Mr Cosmin Cretu > CMS > Bucharest, Romania > Lawyer Profile
CMS Offices
One Tower 165 Calea Floreasca
12th–14th floors, District 1
014459 Bucharest
Romania
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Mr Cosmin Cretu
Work Department
Dispute Resolution, White Collar Crime
Position
Senior Associate, Criminal Defense
Career
Cosmin Cretu is a senior associate in the CMS Bucharest team, specialising in criminal law, regulatory and compliance. Cosmin has broad experience in criminal defence of companies, as well as senior executives facing various white-collar crime allegations. He has advised multinational companies operating in the IT, Life Sciences, Construction & Infrastructure, Automotive, Energy, Banking and Insurance industries facing allegations of tax evasion, money laundering and corruption with claimed damages exceeding EUR 500 million. Cosmin has conducted internal investigations and he regularly assists clients before prosecuting authorities and courts of law in various criminal law disputes.
Cosmin also focuses on a wide range of compliance and regulatory matters relevant to the Gambling, Life Sciences and TMT industries.
Languages
Romanian, English
Memberships
- Bucharest Bar Association
Education
- 2016 – BA in Law, The Nicolae Titulescu University, Bucharest, Romania.
- 2011 – LLB in Management and Business Efficiency, The Athenaeum University, Bucharest, Romania.
- 2010 – BA in Business Administration, The Athenaeum University, Bucharest, Romania.
Lawyer Rankings
Romania > White-collar crime
(Rising stars)
CMS‘ criminal defence practice in Bucharest is led by May 2023 partner appointment Mihai Jiganie-Serban, who has had a rapid rise to become one of the standout practitioners in the field in Romania. He leads a team whose ‘inter-disciplinary cooperation with other departments enhances its capability‘, working closely with the CMS network in the region to support a prestigious client base of the range of cases under the white-collar crime umbrella. Coordinator of the wider dispute resolution practice, Horia Draghici is a key figure in criminal litigation too, and the practice was boosted by the return of Cosmin Cretu in June 2023, rejoining from Dentons.