Donald Pan

Donald’s practice covers a broad range of competition law issues in China, Hong Kong and throughout the Asia-Pacific, including competition investigations, competition litigation, competition related judicial review proceedings, merger control, competition audits, collaborations and joint ventures, abuse of dominance and general competition compliance.

Donald advises clients in a wide range of sectors including banking and finance, media and telecommunications, consumer goods, construction, oil and gas, automotive, real estates, transports and technology.

• Advised Canada Pension Plan Investment Board on the China merger clearance aspects of its establishment of a USD 1 billion industrial real estate product in South Korea with APG Asset Management NV and ESR Cayman Limited.
• Advised Lonza Group AG on the China merger clearance aspects of its USD 5.5 billion acquisition of Capsugel S.A..
• Advised Lonza Group AG on the China merger clearance aspects of its joint venture with Chr. Hansen Holding A/S in the area of biologics contract manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical sector.
• Advised General Electric Company on the China merger clearance aspects of its joint venture with Rosneft Oil Company in the area of industrial digital solutions to the oil & gas sector.
• Advised on various confidential Hong Kong Competition Commission investigations.
• Advised various multinational companies on possible leniency applications in China and Hong Kong.
• Advised a market leading company on possible leniency applications in a number of jurisdictions worldwide, including the EU, individual EU member states and Hong Kong.
• Advised on a confidential UK Competition and Markets Authority investigation.
• Advised a household name multinational company in the fast moving consumer goods sector in connection with a large-scale competition audit in multiple Asia-Pacific jurisdictions.