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D&B David si Baias SCA > Firm Profile

The firm: D&B David si Baias was founded in 2002 by two old friends and colleagues, professors Sorin David and Flavius Baias.

D&B David si Baias is rated as one of the top ten Romanian law firms. D&B lawyers work together with PwC tax and business consultants in multidisciplinary teams in order to solve complex issues for business clients.

The D&B team of lawyers provides a full package of integrated, innovative and pragmatic solutions, by providing assistance, representation and legal advice in the following key areas: companies and groups of companies; mergers, acquisitions and restructurings; real estate; employment and human resources; financial services and capital markets; competition and state aid; intellectual property; consumer and personal data protection; tax, administrative and commercial litigation. D&B David and Baias also specialises in the pharmaceutical, energy, IT and telecoms fields, providing specific solutions for companies in these industries.

The firm has grown over the years. Currently, 50 lawyers contribute to the firm’s success.

Areas of practice and leading lawyers: The firm’s partners and associates are recognised as leading lawyers in various practice areas in the 2018-2019 guides.

D&B has been a leader in the competition market in Romania for more than 10 years.

Sorin David, Managing Partner, is widely regarded as a leading competition law expert and was recently acknowledged as Eminent Practitioner in Competition/Antitrust and in Corporate/M&A in 2019.

Anda Rojanschi was recently nominated as a leading lawyer in Corporate M&A, and “earned praise for her negotiation skills and her ability to establish a good relationship with the counterparty”.

Dan Dascalu is a notable litigation lawyer, “particularly well known for his expertise in fiscal litigation, with sources noting that he is a proficient lawyer, especially in aspects pertaining to tax procedures”. He is also known for his  administrative litigation and employment law expertise.

Ana-Maria Iordache is the newest D&B Partner and also a recommended laywer in Tax.

Ovidiu Bold is listed as a Rising Star in Capital markets and Banking.

Lawyer Profiles

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Ms Georgiana Bălan	Georgiana Balan is a Managing Associate in the Corporate M&A team and…	View Profile
	Alexandra Barac	Alexandra Barac is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of the…	View Profile
	Mr Mihail Boian	Mihail is specialized in tax, administrative and intellectual property litigation fields. He…	View Profile
	Mr Ovidiu Bold	Ovidiu is specialised in Financial Services, with a special focus on banking…	View Profile
	Mr Lucian Bozian	With over 12 years of experience in the competition law and state…	View Profile
	Iacob Buga	Iacob Buga is an Associate within D&B David si Baias tax litigation…	View Profile
	Ms Ioana Cercel	Ioana Cercel joined D&B in 2011 and is part of the litigation…	View Profile
	Mr Dan Dascălu	Dan Dascălu holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of…	View Profile
	Mr Sorin David	Sorin David is the Managing Partner of D&B David si Baias, coordinating…	View Profile
	Mrs Adriana Florina Dobre	Adriana joined the Commercial & Administrative Litigation team of D&B David and…	View Profile
	Ms Romana Hirițiu	Romana Petre is a bachelor of Law from the Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca,…	View Profile
	Mr Andrei Iancu	Andrei Iancu joined the litigation department of D&B in November 2015. His…	View Profile
	Ms Ana-Maria Iordache	Ana-Maria Iordache is a graduate of the Faculty of Law, “A.I.Cuza” University…	View Profile
	Mrs Raluca Mustaciosu	Raluca Mustaciosu is a Senior Associate in the Energy and Natural Resources…	View Profile
	Mr Marius Nita	Marius is an external consultant for D&B Energy and Natural Resources department.…	View Profile
	Ms Adina Oprea	Adina Oprea is a Bachelor of Law from the Titu Maiorescu University…	View Profile
	Ms Cristina Păduraru	Cristina Păduraru is a graduate of the Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest…	View Profile
	Mrs Delia Iuliana PACHIU (FORMER VASILIU)	Delia Pachiu is a senior attorney with over 13 years of professional…	View Profile
	Mr Laurentiu Pachiu	Laurentiu Pachiu is a Partner of D&B David si Baias, coordinating a…	View Profile
	Ms Anda Rojanschi	Partner Anda is a Corporate M&A Partner of D&B David si Baias,…	View Profile
	Ms Amelia Teis	Amelia joined D&B David si Baias in 2014 and she is currently…	View Profile
	Andreea Tortov	Andreea Tortov is a Bachelor of Law from the University of Bucharest…	View Profile

