Biography
Zhen Pan helps clients resolve their disputes in trial and appellate courts nationwide. Zhen focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation involving fraud and financial misconduct, business torts, unfair and deceptive practice, securities litigation, shareholder disputes, corporate governance, and professional liability defense. Zhen also has extensive experience in intellectual property matters, representing multinational technology companies in trademark, copyright, and trade secret disputes. Outside the courtroom, Zhen helps clients formulate strategies to achieve their business goals and navigate technology and privacy concerns.
In addition to commercial litigation, Zhen represents individuals and companies in response to government investigations and white-collar litigation.
Prior to joining Diaz, Reus & Targ, Zhen worked at a prestigious international law firm practicing high-stakes commercial litigation and represented clients in response to government investigations. During law school, he interned for the Honorable Thomas Logue of the Florida Third District Court of Appeal, worked at law school’s pro bono clinic representing underserved investors against brokers’ misconduct, did an externship at a Miami-based Fortune 500 company, and worked at the legal department of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Beijing office.
Born and raised in China and trained as a U.S. litigator, Zhen interprets clients’ needs and concerns from a different perspective and applies cultural considerations to problem solving and client relationship maintenance.
Zhen is native in Mandarin.
Accolades
Areas of Practice
Education
- J.D. (cum laude), University of Miami School of Law, 2016
- Master of Science, Sport Administration, University of Miami, 2011
- B.S., Management Information System, Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing, China, 2010
Admissions
- California
- Florida
- New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Accolades
- Best Lawyers USA 2024 (Ones to Watch category):Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Favorable Results /Representative Matter
- Obtained dismissal, on motion to dismiss, of claims involving fraud and alter-ego liability in a multi-million dollar cross-border dispute involving the supply of Covid-19 personal protective equipment.
- Defend copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets claims involving copying computer codes and scraping publicly accessible information.
- Represent multinational technology companies in a dispute involving allegedly hosting infringing foreign-based websites selling counterfeit products.
- Obtained dismissal, on motion to dismiss, of infringement and counterfeiting claims against online merchants for lack of personal jurisdiction.
- Successfully, on behalf of a China-based international freight forwarding service company, recovered assets from a California-based company.
- Defend cross-border trademark infringement actions.
- Represent a former foreign government official in criminal forfeiture proceedings.
- Defended a Fortune 500 company in response to state government investigation of alleged unfair trade practice.
- Represented a British bank against a British investment management company in U.K. court proceedings involving New York contracts law.
- Obtained dismissal, on motion to dismiss, of a lawsuit against a law firm by its former client for breach of fiduciary duty and accounting. The appellate court affirmed the dismissal and denied motions for rehearing and rehearing en banc.
- Obtained dismissal of claims for violation of the Florida Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act against real property owners.
- Obtained dismissal, on motion to dismiss, of a lawsuit brought by a condominium hotel against its commercial tenant and, after the court found entitlement to an award of attorneys’ fees and costs, settled the fee amount on favorable terms.
- Represented a Venezuelan family in a shareholder dispute involving complex claims for breaches of fiduciary duties against a major league baseball player.
Publications
- FinCEN Releases Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements for Business Entities to Protect National Security and Financial System
- University of Miami Business Law Review, Volume 25 Issue 1 (Winter 2016): China’s Withdrawal of Article 96 of the CISG: A Roadmap for the United States and China to Reconsider Withdrawing the Article 95 Reservation, 25 U. Miami Bus. L. Rev. 141 (2016).
- Transnational Dispute Management (May 2020): The Façade of COVID-19 Class Action Litigation Against China Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
- OFAC Heightens Enforcement of Sanctions In The Virtual Currency Space (Oct. 2021).
- Inter-American Dialogue – Latin America Advisor (Oct. 15, 2021) - Will the G7 Counter China’s Influence With Infrastructure?
- Inter-American Dialogue – Latin America Advisor (Oct. 8, 2020) – Featured Commentary: What Benefits Do China & Argentina Offer Each Other?
- Inter-American Dialogue – Latin America Advisor (April 16, 2020) – Featured Commentary: Will the Pandemic Change China’s Role in the Region?
- Financial Services Advisor – Latin America Advisor (April 9-22, 2020) – Featured Commentary: Can the Northern Triangle Cope With Fewer Remittances?
- Inter-American Dialogue – Latin America Advisor (Feb. 11, 2020) – Featured Commentary: Is the Coronavirus a Major Threat to Latin America?