Litigation
& Representation in Romania

We represent clients in commercial litigation of any complexity: contractual and non-contractual claims, tort-liability claims (including moral damages), unfair-competition disputes and prohibited competitive practices, intellectual-property disputes (counterfeiting, parasitism, dilution), actions to void legal acts (absolute and relative nullity), actio pauliana and oblique actions, disputes over unfair terms in B2B contracts, and representation in summary proceedings (payment orders, presidential ordinances, precautionary attachment).

We provide full arbitration representation: institutional arbitration under the rules of the Court of International Commercial Arbitration attached to the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIR), ICC arbitration (International Chamber of Commerce), VIAC (Vienna International Arbitral Centre), LCIA (London Court of International Arbitration), ad-hoc arbitration under the Romanian Code of Civil Procedure, drafting and negotiating optimal arbitration clauses, constituting the arbitral tribunal and challenge procedures, applications for interim and conservatory measures in arbitration, recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards (the New York Convention), and actions to set aside arbitral awards.

We manage the entire enforcement process: obtaining enforceable titles (court judgments, arbitral awards, notarised agreements, bills of exchange, promissory notes), obtaining the enforcement clause and court approval for enforcement, enforcement through every available method (garnishment, movable-asset seizure, real-estate seizure, forced surrender), challenges to enforcement and suspension of enforcement, cross-border enforcement within the EU (Regulation 1215/2012 Brussels I bis, the European Enforcement Order, the European Payment Order), insolvency proceedings against the debtor as an alternative to individual enforcement, and negotiating instalment-payment agreements with debtors.

We represent clients in administrative litigation: challenging tax-assessment decisions issued by the tax authority (taxes, VAT, social contributions), challenging administrative-offence reports issued by any authority, actions to annul permits and licences withdrawn without justification, public-procurement disputes (challenges before the National Council for Solving Complaints and court actions), damages claims for harm caused by unlawful administrative acts, the mandatory preliminary procedure (prior complaint, gracious appeal), suspending harmful administrative acts under Articles 14-15 of Law 554/2004, and actions concerning access to public-interest information (Law 544/2001).

We cover the full spectrum of civil litigation: real-estate and movable-property ownership claims (including claims against good-faith third-party acquirers), boundary-setting actions and easement disputes, adverse-possession disputes, judicial division of property (inheritance and joint marital property), possessory actions, intellectual-property disputes (copyright, trademarks, patents), tort and contractual liability claims, and special proceedings (payment orders, eviction, venue transfer).

We promote amicable resolution as the first option: assistance with mediation proceedings under Law 192/2006, facilitating direct negotiations between parties with clear mandates and negotiation limits, drafting mediation agreements and judicial settlements, direct conciliation proceedings (mandatory in commercial disputes under the Civil Procedure Code), realistic assessment of negotiating positions with a cost-benefit analysis of litigation vs. settlement, drafting settlement agreements with confidentiality clauses, and certifying mediation agreements to give them enforceable-title status.