Credentials

Energy, oil and gas

- Legal advice regarding the development of the downstream activity (gas stations, depots, etc);

- Legal assistance granted to the majority shareholder of two privatized oil processing companies in connection with the share capital increase of such companies and harmonization of the process with the post privatization undertakings;

- Advising on the privatization procedures of Romania’s largest and fourth-largest refineries;

- Advising the majority shareholder of Romania’s two privatized refineries with the post-privatization compliance obligations;

- Advising a group of oil and gas companies in connection with the privatization of an electrical plant;

- Assisting a group of oil companies over the acquisition of the Lumbaqui oilfield in Ecuador;

- Legal advice and assistance in relation to the negotiation and execution of turnkey BOT and BOOT contracts;

- Drafting the constitutive documents of a group of companies formed mainly of joint stock companies including companies listed on the Romanian stock exchange;

- Advising a group of oil companies on daily corporate matters (including legal assistance and preparation of draft resolutions of the relevant corporate bodies, relation with the auditors and supervision authorities, structuring of the contractual package for the management services, structuring of the group including creation of new member companies);

IT&C

- Legal assistance regarding the acquisition and maintenance of hardware and software IT equipment tailored for a refinery;

- Legal assistance regarding the acquisition and maintenance of hardware and software IT equipment tailored for a transportation company;

- Personal data protection and operator registration with the relevant authority;

Banking and finance

- A Eur 100 million bank financing contracted by a Romanian leading pharma group from a sydicate of Romanian and foreign banks;

- Legal assistance granted to FNRD as creditor in connection with the recovery of bad debts from more than 100 debtors of former Banca Agricola;

- Legal assistance and representation in more than 100 disputes connected to bankruptcy procedures (e.g., debt recovery, sale of assets for liquidation or reorganization purposes);

- Advising Romania’s largest meat processor on bank financing and related security matters;

- Advising Romania’s largest meat processor on loan facility agreements;

- Advising a French leading civil engineering company on financial deals and lending procedures;

- Advising Romania’s largest auto dealer on banking agreements, escrow agreements, corporate guarantees, loan agreements, addendums;

Real estate

- Drafting land acquisition contracts for the development of an oil distribution company’s pump network, including assistance during acquisition negotiations of the relevant plots of land;

- Advised several buyers in connection with the real estate acquisitions of plots of land totaling 50 hectares;

- Representation and assistance before the authorities in connection with issuance of construction authorizations, licenses, permits and clearances and any other relevant documents;

Mergers and Aquisitions

- Advising Romania’s largest pharma company on the acquisition of a network of 33 pharmacies, that represented the retail business of one of the top leading world pharma conglomerate in Romania;

- Advising BSGP, on the acquisition of Fabian Romania Property Fund, an investment fund of €60,4 Million, including performance of the legal due diligence;

- Advising a Romanian major media holding, on corporate matters and on the acquisition of a typography;

Competitional Law

- Obtaining the clearance from the Competition Council for the economic concentration operation after he acquisition of a network of 33 pharmacies, that represented the retail business of one of the top leading world pharma conglomerate in Romania by Romania’s largest pharma company;

Aviation

- Advising a private jet airline company on contract and corporate matters as well as coordination of the acquisition and development of the VIP terminal on Baneasa Airport;

- Drafting aviation related agreements/documents (wet lease, dry lease, maintenance, handling agreements, SPA for a helicopter), legal opinions on EASA and AACR procedures;

Merchant Marine

- Legal assistance granted in connection with the construction and start–up of Midia Maritime Port, including recovery of CRPO – Romanian Company for Maritime Fishing’ debts;

Transportation

- Performing due diligence and fiscal optimization during specific M&A procedures on local auto dealership market: shares transfer/asymmetric division/share capital increase);

- Fleet management (supply) agreements;

- Trials and enforcement operations related to rent-a-car industry;

Pharma

- Advising Romania’s largest integrated pharma group on restructuring process (incorporation of new companies, dissolution of companies, intra-group mergers and acquisitions);

- Registration of group trademarks;

- Advising Romania’s largest pharma company on its business expansion outside Romania, in Hungary and Bulgaria;

Capital Markets

- Advising the listing of Romania’s largest pharma group’s securities on the London Stock Exchange (due diligence, prospectus drafting, legal paperwork);

Labour

- Preparation and implementation of specific policies and procedures: code of conduct, insider code, whistle blowing policy;

- Advising on legal risks for different types of reorganization, personal dismissal;

- Assisting and representing a French leading civil engineering company in commercial, civil and labor litigation in the construction and large civil engineering projects;

- Advice and representation specific for the aviation industry labor disputes [company vs pilots and flight attendants];

Corporate Matters

- implementation and registration of statutory amendments (appointment of statutory bodies, working units, object of activity, increase of share capital);

- Permitting and authorization;

- Commercial contracts for production, distribution, commission, licensing, provision of services;

- Negotiation and conclusion of important equipment acquisition agreements with Romanian and foreign suppliers during a complex technology upgrading process;

Infrastructure/Fidic contracts

- Advising a French leading civil engineering company on its projects in Romania: preparing for the public tenders and public procurement procedures; drafting construction contracts including particular conditions of FIDIC contracts, lease contracts, maintenance contracts;

- Preparing contractual risk analyses;

- Assisting in negotiations of FIDIC-regulated contracts;

- Representing/assisting in negotiations and amicable settlements of commercial and construction contracts disputes;

- Assisting in the preparation of strategies in DAB procedures for claims over 4 million EUR;

- Assisting and representing in internal commercial arbitration concerning contractual liability and claims in construction contracts as well as action in cancellation for over 20 million EUR;

Sports

- Legal advice and assistance to the organizers of the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy and Masters Madrid Open;

- Advising ad assisting top Romanian footballer during hearings at the Romanian FA and Romanian Football Federation;

Litigation

- Advising a foreign bank in a 32 Million Euro litigation;

- Advisind and assisting a client in enforcement procedure in amount of 18 Milion Euro;

- Court actions and trials related to FMCG;

- Court actions and trials related to automotive industry;

- Trademark and Intellectual Property litigations ;

- Advice, assistance and representation in trials related to debt recovery in prejudicial, judicial and enforcement stages of the procedure;

Insolvency

- Advice, legal assistance and representation in trial proceedings related to the insolvency procedure;

Insurance

- Advising and assisting leading Romanian insurer in trials proceedings related to claims of insurance benefits;