Yi Pan received a master’s degree in law from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2009 and holds a Master of Science in International Real Estate from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He also attended visiting study programs at the University of Cambridge and Delft University of Technology. He holds PRC professional qualifications as a real estate brokerage associate and securities practitioner.

Before entering legal practice, Mr. Pan worked for an enterprise affiliated with Shanghai Real Estate Group. He subsequently worked at several major law firms. His background in both business operations and legal practice informs an approach that integrates legal advice with corporate management. He combines solid legal analysis, sound judgment and strong practical execution.

Mr. Pan serves as a mediator with the Shanghai Banking Dispute Mediation Center and as Legal Services Sector Convener of the Shanghai Taizhou Chamber of Commerce. A frequent guest on radio and television programs, he has commented extensively on topical legal and public-interest issues and has been interviewed by media outlets including Shanghai Legal Daily and Xinmin.cn. In 2012, he was named an Outstanding Young Lawyer of Jing’an District, Shanghai.

Mr. Pan has provided ongoing project-specific legal services to a number of well-known Shanghai-based listed companies, including Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart, Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical, Shanghai Fudan-Zhangjiang Bio-Pharmaceutical and Tellgen Corporation. He has also delivered training on banking law fundamentals to employees of Bank of Jiangsu, Bank of Suzhou and rural commercial banks in Anhui, Shanxi and other regions, and has prepared the accompanying training materials.

His practice covers corporate operations and management, financial crime defense, enterprise bond and SME private placement bond offerings, real estate and internet finance. He has advised a number of major local enterprises in Zhejiang and Jiangsu on bond offerings, corporate restructurings and listings. He also provides long-term representation to prominent Hong Kong-invested property groups, higher education institutions and major real estate companies in multiparty litigation and other complex disputes. Mr. Pan has substantial experience in civil litigation, criminal defense, and commercial real estate M&A and management.