Providing legal assistance to the private investment fund from the Czech Republic, Emma Capital, in acquiring a majority stake in Get's Bet group, one of the most important Romanian operators in the field of gambling and sports betting. The team of lawyers carried out legal due diligence operations, provided legal assistance for the structuring, negotiation, and implementation of the transaction, as well as with regard to obtaining from the Council of the Council approvals of the economic concentration operations. 

Specialist lawyers: Bogdan Popescu, Marius Chelaru.

Assisting and representing ING Bank with respect to a claim based on an alleged breach of contract, filed with the Romanian courts by a large state-owned company. The alternative grounds were undue payment and unjust enrichment.

Assisting and representing ING Bank with respect to a claim filed against the Romanian tax authorities for the reimbursement of a sum amounting to more than €43 milion, which was forcibly paid by the bank through an unlawful enforcement procedure.

Assisting and representing Patria Bank in a large litigation package pertaining to all enforcement proceedings regarding a line of credit awarded by the bank to the debtor, consisting in various legal challenges appeals against enforcement, termination before the stipulated date of maturity, scrapping of interest rates and of accrued penalties.

Assisting and representing First Bank in a set of litigations pertaining to the recovery of the claim in the amount of approx. €9 milion, representing the damage caused to the client. The claim was established by a court Decision, arising from non-reimbursed credit agreements granted by Dacia Felix Bank.

Representing BRD-Groupe Societe Generale in a litigation case against a fiscal deed concerning tax adjustments performed as result of fraudulent loans. It is the first litigation of this magnitude, considering that the fiscal authorities have determined significant additional income tax obligations.

Specialist lawyers: Valeriu Stoica, Andreea Stoica, Dragos Bogdan, Catalina Dicu.

Representating Orange Romania before  the courts of a subsidiary of an important European electronic communication provider in two litigations regarding the cancellation and suspension of a Competition Council decision. The team is involved in building the defense in the case sanctioning their client for an alleged abuse of dominant position as well as for imposing fines (approx. €13 million) deriving from the alleged anti-competitive facts.

Assisting and representing Inspet before the courts in order to annul the decision of the Competition Council for an alleged bid-rigging. The dispute involved complex questions of domestic and EU competition law and of proportionality of fines and is intertwined with a complex criminal case. The case is pending before Bucharest Court of Appeals.

Assisting and representing Kontron Group AG, a major IT company, for obtaining the competition clearance for an economic concentration represented by acquiring a Romanian company with business in transport IT solutions.

Assisting and representing RBW ELITE CONBET GROUP, a major constructor of gas infrastructure, before the courts in order to annul the decision of the Competition Council for an alleged bid-rigging. The dispute involved complex questions of domestic and EU competition law and of proportionality of fines and is intertwined with a complex criminal case.

Assisting Foraj Sonde Craiova - a major player on the market of oil and gas drilling services - in an investigation conducted by the Romanian Competition Council concerning an alleged infringement of article 5 of Competition Law 21/1996  (horizontal agreement – hard core cartel). The investigation was launched following an application for leniency, filed by an undertaking.

Specialist lawyers: Dan-Rares Raducanu, Laura Mihalache, Daniel Aragea.

Assisting and representing one of the most important real estate developers on the Romanian market - One Modrogan - within the extraordinary appeal phase of a dispute bearing on the request for annulment of the Zonal Urban Plan filed by a political party.

Assisting and representing Vista Bank (Romania) in a litigation initiated by a public institution of national interest for the recovery of a real estate (allegedly public, inalienable property administered by the claimant in the proceedings) whose owner in present is the client by virtue of a previous giving in payment agreement concluded with two clients of the bank (former owners of the real estate).

Assisting and representing Log Center Ploiesti in a complex real estate litigation initiated by the Prefect as regards the annulment of the building permit allowing the client to build an extension of logistic warehouse and construction of truck parking, pallets warehouse, enclosures and utilities and the request for the demolition of the construction.

