Chen Zhensheng, a partner at Shanghai-based Rolmax Law Office for the last five years and a veteran shipping lawyer, has left the firm and founded his own boutique firm Panocean in Shanghai along with two other lawyers - Zhang Chao and Liu Chunquan.

Zhang Chao, previously a senior lawyer with Shanghai firm Hisun & Co, focuses on maritime law but also has experience in general corporate and real estate. Liu Chunquan, formerly practised in Guangsheng's Shanghai office, mainly advises clients on IP and IT related legal issues.

The new firm will focus on the provision of shipping, IP and corporate legal advice.
 
Earlier this year, Wu Yiyi, also a Rolmax partner, left the firm to join Minter Ellison as the chief representative of the firm's Shanghai office.

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