- Representing the Romanian Government and the Ministry of Finance in a complex litigation case following a large reorganisation of the Ministry of Finance, in the context of the restructuring of the whole Governmental apparatus.
- Representing a major bank, in an EUR 300 million regulatory dispute with the Romanian Court of Accounts, before the High Court of Cassation and Justice, concerning the implementation of the Bauspar system in Romania. This mandate is a landmark case for the banking industry, its resolution having an impact on more than half a million Bauspar customers.
- Representing a naval shipbuilding company before the Romanian Courts in a public procurement dispute aimed at cancelling an EUR 1.26 billion military public procurement contract for the acquisition of corvettes. This mandate is notable not only because of the value of the tender (one of the highest to date), but also because it touches on key matters for the Romanian legal system such as (i) the right to a fair trial vs the Romanian Ministry of National Defence denying access to litigation information through classification (secretisation) of information, or (ii) compliance with the Romanian constitutional order vs the Romanian Government bypassing general tender rules on grounds of national security interests.
- Successfully representing a consortium of a technological group specialized in security and mobility and a sole importer of military products in Romania, in an EUR 800 million public procurement dispute aimed at cancelling the award of a military public procurement contract for the acquisition of military trucks for breaches of law. Our role included both legal advice on the venture of the two bidders, as well as litigation and representation in successfully challenging the legality of the tender.
- Representing a shipyard joint venture, in its dealings with the Romanian State. The joint venture’s structure is unprecedented, with the Romanian state as a majority owner and the management of the company lying with the minority shareholder. This structure sometimes results in conflicts between legal provisions applicable to state-owned companies in general and legal provisions applicable specifically to such venture structures. Our role is to assist the shipyard group in successfully navigating such matters in line with the agreed commercial terms of the venture.
- Representing one of the largest energy providers in Europe, as lead legal counsel, in highly complex ICC arbitration proceedings (seat of arbitration: Paris) involving multiple claims in excess of USD 1,200,000,000. The dispute raised challenging issues related to the corporate, commercial, taxation, environmental, and energy sectors.
- Representing a major telecommunications corporation and its local affiliate, in a highly complex litigation, part of a global dispute with another entity, covering the jurisdictions of Romania, Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States, referring to allegations of infringement of a Standard Essential Patent for 4G/LTE technology.
- Advising and representing a key player in the electricity supply industry, in connection with several administrative and fiscal litigations derived from the audit reports conducted by the Romanian Court of Auditors, as well as in the insolvency proceedings against a large chemical company whose total table of receivables exceeds EUR 750,000,000.
- Successfully representing the Romanian Government against a U.S.-based company, in a complex ICSID arbitration, with aggregate claims exceeding USD 350,000,000. The claim, successfully settled in favor of the Romanian State, was initiated by a US investor alleging Government’s failure to comply with the provisions of the Bilateral Investment Treaty between Romania and the U.S.A.