Anca has represented numerous clients at all stages of proceedings and investigations conducted by competition authorities, both nationally and at the EU level.
Anca is also recognized for her extensive experience in intellectual property law (IP), including complex patent invalidation procedures and litigation, drafting and negotiating trademark and patent licensing agreements, franchise agreements, as well as aspects related to the management and exploitation of IP portfolios. She is one of the most reputable attorneys in pharmaceutical law and intellectual property law in Romania, providing integrated legal assistance to some of the most important clients in this industry.
Anca has assisted clients from a wide range of industries, including construction, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, software, internet, retail, food industry, beer industry, cosmetics, media, banking sector, insurance & pensions.
Represented one of the world’s leaders in pharmaceutical and diagnostic industry in relation to the first investigation in Romania dealing with an alleged abuse of dominance in the pharmaceuticals’ industry.
Assisted a leading Croatian pharmaceuticals producer with respect to an investigation of the national competition authority related to an alleged infringement of competition rules at both national and EU level via the impairment of parallel trade.
Assisted a leading Italian energy and utilities group for obtaining the authorization from the European Commission for performing an economic concentration represented by purchasing the majority stock in the share capital of a leading State-owned utility supplier, as well as maintaining the relationship with the European Commission as concerns State aid issues arising from the privatization of the company. The transaction led to the first merger control notification being submitted to the European Commission in relation to a Romanian transaction after Romania’s accession to the EU.
Assisted a leading worldwide pharmaceuticals corporation during the investigation and dawn-raids carried out by the national competition authority on the insulin drugs market and during the subsequent court proceedings for the annulment of the authority’s decision.
Assisted the largest French pharmaceuticals producer and its Romanian subsidiary in setting up an emergency distribution system related to one of its products, in such a manner as to comply with the competition law requirements.
Assisted a global biopharmaceutical company and several of its subsidiaries in connection with threats concerning the launch in Romania of a generic version of the company’s top selling HIV medicine, more than 5 years before the expiry of the patent protection thereof.
Assisted one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical and healthcare companies in relation to a wide range of legal issues including but not limited to (i) entering into a Protocol with National Insurance House with a view of bearing the additional costs incumbent on the patients for purchasing one of Roche products, as a result of the new TRP (Therapeutic Reference Price for reimbursement), (ii) acquiring medical data from a private dialysis center, (iii) entering into a service agreement with Euromedic, one of the largest private hospitals in Romania (iv) outlining the options available for transferring the costs incurred by the payment of the claw-back fee to a Romanian Ministry (v) the regulatory matters regarding the relations between the pharmaceutical companies and health care practitioners etc.
Assisted one the world’s largest developers of consumer electronics, computer software, online services, and personal computers in respect of the intellectual property rights-related aspects entailed by the launch of the Romanian services of its on-demand music and video store, one of the largest in the world.