Mr Dragoș Bogdan > 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 | Insolvency | Domestic & International Arbitration | Enforcement proceedings | Administrative, Tax Law & Constitutional Contentious Matters | Competition Law & State Aid | Human rights. ECHR procedures | Energy & Natural Resources | Media & Telecommunications | Pharmaceutical Industry

Position

Managing Partner

Career

Dragoş Bogdan enjoys a wealth of experience acquired as a judge or as a civil servant and in various academic projects.

Dragoş Bogdan assisted and represented Romanian and foreign clients in numerous IP dispute resolution cases (trademarks, patents, industrial designs and models, unfair competition or intellectual property rights), competition law litigations, administrative and fiscal law litigations (especially in the pharmaceutical industry) and in the procedures set out in the European Convention on Human Rights.

Dragoş Bogdan participated in advisory projects and in the negotiation of civil and commercial contracts.

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Member of Bucharest Bar since 2007;
  • Leading individual: Legal 500;
  • Recommended individual: WTR 1000 and IAM Patent 1000.

Education

  • Faculty of Law, Craiova University, 1998;
  • National Institute for Magistrature, 1999;
  • Training, National School for Magistrature, Bordeaux, France;
  • National Institute for Magistrature, Ottawa, Canada;
  • Training, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva, Switzerland.

Personal

  • 2012 – present: Lawyer, STOICA & Asociații;
  • 2008 – present: Coordinator, section regarding ECHR case law, www.juridice.ro;
  • 2008 – 2010: Founder and member of the Scientifical Council of the publications „Revista Română de Proprietate Intelectuală”, “Buletinul CEDO”;
  • 2007 – 2009: Human rights consultant, JURISTRAS Project, European Union;
  • 2005 – 2006: Legal Adviser, Registry of the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France;
  • 2003 – 2004: Senior counsel, Government’s Agent at ECHR, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bucharest, Romania;
  • 2007 – 2012: Lawyer;
  • 1999 – 2005: Judge;
  • 1999 – 2005: Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Nicolae Titulescu University.

Lawyer Rankings

Romania > EU and competition

(Firms to watch)

Contentious matters are prominent in STOICA & ASOCIAȚII‘s workload, however the practice is equally adept at assisting with the full range of state aid and competition law issues. Dragoș Bogdan is the key name to note.

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 > Intellectual property

Bayer, Icom Oil and Carpathian Springs are among the clients of STOICA & ASOCIAȚII‘s IP department, which is led by Dragoș Bogdan, who has assisted and represented Romanian and foreign clients in numerous IP disputes in his career. The ‘simply fantasticAndreea Stoica and Yolanda Beșleagă are among the other contacts to note, along with Mihai Stănescu.

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 > TMT

STOICA & ASOCIAȚII fields an experienced media and telecommunications team, advising a range of local and multinational companies. It provides both dispute resolution services and day-to-day regulatory guidance, with experience of both national and EU guidelines. Dan Rareş Răducanu, ‘a highly skilled and experienced litigation lawyer’, co-heads the team with Dragoș Bogdan, and Andreea Stoica, the latter of whom is particularly experienced in competition law cases and international arbitrations.