STOICA & Asociatii – Attorneys at Law > Bucharest, Romania > Firm Profile
STOICA & Asociatii – Attorneys at Law Offices
OPERA CENTER II
2 DR N STAICOVICI STREET, 2ND FLOOR, DISTRICT 5
050558 BUCHAREST
Romania
STOICA & Asociatii – Attorneys at Law > The Legal 500 Rankings
Romania > Dispute resolution Tier 1
Dispute resolution is a key focus for STOICA & Asociatii – Attorneys at Law, with practitioners described by one client as ‘real professionals in the science of the law‘. The multifaceted practice has an excellent reputation for high-value civil and administrative disputes and high-profile international arbitrations and investment treaty claims. Clients can also rely on the firm’s infrastructure to handle heavy portfolios of volume litigation. Partners such as Dragoș Bogdan and Cătălina Dicu, and associate Mihai Stănescu, have ‘a deep knowledge of the relevant law, doctrine and jurisprudence‘. Founding partner Valeriu Stoica is ‘one of the most talented, skilled, efficient lawyers in Romania’. Clients also praise Andreea Micu‘s ability ‘to propose the best solutions‘. Cristiana Stoica rounds out the roster of recommended names.Practice head(s):
Valeriu Stoica; Cristiana Stoica
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Stoica si Asociatii is one of the oldest, most powerful and sophisticated Romanian law firms.’
‘Valeriu Stoica – the founding partner – is “the professor”, one of the most talented, skilled, efficient lawyers in Romania. Dragoș Bogdan – a former judge – a practitioner with deep knowledge of the procedural matters and with exquisite logics.’
‘Not just a team of lawyers, but real professionals in the science of the law, having all the capabilities in finding the best solutions for your concerns.’
‘Each of the lawyers in this team can be described as having a deep knowledge of the relevant law, doctrine and jurisprudence, including at the European level. There were many cases in which Dragoș Bogdan, Cătălina Dicu and Mihai Stănescu assisted us in complex civil law, competition law and criminal law litigation, before national and European courts.’
‘The team has the capacity to give solutions for a wide range of legal challenges. Besides its internal skills and capabilities, the team has the supervision of a prestigious person with high level academical understanding. We received very proper legal solutions for disputes with local authorities on urban issues. The proposed solutions are very strong analyses, based both on Romanian and European laws.’
‘Andreea Micu has the ability and the power to propose the best solutions for legal disputes with local authorities. She is a great professional, with a great opening and time availability, keeping us up to date with the evolution of the facts.’
‘Pro-active attitude, good communication, extensive knowledge of legal topics.’
‘Always open and willing to make themselves available.’
Key clients
Automecanica
Lightman Management
Theda Mar
Mr. Radu Bugică
Societatea de Administrare a Participatiilor in Energie
Kaufland Romania
Reliantco Investments
Banca Comercială Română
UTI Group
Ariston Thermo Romania
Work highlights
- Representing the Romanian State in an arbitral investment dispute initiated by the Sukyas Brothers in relation to claims arising out of the government’s alleged failure to restitute assets in Cinegrafia Română, a film company held by the claimants’ family members before its seizure by the communist regime in 1948.
- Successfully represented Teva Pharmaceuticals in a tax amnesty claim.
- Successfully represented Roche Romania in a damages claim brought by one of its distributors.
Romania > Intellectual property Tier 3
STOICA & Asociatii – Attorneys at Law is well regarded particularly for contentious matters, although the firm also assists clients with a wide range of advisory patent, copyright, trade mark and industrial design issues, as well as acting in cancellation and infringement claims. Clients benefit from the expertise of the ‘reputable‘ Valeriu Stoica, who combines with Dragoș Bogdan and senior associate Mihai Stănescu to offer a ‘strategic approach to the legal issues, which are carefully analysed to best serve the client’s interests‘.Practice head(s):
Dragoș Bogdan
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Reliability, trust and initiative. Working with Stoica & Associatii gives you the guarantee that the matter will be handled in the best manner.’
‘The strength and persuasion ot the court stage of the reputable Valeriu Stoica and his team ( I name here Dragoș Bogdan and Mihai Stănescu) combine happily with their strategic approach to the legal issues, which are carefully analysed to best serve the client’s interests.’
