David Pan

Partner

Direct +86 21 3135 8701
Email david.pan@llinkslaw.com

Practice Areas

Antitrust and Competition Compliance Healthcare and Life Sciences Corporate Dispute Resolution

Qualifications

PRC Legal Profession Qualification; Admitted to the New York State Bar

Languages

Mandarin English

Profiles

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.

Dr. Pan acts as an adjunct professor in Law School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance etc., director of Data Protection Committee of Shanghai Bar Association, an examiner expert of Shanghai United Assets and Equity Exchange, third party evaluation expert for Shanghai Pilot Program of Non-prosecution Compliance.

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.

Dr. Pan represents 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, data asset and transaction, and big data.

Dr. Pan is recommended as a leading lawyer in fields of corporate compliance, antitrust and competition, cybersecurity and data by rating agencies like ALB, Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, LEGALBAND, Lexology Index, The Asian Lawyer, asialaw Profiles, China Business Law Journal and Legal Hall of Fame (Legal Guru Club).

Achievements

Experience

Represented a leading internet platform in data compliance matters.
Represented a leading retail enterprise in data and AI compliance matters in its digital transformation project.
Represented a Fortune 500 manufacturer in anti-fraud investigations.
Represented CATL in merger control filings in connection with the establishment of joint ventures with FAW, GAC, Geely and Dynanonic.
Represented a large state-owned enterprise in US sanctions risk prevention, including removal from restricted lists.
Represented a leading telecommunications equipment manufacturer in overseas anti-fraud risk control.
Represented a pharmaceutical listed company in extraterritorial data compliance in scenarios such as multiple clinical research centers.
Represented a Fortune 500 consumer products company in its domestic acquisition
Represented Mr. Hu in tort liability litigation against Shanghai Ctrip Commercial Co., Ltd. and obtained a favorable judgment

David Pan

Profiles

Achievements

Experience

Intelligence

China Issues New Exit-Entry Regulations: Strengthening Border Restrictions for Export Control and Anti-Sanctions 2026-08

China Escalates Strategic Mineral Export Controls to "All-of-Society Oversight" 2026-07

The Final Piece of China’s Cross-Border Personal Information Transfer Regulations 2025-10

The Dior Case: Decoding China's New Data Export Enforcement Landscape 2025-09

A Quick Guide to Regulations on Implementing Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People’s Republic of China 2025-04

What MNCs must know about China’s SCCs – A comprehensive Q&A 2023-04

An Illustration of Data Export Security Assessment and Filing Procedures 2022-09

The Dust Has Settled: Measures for Security Assessment of Data Exports 2022-07

Highlights of Personal Information Export Standard Contract (Draft for Comment) 2022-07

Embarking on a New Journey of Personal Information Compliance - What you should know about China’s new personal information standards (2020) 2022-02

Approvals and Permits for Medical Websites and Apps 2022-02

Compliance Tips for Medical Health APPs (Part I) - Regulatory Requirements regarding Medical Devices and Advertising 2022-02

Compliance Tips for Medical Health APPs (Part II) - Personal Information Collection and Use 2022-02

A Glimpse of Provisions on the Unreliable Entity List 2022-02

A Commentary on the PRC Export Control Law 2022-02

How to Properly Respond to Dawn Raids in China 2022-02

New Traffic Rules of the “E-Commerce Express Lane”- A Briefing of the Online Transaction Supervision and Administration Measures 2022-02

Major Changes in the 2021 amended Regulation of Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices 2022-02

Three Fundamental Questions on Data Classification Compliance 2022-02

A Guide to China’s Personal Information Protection Law 2022-02

Illustrative Chart of Personal Data Export Security Assessment 2022-02

Localization of MNCs’ Anti-bribery Compliance Policy in China 2022-02

Analysis on Difficulties in MNCs’ Anti-Bribery Compliance Programs 2022-02

Analysis on Third Party Business Compliance Management Practices 2022-02

Brief Analysis on the Measures for the Security Assessment of the Export of Personal Information and Important Data (Exposure Draft) 2022-02

“Three in One” Reform of the PRC Antitrust Law Enforcement Agencies 2022-02

Three Dilemmas Inherent in China’s Cybersecurity and Data Law 2022-02

Favorable Policies Upcoming for Cross-border E-commerce Retail Import Business——A Brief Review of the Recent New Cross-Border E-commerce Policies 2022-02

A Commentary on Guideline for Internet Personal Information Security Protection (Exposure Draft) 2022-02

Compliance Issues in Using VPN 2022-02

Blockchain, Applications and Law in China 2022-02

APP: from “Prying” to “Protection” 2022-02

A New Era for Foreign Investment Legislation——A Commentary on China Foreign Investment Law 2022-02

An Overview of Key Points and Compliance Advice for MLPS 2.0 2022-02

A Brief Analysis of the Types of Conflicts of Interest under Chinese Law 2022-02

A Summary and Innovation of Data Security Legislation——A Review of Data Security Administrative Measures (Draft) 2022-02

Seeing through the Mist —— A Review of Personal Information Export Security Assessment Measures (Draft) 2022-02

Review of Administrative Regulations on Human Genetic Resources 2022-02

A Review of Monopoly Agreement Prohibition Tentative Measures 2022-02

Legality of Take-or-Pay Clauses under Chinese Law 2022-02

Brief Analysis on the “Unreliable Entity List” 2022-02

Privacy Protection Dilemma and Solutions in the Context of Internet of Vehicles 2022-02

Review of the Provisions on the Cyber Protection of Children’s Personal Information 2022-02

The Encryption Law: Gist and Compliance 2022-02

A Future Based on Creditworthiness——Review of China’s Corporate Social Credit System and Corporate Compliance 2022-02

A Brief Review of Toyota China’s Monopoly Case 2022-02

On Enterprises’ Obligations of Reporting Employees’ Information during the Epidemic 2022-02

A Further Review of Foreign Investment Law and Implementation Regulations 2022-02

On Network Information Contents Ecological Governance Provisions 2022-02

Llinks Client Alert – Cybersecurity, Data & Privacy(March 2021) 2021-03

Llinks Client Alert - Antitrust and Competition (February 2021) 2021-03

Llinks Client Alert - Antitrust and Competition (January 2021) 2021-02

Llinks Client Alert - Antitrust and Competition (November 2020) 2020-12

Llinks Client Alert - Antitrust and Competition (September 2020) 2020-10

Cybersecurity Law and WFOE PFM: Impact and Adaptive Strategies 2017-08