory/compliance: PRC firms China
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Data protection: PRC firms
- Investment funds: PRC firms
- Antitrust and competition: PRC firms
- Banking and finance: PRC firms
- Capital markets: PRC firms
- Corporate and M&A: PRC firms
- Dispute resolution: Arbitration: PRC firms
- Dispute resolution: Litigation: PRC firms
- Labour and employment: PRC firms
- Life sciences and healthcare: PRC firms
- Private equity: PRC firms
- Real estate and construction: PRC firms
- Regulatory/compliance: PRC firms
- TMT: PRC firms
- Intellectual property: PRC firms