Assisting and representing the biggest retailer in Romania - Kaufland Romania - before the Romanian courts in a dispute involving the performance of a construction contract for the construction of one of the retailer’s biggest stores. The dispute involved highly complicated questions of facts and law related to the obligations of the constructor and of the employer, performance of the obligations and the duty of care of the contractor.

Successfully assisting and representing Lidl Romania, the local branch of a major German company, leader of the retail market, on real estate matters associated with urban planning issues, including procedures before the relevant authorities in connection with permitting issues regarding a supermarket located in Constanta.

Specialist lawyers: Andreea Stoica, Dan-Rares Raducanu, Laura Mihalache, Daniel Aragea, Yolanda Besleaga.

Assisting and representing Tehnic-Asist in several interdisciplinary litigations related to the performance of a public procurement contract for infrastructure works on a road sector that was highly publicized in Romania. The value of the damages alleged by the contracting authority is amounting to approx. RON 3 million.

Representing Avenor Foundation, an important non-profit organization in a civil litigation having as object the alleged obligation to pay an important amount (Over €990,000) to a former member of the foundation.

Assisting and representing Mol Romania Petroleum Products, as defendant, in a claim for the termination of the joint venture with Bucharest City Hall that, if found successful, would amount to the losing of important oil&gas stations located in Bucharest.

Assisting and representing CET Iasi (producer and supplier of thermal energy) in a litigation having as object an action the recovery of possession of the thermal power stations previously brought as contribution in the company capital by the sole shareholder of the company. The value of the litigation amounts to approx. €135 million.

Assisting and representing the client, Inditex Romania, as defendant and counterclaimant, in a lawsuit opened by one of the big malls of Romanian in connection with the termination of a lease agreement.

Specialist lawyers: Dragos Bogdan, Bogdan Popescu, Dan-Rares Raducanu, Yolanda Besleaga.

Providing legal assistance and representation for Metroul SA in a public procurement dispute concerning a court decision ordering the respondent Metrorex to pay the sum of approx. €844,000.

Representing UTI Group in a litigation before the competent Romanian courts in connection to a contractual dispute regarding an important public procurement contract against a local authority.

Representation the client, Altimate, in various administrative-jurisdictional appeals before the National Council for the Settlement of Appeals either as appellant or as respondent, as well as subsequently, before the court.

Representing a major contractor - UTI Group - in litigation against the contracting authority (a major national airport company) for the recovery of unpaid sums for works performed under the public procurement contract, as well as contractual penalties for late payment.

Representation of the major contractor, UTI Construction and Facility Management, in various administrative-jurisdictional appeals before the National Council for the Settlement of Appeals either as appellant or as respondent, as well as subsequently, before the court. 

Specialist lawyers: Dan-Rares Raducanu, Oana Zama, Andreea Stoica, Alin-Gabriel Oprea.

Legal assistance and representation of the client, British Council – Romania in a procedure for annulment of disciplinary dismissal. The team identified legislative and jurisprudential solutions regarding the conditions in which an act can be qualified as a disciplinary violation, considering the possibility of proving the employee's guilt, if he invoked the existence of acts of discrimination and moral harassment at the place of work.

Legal assistance and representation of the client, Biofarm, in a litigation aimed at challenging the dismissal ordered by the employer through a reorganization procedure.

Legal assistance and representation of the client, REGIA AUTONOMA MONETARIA STATULUI, in a litigation in which the employee claimed the existence of acts of discrimination and moral harassment at the place of work based on, among others, trade union activities.

Legal assistance and representation in litigations aimed at challenging the dismissals ordered by the employer through several reorganization procedures. The legal assistance involved establishing the strategy in the court cases, identifying the legislative and jurisprudential solutions for rejection of the employees’ claims. The client represented is AC Helcor.

Providing legal assistance and representation of Mr. Chiriac Petronel, in a litigation aimed at challenging the dismissal ordered by the employer through a reorganization procedure and, following the annulment by the court of the dismissal measure, in the procedure for reinstating the employee.

Specialist lawyers: Andrei Buga, Andreea Gurica.