Key clients
Icom Oil
Carpathian Springs
Bayer
Allegria Turism
Landoll
CertSIGN
Work highlights
- Assisting Bayer with securing its patent rights by obtaining a preliminary injunction against an international generic medicine producer, preventing it from effectively entering the Romanian market.
- Representing the Romanian mineral water producer, Carpathian Springs, in litigation regarding the alleged infringement of a community trade mark concerning the shape of a water bottle belonging to a competitor.
- Representing Icom Oil, a Romanian petroleum, fuel and oil products trader, in litigation against the holder of the trade mark Icom oil.
Romania > Restructuring and insolvency Tier 3
STOICA & Asociatii – Attorneys at Law fields an experienced team of insolvency lawyers who ‘give excellent legal advice in a short time‘. The firm has the capacity to handle large-scale debt recovery programmes for major creditors, which puts it among the top choices for several of Romania’s largest banks, including Banca Comerciala Romana and BRD – Groupe Societe Generale. A stellar reputation for litigation also ensures a regular flow of instructions on high-value insolvency proceedings. Cătălina Dicu leads the team, which also includes ‘brilliant‘ Dragoș Bogdan and founding partner Valeriu Stoica.Practice head(s):
Cătălina Dicu
Other key lawyers:
Valeriu Stoica; Dragoş Bogdan
Testimonials
‘We must say that we are very pleased with the services they provide. They treat every legal case with professionalism.’
‘The lawyers in the firm have high legal knowledge in different areas.’
‘Dragoş Bogdan is a brilliant lawyer.’
‘They give excellent legal advice in a short time, offering legal solutions to different problems that could arise. We have an excellent communication.’
Key clients
Banca Comerciala Romana
BRD- Groupe Societe Generale
Romstrade
Work highlights
- Assisting Banca Comerciala Romana with the case management of a portfolio of more than 1,000 insolvency cases of micro-enterprises throughout Romania.
- Representing BRD – Groupe Societe Generale in the insolvency of a former Romanian aeronautical company.
Romania > TMT Tier 3
STOICA & Asociatii – Attorneys at Law has an experienced TMT practice which is firmly embedded with major industry clients operating in the telecoms and technology sectors. While it is best known for its dispute resolution capabilities, where it acts on a broad range of high-value civil, administrative and regulatory claims, the practice is also noted for its ability to handle ‘very different legal issues'. Key partners include Andreea Micu, who has a strong track record in competition issues; disputes expert Dan Rareş Răducanu; and IP specialist Dragoș Bogdan.Practice head(s):
Andreea Micu; Dan Rareș Răducanu; Dragoș Bogdan
Testimonials
‘The ability to deal with very different legal issues, from public acquisitions, to IP rights, to electronic signatures.’
‘They never give up.’
‘The team have a deep knowledge of all business implications of the mandates. They provide value for money as well as on-the-spot legal advice all the time. The lawyers are very accurate and trustworthy when carrying out the advisory work. They are able to handle complex and sophisticated mandates. Their commitment to diversity is also very strong.’
‘Dan Rareș Răducanu is an excellent lawyer with a deep understanding of all legal and business implications. From the beginning of our collaboration, he has stood out through his exceptional professional training. He is able to find the proper solutions to legal problems subject to analysis, through professional rigour, punctuality, and counselling for the most advantageous solutions.’
Key clients
RCS & RDS
Telekom Mobile Romania
Orange Romania
Work highlights
- Representing the Romanian telecoms operator RCS & RDS in a significant dispute with the Romanian Data Protection Authority.
- Representing Netcity Telecom, a major provider of electronic communication infrastructure, in various civil and administrative disputes.
- Representing Telekom Mobile Romania in a complex dispute with the Romanian fiscal authorities.
