Simona Neagu and Ștefan Dinu

A new boutique law firm, Neagu Dinu Partners, has been launched by lawyers Simona Neagu and Ștefan Dinu. The firm specializes in complex litigation and international arbitration and aims to deliver legal services tailored to the specific needs of each client. The initiative builds on over 30 years of experience in dispute resolution.

Simona Neagu is recognized by international legal directories such as Chambers Europe and Legal 500 as one of the leading litigation lawyers in Romania. She has significant experience in handling high-impact cases, some of which have contributed to the development of Romanian legal precedent. Neagu has worked with major local law firms and states that the creation of this boutique firm is a natural step in her professional development. Her focus is on providing detailed and client-specific legal advice in complex disputes.

Ștefan Dinu has over ten years of experience in the legal field, with a focus on complex litigation in sectors such as energy, infrastructure, and financial services. He was trained within an international law firm and has been involved in cross-border matters, including international arbitration and investigations by U.S. authorities. According to Dinu, the firm aims to deliver legal services aligned with international standards and informed by an understanding of the specific challenges in various industries.

The firm’s structure allows the founding partners to be directly involved in every case, from understanding the client’s business and designing the legal strategy to implementation and representation in court or before arbitral tribunals.

The founders’ experience includes: 

• Complete annulment of a fine imposed by the Romanian Competition Council for abuse of dominant position in the telecom sector;

• Successful revision of a final court decision based on a misapplication of CJEU case law in public procurement;

• Dismissal of a damages claim brought by a major fertilizer producer against a natural gas trader;

• Securing 97% of claims brought by a contractor in an international arbitration seated in Paris concerning an infrastructure project.

Neagu Dinu Partners focuses on commercial litigation, public procurement disputes, international arbitration, competition law investigations, and proceedings involving regulatory or criminal authorities.