About Nicholas

Leading Chinese International Lawyer & Consultant to help navigate your business & corporate needs in China & Taiwan

Nick has been traveling and working in China since 1973. He is the managing partner of Pamir Law Group, an international law and business consulting firm based in Asia with offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei, with a long track record of successfully closing transactions in a broad range of industries in China and Taiwan.

He is a practical, street-smart client resource who provides: (i) an integrated business and legal approach focused on Client Growth, (ii) a Focus on Results, (iii) Cost Effectiveness, (iv) Effective Communication, and (v) Home Turf Advantage in Greater China.

He has successfully completed hundreds of foreign investments into Greater China in all coastal and many interior provinces for Fortune 100 Multinational Corporations, privately held and family group companies and private equity groups from the US, Europe and Japan. He has closed over USD5 billion in deals in the region. He assists companies and investors to develop and implement practical cross border strategies and programs to achieve safer business operations and growth.

He supports CXO’s, general counsels and international law firms to manage, protect and grow their businesses safely with practical effective solutions across a full range of financial, manufacturing, sourcing, distribution, and service industries. He offers both (i) strategic planning support, as well (ii) specific project/operational support in the last mile, both in a manner which reflects decades of practical market experience.

Whether protecting IP/technology/trade secrets; implementing integrated labor management programs; conducting full FCPA/corruption and corporate due diligence and securing EHS and anti-competition regulatory approvals for combinations; structuring effective corporate/tax structures to support the business; training legal and management teams in operational issue, he supports both business and legal officers to achieve their goals. He has advised on a wide range of cross-border transactions in diverse industries over three decades including in TMT, clean/green tech, alternative and traditional energy, leisure/hotel/food and beverage and service businesses, infrastructure project finance, aircraft finance, complex litigation, government relations and multi-jurisdictional anti-trust and IP/trade secret litigation matters. He is a supporter of grass roots community development NGO’s in China and Taiwan.

Professional Employment

• Pamir Law Group, Taipei, Taiwan and Shanghai China, Managing Partner (2004-present)
• Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., Taipei, Taiwan, Partner (1998-2004)
• Perkins Coie, Taipei, Taiwan, Partner (1992-1997)
• Baker & McKenzie, Taipei, Taiwan, Associate/Partner (1989-1992)
• Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, New York, New York, Associate (1984-1989)
• Duncan, Allen and Mitchell, Washington DC Associate (1982-1984)
Education
• J.D., New York University School of Law (1982)
• B.A., Yale University (1979)
Professional Admissions and Qualifications
• Admitted to the Bar in the District of Columbia (1983)
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals
• United States District Court, District of Columbia
• United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• China-Europe Arbitration Commission (Hamburg), Arbitrator
• China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC all China), Arbitrator
• Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SHIAC Shanghai), Arbitrator
• South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SCIA Shenzhen), Arbitrator
Professional Association and Activities
• Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Co-Founder and Board Member (1975-present)
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Co-Founding Member
• Green Consumer Foundation (Taipei), Non-Profit Environmental Protection Organization, Supervisor
• Taiwan M&A and Private Equity Council, International Committee, Vice Director
• American Chamber of Commerce “AmCham”/European Council on Commerce and Trade “ECCT” (Taipei), Greater China Business Committee Co-Chairperson (2000-present)
• European Council on Commerce and Trade “ECCT” (Taipei), Chairman of Greater China Committee (1995-1997), Board of Directors (2001)
• US-China Peoples’ Friendship Association (1976-1984)
• Waigaoqiao (Shanghai) Bonded Zone Advisor (2001-present)
• Yale Club of Taipei, President (1990-2001)
Distinctions and Awards
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Trailblazer Award
• International Law Office (“ILO”) Client Choice Award, M&A (2010) Awarded in Association with the International Bar Association and the European Company Lawyers Association
• Asia Law Leading Lawyers Award in China Practice, Corporate Finance & Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Telecommunications and Information Technology (2003-2010)

Interviews and Quotes for Professional Opinion

Nick has been widely quoted on Greater China business and legal topics including the following international media:

• International Herald Tribune
• CNN BizAsia
• CNNWorld.com
• China Daily
• The Wall Street Journal Asia
• MSNBC International News
• Business Week
• CCTV
• South China Morning Post
• Radio France Internationale, RFI
• Los Angeles Times
• Seattle Post Intelligencer
• The Straits Times
• China International Business
• Business Times Singapore
• The China Post

Languages

English, Mandarin Chinese, Shanghai and Suzhou dialects

About Pamir Law Group

Pamir Law Group provides international business and legal advisory services in Asia with offices in Taipei, Shanghai, and Beijing. Pamir has a long track record of successfully supporting clients to achieve their goals in a broad range of industries in the PRC and Taiwan.

Pamir has advised companies in a wide range of planning, entry, operational, transactional (expansion/re-structuring/partnering) and dispute resolution, enforcement and preventative and crisis-response anti-corruption situations. Pamir has advised family groups and wealth management professionals in a full range of support services. Pamir’s services have been instrumental to clients when the stakes really matter.

Practical and Effective Legal and Business Solutions in Greater China

Our team of multilingual professionals is able to bridge the gap between different business cultures and support clients in multiple languages, including English, Chinese (Mandarin, Taiwanese, Cantonese, Shanghai and Suzhou dialects) as well as Japanese and Spanish and French.

Our clients include multinational and Asia-based companies, international legal, accounting and other service firms, investor groups and private equity firms as well as high net worth family groups.

We co-counsel with leading law and accounting firms from Asia, North America, Latin America and Europe on their client matters. We represent leading PRC corporate and family groups in their outbound investment and migration activities overseas.

Pamir is a member of IR Global, the fastest growing professional service firm network in the world; providing legal, accountancy and financial advice to companies and individuals across 150 jurisdictions. In addition, Pamir works with a national network of talented and internationally capable independent PRC counsel.

Contact Nicholas

Pamir Law Group

Suite 1205, Baohua Mansion 518 Anyuan Road, Putuo District Shanghai, , 200040

Website

http://www.pamirlaw.com

Time Zone

Asia/Shanghai