D&B David si Baias SCA > Firm Profile

Cooperation and trust define all of our business relationships. We are committed to providing the best solutions to our clients, and we have expertise in interdisciplinary fields of law.

In the course of our business, our professionals regularly cooperate with PwC’s tax advisors, accounting experts, transaction and business management consultants, thereby ensuring that the economic aspects of our Law Firm’s legal affairs are treated appropriately.

Areas of expertise:

1. Corporate law / Mergers and Acquisitions
• Company establishment, development of corporate structures;
• Restructuring of companies and corporate groups;
• Legal due diligence reviews;
• Acquisition and alienation of companies and their assets;
• Compliance reviews.

2. Labor Law
• Employment agreements, management contracts, service agreements;
• Restructuring, assistance in legal succession, development and preparation of internal labor law policies;
• Representation in labor law disputes.

3. Litigation and Legal Disputes
• Litigation before courts and arbitration courts;
• Representation in tax and other administrative proceedings;
• Assistance in out-of-court settlement, mutual agreement and dispute resolution;
• Enforcement of claims.

4. Real Property
• Sale and purchase agreements, investment agreements;
• Legal due diligence reviews, analyses of real property portfolios;
• Financing and refinancing of real property transactions;
• Complex advising on building procedures (from planning to occupation).

5. Competition Law and Consumer Protection
• Fusion and anti-trust implications of mergers and acquisitions;
• Representation before the Hungarian Competition Authority in competition law and consumer protection related procedures;
• Compliance with competition law requirements, development of business practice and contractual background;
• Lawsuits related to unfair market practices of competitors.

6. Pharmaceutical Law and Health Industry
• Procedures before authorities, advising on regulatory matters, compliance advisory services (distribution, promotion, pharmacovigilance);
• Consumer protection related cases and proceedings;
• Regulatory matters related to food supplement, medical devices, other alternative therapy products;
• Cooperation, joint ownership and portfolio exchanges in the pharma industry;
• Regulatory matters related to healthcare services;
• Review of processing of health data, representation in procedures.

7. Intellectual Property and IT Law
• Intellectual property related proceedings and lawsuits, including proceedings in tax matters, lawsuits between competitors;
• Transactions related to the utilization of intellectual property;
• IT contracts (software license, software development, system implementation);
• Legal due diligence reviews focusing on intellectual property.

8. Energy, public utilities
• Procedures before authorities (operating licenses, licensing data provision, approval of corporate law actions);
• Advising on regulatory and compliance matters;
• Renewable energy related matters, other investments;
• Prospection and production concessions;
• Operation of public utility networks, implementation of innovative solutions;
• State aid and competition matters in the energy industry.

9. Finance and Banking
• Financing transactions (credit and loan agreements, collateral transactions);
• Advising on corporate financing, investment financing and property acquisition;
• Internal corporate financing;
• Legal implications of insolvency.

10. Public Sector and Infrastructure
• Advising and legal assistance, representation of bidders and contracting authorities in public procurement procedures;
• Legal assistance in public procurement audits;
• Advising on contracts of public service providers;
• State aid.

11. Business Crime
• Representation in criminal proceedings (including the representation of witnesses and injured parties);
• Review of supervisory and preventive mechanisms and internal policies;
• Risk analyses.

12. Data Protection
• Preparation of privacy policies, notifications, data processing related contracts and documents;
• Compliance reviews (GDPR and other data protection measures);
• Trainings, e-learning;
• Data Protection Officer services.