Ms Cătălina Dicu > STOICA & ASOCIAȚII > Bucharest, Romania > Lawyer Profile

STOICA & ASOCIAȚII
OPERA CENTER II
2 DR N STAICOVICI STREET, 2ND FLOOR, DISTRICT 5
050558 BUCHAREST
Romania

Work Department

Civil Law | Intellectual Property | Corporate Law | Banking, Insurance, Capital Markets & Financing | Domestic & International Arbitration Enforcement proceedings | Administrative, Tax Law & Constitutional Contentious Matters | Competition Law & State Aid | Energy & Natural Resources | Automotive Industry | Urbanism, Infrastructure, Civil and Industrial Constructions

Position

Senior Partner.

Career

Cătălina Dicu has a strong experience as a pleading lawyer, assisting and representing Romanian and foreign clients in intricate civil law cases, before the courts and the internal and international arbitral courts.

Her expertise covers the assistance and representation of the banking institutions in real estate litigations and in cases in connection with enforcement of credit titles, usage of payment instruments and of companies in dispute resolution cases with regard to their set up, functioning and winding up (registration, merger, reorganisation, liquidation, dissolution, and shareholder’s exclusion). She is active in labour law and intellectual law litigations (trademarks, know-how, intellectual property and other related rights) and in litigations pertaining to privileged and confidential information. Moreover, she assisted and represented clients in privatisation cases, in real estate litigations and other property related cases, in fiscal and family law litigations or in litigations in connection with public property and the legal regime of the assets of the public property.

Cătălina Dicu was active in the negotiation and drafting of banking contracts, in the performance of due diligence in projects regarding the privatization of state-owned companies and assisted financial-banking institutions in retail credit activities.

Languages

French.

Memberships

  • Member of Bucharest Bar since 1994;
  • Recommended lawyer – Dispute resolution – Romania, Band 5 (Chambers Europe).

Education

  • Faculty of Law, Bucharest University, 1994;
  • Master studies in Business Law, Faculty of Law, Bucharest University, 1995;
  • Training, International Institute for Human Rights, Strasbourg, France, 1995.

Lawyer Rankings

Romania > Dispute resolution

The ‘excellent‘ disputes team at STOICA & ASOCIAȚII has a solid track record in representing major multinational companies, domestic entities and public bodies in contentious matters in Romania. The group has seen an increase in contentious telecoms work, as well as in environmental issues, often involving tax aspects. The practice is jointly led by arbitration expert Cristiana Stoica and Valeriu Stoica, who has extensive expertise in handling civil and commercial litigation. Rareş Răducanu focuses on administrative and competition law litigation, and Andreea Stoica and Bogdan Popescu bring experience advising on IP disputes. Managing partner Dragoș Bogdan and senior partner Cătălina Dicu are highly regarded practitioners in the arena. Managing associate Mihai Stănescu is a name to note.

Romania > Restructuring and insolvency

At STOICA & ASOCIAȚII, the insolvency and restructuring practice is well known for acting for banks in major insolvency proceedings; Banca Comerciala Romana and BRD – Groupe Societe Generale are two prominent names in the firm’s client base. Cătălina Dicu heads up the practice; other key practitioners include Valeriu Stoica, Dragoș Bogdan, and Carmen Mureşan.

Romania > Real estate and construction

The ‘unique and devoted individuals’ who make up the real estate offering within STOICA & ASOCIAȚII‘s civil law team advise developers, sponsors, contractors, landlords and tenants in their transactional projects. The team particularly stands out for its dispute resolution capabilities in the sector and is experienced in representing clients before Romanian courts, administrative agencies, and arbitration tribunals. Cătălina Dicu, team head, has particular experience advising financial services clients.