Maravela and Associates' Ioan Roman has been promoted to partner in November 2015 and will be acting as the head of the dispute resolution department, making this the first time since the firm's establishment in 2013 when a member of the internal team has been named partner, according to a press release sent to Govnet.

Ioan Roman is specialized and experienced in the fields of litigation, arbitration, and, alternative dispute resolution and is known for his rigorous approach to matters. He has, throughout his career, represented companies from a wide array of industries and business sectors as well as public authorities, in commercial litigation and arbitration cases as well as insolvency proceedings, administrative and work related disputes, forced executions, public procurement matters, and, local and international arbitrations.

Gelu Maravela, Founding Partner of Maravela and Associates stated: “Ioan Roman’s promotion comes as a natural consequence to the fact that, on the one hand, he put serious and continuous efforts into all his activities within the firm, fact noticed by all founding partners, and on the other hand, it is a direct answer to the growth that we are happy to experience, on an ascending curve, ever since our establishment. Ioan has obtained worthy victories in complex situations when only through complete mastering of substantial and procedural law principles, experience, determination, strategy, innovation and efficient team management a difference could have been made. These aforementioned attributes together with his tenacity and his passion for business law, make out of Ioan a great example for the type of “material” we are looking for in a partner”.

Another Founding Partner of Maravela and Associates, Alina Popescu observed: “I am genuinely thrilled for Ioan, I am happy for us and for the fact that in so little time we have achieved so much. I am equally proud of our entire team and I believe that an important achievement for our firm is the start of promotions being made at partner level. We are constantly expanding our team in order to support our activities and to be able to offer services at the highest standards possible, as our clients have grown accustomed to from our end. “. Alina Popescu, Founding Partner of Maravela and Associates.

Moreover,“In addition to his court experience, Ioan has proven himself in the field of arbitration, whilst also providing - due to enhanced comprehension ability and an impressive legal knowledge - valuable pre-trial counseling and complex negotiation strategies in reconciliation matters and amicable settlements. His promotion is, besides an answer to our firm’s needs, a well-deserved merit won as a result of his efforts“Marius Păarascanu, Founding Partner of Maravela and Associates added.

Finally, Ioan Roman declared: ““When I started alongside Maravela and Associates' team I was well aware of the existing value, on a professional level and with regard to the human capital. I accepted, hence, the challenge of being part of a united, dynamic and extremely demanding community, holding an organized and efficient way of operating. Becoming a Partner only augments my efforts and enlarges the number of my achievements, now even more than for my personal record, for the success of the entire firm“.