John Tan

John Tan is a Partner at IPO Pang Shenjun Law Firm, practising in intellectual property, general corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, commercial law and disputes, employment law, and litigation arising from foreign direct investment. With over 15 years of experience working with government authorities and commercial enterprises, including MOFCOM, MIIT and CINPA, he brings knowledge of both the law and the local practices of the Chinese legal environment. Mr. Tan works closely with customs officials, labour departments, tax districts and other agencies in the course of representing multinational clients. As a Partner, he coordinates and supervises the firm's legal caseload alongside servicing his own clients, and is focused on growing the firm's practice across all disciplines. A long-standing member of the firm, he has seen it grow from a small intellectual property boutique into a practice covering nearly every legal discipline, and is committed to the firm's aim of delivering high-quality work at reasonable cost. His clients range from entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises to Fortune 100 companies, and are based in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, France, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Russia, Ukraine and elsewhere. He is a graduate of Guangxi Normal University in English and is active in both the Shanghai and Shenzhen lawyer associations.