Andy Pan

Languages Spoken

Chinese, English

Practice Areas

As an equity partner and head of compliance practice group at Yuanda, Andy focuses his practice on leading companies that are breaking new ground in areas including clean energy vehicles, semiconductor, online education, healthcare, gaming and entertainment, internet healthcare and state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Andy’s work includes regulatory and compliance matters, privacy and data security matters, TMT and emerging businesses, venture capital investment, white collar crime litigation, crisis management and corporate governance.

Andy serves as the Commissioner of the State-Owned Enterprise Practice Committee in Shanghai Bar Association.  In addition to counseling publicly held and private companies from early-stage ventures to mature market leaders, Andy has particular experience helping multinational corporations to navigate unnecessary bureaucracy, manage risks and liaise effectively with China projects and operations.  Andy is also one of the co-drafters of the 2020 editions of “Guideline for the Articles of Association of Shanghai Wholly State-owned Enterprises” , “Guideline for the Articles of Association of Shanghai State-owned Holding Companies” as well as China’s first national data compliance standard “Data Compliance Management System” (Standard Number: T/CITIF 001-2022).

Andy has been widely recognized for his professionalism and achievements by Chinese government officials as well as international leading legal awards.  Andy was selected and recognized by China’s Ministry of Justice as one of the top-talented cross-border attorneys in 2023.  For four consecutive years from 2020 to 2023, Andy received individual awards of “Next Generation Partners” and “Recommended Attorneys” in “Regulatory / Compliance” category by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, the top international leading legal directory. He was also ranked as the “Recommended” attorney in “Data Protection” by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific in 2023. In 2021 to 2023, Andy named as one of the most leading lawyers of “China’s Top Ranked Lawyers List” by LEGALBAND, an international legal ranking institution.  He was ranked as one of the Band 2 Most-Leading Attorneys in both “Regulatory Compliance” and “TMT” categories.

Andy is the Representative of 12th Shanghai Lawyer’s Congress, Board Director of the Shanghai Venture Capital Association, Mediator for Haikou International Commercial Mediation Center, Arbitrator for Hebei Province Cangzhou Arbitration Commission. He also serves an Adjunct Professor to MBA students at International Business School of Beijing Foreign Studies University.

During his law school times, Andy is a former vice president of Stanford China Law and Policy Association and served two terms as the board director.

Professional Memberships

Representative, 12th Shanghai Lawyers Congress (2023 – 2027)

Board Director, Shanghai Venture Capital Association

Commissioner, State-Owned Enterprise Practice Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association

Commissioner, Shanghai Huangpu District Young Entrepreneurs Association

Mediator, Haikou International Commercial Mediation Center

Arbitrator, Hebei Province Cangzhou Arbitration Commission

Adjunct Professor to MBA students at International Business School of Beijing Foreign Studies University

Mentor to J.D. and LL.M. students at UCLA School of Law

Publications

Co-drafter, national standard of Data Compliance Management System – Requirements (T/CITIF 001—2022)

Co-drafter, Guideline for the Articles of Association of Shanghai Wholly State-Owned Enterprises (2020)

Co-drafter, Guideline for the Articles of Association of Shanghai State-Owned Holding Companies (2020)

Education