In June 2023, ALB released its list of 2023 ALB China Top 15 Cybersecurity & Data Protection Lawyers. Llinks partner Dr. David Pan has been recognised as one of 'China Top 15 Cybersecurity & Data Protection Lawyers' for his outstanding performance and profound practice experience in cybersecurity, personal information protection, data compliance and etc.
Dr. David Pan, Partner
Dr. David Pan obtained his LL.M from Harvard Law School, and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He was admitted to practice law in China and New York State in the US. Dr. David Pan has practiced in China and the US for over two decades and is well-versed in the business cultures and legal systems of the two countries. Prior to joining Llinks, Dr. David Pan worked for two leading Chinese law firms and served as the general counsel of a Fortune 500 multinational company.
Dr. David Pan specializes in providing enterprises with various types of cybersecurity and data protection legal services. He has led a team to provide legal services to over 100 clients in digital transformation, digital marketing, cybersecurity review, cross-border data transfer compliance, and data trading, covering industries such as pharmaceuticals, automotive, retail and consumer goods, energy and chemical, industrial manufacturing, education and culture, finance, Internet, and information technology. In the area of cyber security data, Dr. David Pan has been acknowledged as one of China's leading lawyers by ALB, CBJL, Chambers, Legal500, LEGALBAND, and other ranking agencies for years.
Among other areas, Dr. David Pan specializes in providing practical solution-oriented services in regulatory compliance areas (anti-corruption, data and antitrust, ADA). He has been recommended by ALB, Chambers, Legal500, LEGALBAND, and Who's Who Legal as one of China's leading lawyers in the fields of corporate and compliance, and competition and antitrust.
Dr. David Pan serves as a visiting professor at the KOGUAN School of Law, Shanghai Jiaotong University, a review experts for the Shanghai United Assets and Equity Exchange, and a third-party supervising expert for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone Compliance Non Prosecution Pilot Project and so on.