Dr. Pan obtained his LL.M. from Harvard Law School and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Shanghai Jiao Tong University's KoGuan Law School. Dr. Pan is admitted to practice law in both China and New York State , USA.
Dr. Pan serves as an adjunct professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University Law School and Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance etc.,.He is also the director of the Data Compliance and Cybersecurity Professional Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association, an expert reviewer for the Shanghai United Assets and Equity Exchange, and a third-party evaluation expert for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone's Non-prosecution Compliance Pilot Program.
Dr. Pan has practiced law in both China and the U.S. for over 20 years and is well-versed in the business cultures and legal systems of both countries. He previously worked at two well-known Chinese law firms and served as General Counsel for a major multinational company. Dr. Pan handles complex transactions for Chinese and foreign investors and investment firms, including corporate mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, foreign direct investment, strategic alliances, cross-border transactions, technology licensing and franchising, and bulk commodity transactions. In addition to serving multinational corporations from Europe and the U.S., Dr. Pan's corporate clients also include state-owned and private enterprises at various stages—from startups to established companies—across a wide range of industries, including automotive, investment, energy, medical, chemical, pharmaceutical, food, manufacturing, culture and sports, retail, consumer goods, and real estate.
Based on his deep understanding of business operations, Dr. Pan is adept at providing efficient and practical legal services to companies on anti-commercial bribery, antitrust, and anti-unfair competition compliance in a cross-border business environment.
In addition to traditional compliance services, Dr. Pan was an early provider of legal services for issues such as offshore server setup, data logs, personal information collection and use, data integrity, and centralized data processing. Through many years of practice, Dr. Pan has accumulated extensive experience in the field of data privacy. He has helped over 100 companies in the automotive, tourism, e-commerce, internet, retail, education, service, finance, healthcare, large-scale manufacturing, sports, and entertainment industries establish or improve compliance systems for the entire data lifecycle—from collection, storage, and use to transfer and destruction. He also provides clients with services related to cybersecurity, digital transformation, data assets and transactions, and big data compliance.
Dr. Pan is recognized as a leading lawyer in corporate, compliance, antitrust and competition law, and cybersecurity and data by rating agencies such as ALB, Chambers, Legal500, LEGALBAND, Who's Who Legal, The Asian Lawyer, asialaw Profiles, China Business Law Journal, and Legal Hall of Fame (Legal Guru Club).
Dr. Pan is recognized as a leading lawyer in corporate, compliance, antitrust and competition law, and cybersecurity and data by rating agencies such as ALB, Chambers, Legal500, LEGALBAND, Who's Who Legal, The Asian Lawyer, asialaw Profiles, China Business Law Journal, and Legal Hall of Fame (Legal Guru Club).
Ms. Zishan Deng graduated from East China University of Political Science and Law with a bachelor's degree in law. She later obtained her Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in International Business Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Ms. Deng is a licensed attorney in China, a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E), and holds the PIPCA (Personal Information Protection Compliance Auditor) qualification. She also contributed as a drafter to the group standard Guidelines for the Compliant Use of Data in Generative Artificial Intelligence. Ms. Deng joined Llinks in March 2017.
Ms. Deng’s core practice areas include cybersecurity and data compliance, anti-corruption and anti-bribery compliance, internal investigations, antitrust and anti-unfair competition. She is also highly experienced in mergers and acquisitions, as well as foreign direct investment. Her clients include numerous Fortune Global 500 companies, multinational corporations, and large conglomerates across a wide range of industries, such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals and nutrition, e-commerce, multimedia, mobile internet, fintech, hospitality, industrial manufacturing, FMCG, luxury goods, food and beverage, automotive, logistics, and chemicals.
Since 2017, Ms. Deng has focused intensively on cybersecurity and data compliance, amassing substantial expertise in this area. She has closely followed the legal developments, regulatory trends, and industry dynamics in the data governance field, gaining deep insights. Drawing from her practical experience, Ms. Deng excels at providing clients with solutions that are both compliant with regulatory requirements and commercially practical. She is particularly adept at serving traditional internet companies and clients in the pharmaceutical, e-commerce, manufacturing, and consumer goods sectors that are undergoing digital transformation.
Ms. Deng also has extensive experience in anti-corruption, anti-bribery, and compliance investigations. She has led multiple compliance-related investigations, built anti-corruption compliance frameworks, handled white-collar crime investigations and labor dispute resolutions, and managed crisis response matters. These projects have spanned sectors including finance, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, manufacturing, chemicals, and automotive. She is especially skilled at uncovering critical evidence in massive volumes of transactional data and internal emails. Familiar with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the UK Bribery Act, and China’s Anti-Unfair Competition Law, she collaborates closely with forensic accounting firms to offer clients end-to-end solutions encompassing risk prevention, internal investigations, and regulatory response.