Maria Nica > Vernon | David > Bucharest, Romania > Lawyer Profile

Vernon | David
12A Dr. Burghelea Str
Bucharest
Romania

Work Department

Agriculture; Corporate & Commercial Law; Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity; Food, Beverages & Retail; M&A.

Position

PARTNER

Career

Maria is the Head of our M&A and Corporate practice.  She specializes in general corporate transactions, M&A and agriculture.  She has advised numerous clients on corporate governance matters, restructuring of large organizations, upstream and downstream mergers, spin-offs and acquisitions on and outside regulated markets.

In the last few years, Maria has acted for a series of large international investors in relation to their commercial and real estate activities.  She is a leading specialist in agriculture and farming issues in Romania.

A Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP-I), Maria has worked on numerous compliance matters as well as on fraud and employee malfeasance cases, including investigations of possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and matters before the Romanian anti-corruption authority (the DNA).    

Maria is an expert in data protection, privacy and the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”).  Since the GDPR regulation has come into force, Maria as worked on a series of major projects for numerous industries, including insurance, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and agriculture. 

Languages

English, Romanian.

Memberships

Bucharest Bar

Education

  • LL.B, University of Bucharest, Romania
  • Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP-I)

Lawyer Rankings

Romania > Commercial, corporate and M&A

The team at Vernon | David stands out for its ‘exceptional knowledge‘ in commercial and corporate law. The group has established strength in assisting clients from the agriculture and pharmaceutical sectors, and handles restructuring matters and day-to-day corporate governance issues. The ‘focused and insightful’ Maria Nica is the practice head.

Romania > White-collar crime

The white-collar crime practice at Vernon | David conducts compliance reviews and internal investigations, as well as representing companies and their management in relation to criminal and government investigations and in criminal litigation. Managing partner Charles Vernon and head of the corporate practice Maria Nica oversee the department. Daniela David is the lead litigation contact and Irina Parvulescu is a further name to note for litigation and civil law.