Mr Sorin David > D&B David si Baias SCA > Bucharest, Romania > Lawyer Profile
D&B David si Baias SCA Offices
Ana Tower
1A Poligrafiei Blvd, 21/1 floor
RO-013704, Bucharest, 1
Romania
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Mr Sorin David
Work Department
Competition/ Anti-trust / Corporate/ M&A / Banking & Finance
Position
Sorin David is a partner of D&B David si Baias. He has been a member of the Bucharest Bar since 1991 and he is an arbitrator of the Court of Arbitration of the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mr David has legal qualifications obtained in Romania (PhD, summa cum laude), USA (Master of Laws) and the Netherlands (post-graduate studies). He is also an associate professor of law at the Law School of the Bucharest University, teaching commercial law and competition. He is an expert in corporate law, competition and M&A.
Sorin David is the author of more than 30 law journal articles published in Romania or abroad. He is co-author of ’Commentaries on Company Law’, one of the leading law books on Romanian company law, that was awarded the Romanian Academy prize.
Sorin David has been involved in several projects for the alignment of Romanian legislation with EU regulations and international best practice. He specialises in competition, commercial and consumer protection law and has been ranked by Chambers and Partners as Eminent Practitioner in Coporate/ M&A and Competition/ Antitrust.
Recently, Sorin David has advised a significant number of clients acting in various fields, such as production, distribution and marketing FMCG, within important transactions. He has been involved in many projects in different fields of activity, providing legal advice to clients on various matters and coordinating restructuring projects in respect of Romanian companies or Romanian subsidiaries of international companies.
Career
July 2002 – present – D&B David si Baias Law Firm – Managing Partner, Attorney-at-law
Jan 1991 – July 2002 – Law Offices of Sorin David – Partner
May 1997 – Dec 1998 – Société Génerale European Emerging Markets, Ltd., London – External Counsellor
March 1996 – Dec 1997 – The Romanian Subsidiary of the Romanian-American Enterprise Fund – External Counsellor
Nov 1995 – Dec 1997 – Financial Markets International, Inc. – Legal Consultant
September 1991 – onwards – University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law – Associate Professor of Law
Languages
English, French, German
Memberships
Sorin has been a member of Bucharest Bar since 1991 and a member of Bucharest Court of Arbitration the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (between 2002 – 2006 and from 2012-present).
Education
October 2002 – University of Bucharest, School of Law – Ph.D in Law (summa cum laudae)
May 1997 – May 1997 – Joint Vienna Institute, Vienna, Austria – Specialisation in International Financial Transactions
August 1994 – August 1995 – The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois – LL.M. in Taxation (with honours)
April 1994 – International Development Law Institute, Rome, Italy – Specialisation in International Bankruptcy
November 1991 – March 1992 – T.M.C. Asser Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands – Diploma in International Business Law
June 1991 – The Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague, The Netherlands – Certificate in International Private Law
September 1984 to June 1988 – University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law, Romania – Juris Doctor
Lawyer Rankings
Romania > Tax
The tax team at D&B David si Baias SCA provides ‘bulletproof solutions’ across a broad range of tax matters including VAT, profit tax, transfer pricing, social contributions, excise duty and environmental tax issues. As a member of the PwC worldwide network, the team is able to advise a number of international clients, and has experience before the European Court of Justice. Dan Dascălu, who heads the practice and also spearheads PwC’s offering across the CEE region, is particularly strong in tax litigation. Ana-Maria Iordache is a go-to for European law, and Mihail Boian has notable crossover experience with white collar crime matters. Managing partner Sorin David is also recommended.
Romania > Energy and natural resources
Lauded for its team members’ ‘excellent professional expertise‘, D&B David si Baias SCA‘s energy and natural resources group assists clients within the oil & gas sector. The unit has experience obtaining concession licences and rights for exploration and production, in addition to longstanding experience in the renewables sector. Managing partner Sorin David co-leads the team with energy specialist Laurentiu Pachiu, PricewaterhouseCooper-D&B integrated deals team member Anda Rojanschi and the ‘excellent’ Delia Pachiu, who is recommended for complex regulatory matters.
Romania > Real estate and construction
The real estate team at D&B David si Baias SCA acts for clients, both sell-side and buy-side, in complex, high-end real estate transactions. The drafting and negotiation of complex lease contracts is a particular area of expertise for the team, alongside acting cross-practice with the firm’s M&A team to support clients through deals which involve substantial real estate assets. The team is a part of the PricewaterhouseCooper Legal network and collaborates with colleagues across the CEE region and globally. Sorin David, managing partner, co-heads the team with corporate and M&A specialist Anda Rojanschi and real estate expert Georgiana Bălan.
Romania > EU and competition
(Leading individuals)D&B David si Baias SCA fields a team of sought-after competition lawyers in Romania. The group has been kept especially busy handling state aid issues, and reports an uptick in merger clearance mandates arising from an increased amount of M&A activity in the Romanian market. Market investigations remain a core pillar of instruction for the team. Practice head Sorin David has an excellent reputation in the field. Lucian Bozian, Sonia Voinescu and Gabriela Ifrin are key names in the practice.
Romania > Commercial, corporate and M&A
D&B David si Baias SCA‘s team is lauded for its ‘in-depth understanding and complex knowledge of mergers and acquisitions law, and extraordinary ability to understand extremely complex transactions‘. The client base includes pharmaceutical, healthcare and energy sector entities. Anda Rojanschi has ‘deep knowledge of M&A intricacies‘, and jointly heads the practice with Sorin David, who fields expertise in corporate and competition law. Cristina Păduraru and managing associates Adina Oprea and Romana Petre are names to note.
Romania > Dispute resolution
D&B David si Baias SCA‘s dispute resolution team has a strong track record in advising on contentious tax and administrative law matters, and is equally adept at handling contractual disputes. Dan Dascălu is a highly regarded practitioner in the space, with expertise in handing tax and administrative law disputes; he co-heads the practice with managing partner Sorin David, tax litigation expert Mihail Boian and litigator Ana-Maria Iordache.
Lawyer Rankings
- EU and competition Romania
- Leading individuals Romania > EU and competition
- Tax Romania
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Romania
- Energy and natural resources Romania
- Dispute resolution Romania
- Real estate and construction Romania