Romania > EU and competition
Romania > Real estate and construction
STOICA & Asociatii – Attorneys at Law > Firm Profile
The firm: STOICA & Asociatii was established in November 1995, by two distinguished Romanian lawyers, Valeriu STOICA and Cristiana I STOICA. The founding partners committed their extensive legal and academic experience and practice to building one of the most reputed business law firms. STOICA & Asociatii’s team has over 50 members of which 32 lawyers, having a strong professional background, achieved in prestigious law schools from Romania and abroad. Business-like, pragmatic and responsive, the lawyers from STOICA & Asociatii graduated from the most reputable Romanian law schools, have excellent command of English and French and are familiar with the high professional standards of the legal practice that the law firm has adopted and constantly applied.
Since its establishment and up until the present, the lawyers at STOICA & Asociatii have proved that they are a strong team, always abiding by the underlying principles of this law firm Fidelitas, Integritas, Fortitudo.
STOICA & Asociatii is a member of the Bucharest Bar. The firm’s international professional contacts and affiliations include International Union of Lawyers, International Bar Association and World Link for Law.
Areas of practice: Since 1995 until present, STOICA & Asociatii advised, assisted or represented a large number of clients, Romanian or multinational companies, large or small and medium size companies, local authorities, non-profit organisations and clients from the public sector. The management of the clients’ portfolio was performed by the two founding partners, Valeriu Stoica and Cristiana I. Stoica, with the support of the partners and associate lawyers.
STOICA & Asociatii offers advisory, assistance and representation services in litigations in the following practice areas: civil law, intellectual property, corporate law, restructuring and debt recovering, insolvency, banking, insurance, capital markets and financing, domestic and international arbitration, enforcement proceedings, administrative, tax law and constitutional contentious matters, competition law and state aid, public procurement, labour law and social security, consumer’s protection, environmental law, human rights, ECHR procedures, and criminal law.
Moreover, STOICA & Asociatii’s expertise in the economic sectors offers the possibility to efficiently address the needs of the clients within the working groups specialised in specific industries and services: energy and natural resources, media and telecommunications, pharmaceutical industry, food and beverage industry, automotive industry, urbanism, infrastructure, civil and industrial constructions.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Civil law | Cristiana I. Stoica | istoica@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Civil law | Valeriu Stoica | vstoica@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Intellectual property | Dragos Bogdan | dbogdan@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Corporate law | Daniel Aragea | daragea@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Restructuring and debt recovering | Catalina Dicu | cdicu@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Insolvency | Catalina Dicu | cdicu@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Insolvency | Catalina Dicu | cdicu@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Banking, insurance, capital markets and financing | Catalina Dicu | cdicu@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Banking, insurance, capital markets and financing | Dragos Bogdan | dbogdan@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Domestic and international arbitration | Cristiana I. Stoica | istoica@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Domestic and international arbitration | Laura Elena Mihalache | lmihalache@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Domestic and international arbitration | Daniel Aragea | daragea@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Enforcement proceedings | Catalina Dicu | cdicu@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Administrative, tax law and constitutional contentious matters | Rares Raducanu | rraducanu@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Competitive law and state aid | Dragos Bogdan | dbogdan@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Competitive law and state aid | Bogdan Popescu | bpopescu@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Public procurement | Rares Raducanu | rraducanu@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Public procurement | Andreea Irina Stoica | amicu@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Labour law and social security | Andrei Buga | abuga@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Consumer protection | Rares Raducanu | rraducanu@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Environmental law | Catalina Dicu | cdicu@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Human rights/ECHR procedures | Dragos Bogdan | dbogdan@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Criminal law | Veronica Dobozi | vdobozi@stoica-asociatii.ro | (+4021) 402.09.30 |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Mr Dragoș Bogdan | Senior Partner | View Profile | |
Ms Cătălina Dicu | Senior Partner. | View Profile | |
Ms Irina Andreea Micu | Partner. | View Profile | |
Mr Dan Rareş Răducanu | Senior Partner. | View Profile | |
Dr Cristiana I. Stoica | Founding Partner. | View Profile | |
Hon-Prof Dr Valeriu Stoica | Founding Partner. | View Profile | |
Mr Mihai Stănescu | Managing Associate. | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : 32Languages
English French RomanianMemberships
World Link for Law International Wine Law Association (AIDV) American Chamber of Commerce in Romania (AmCham) Romanian-German Chamber of Commerce (AHK Rumanien) British Romanian Chamber of Commerce (BRCC) Bucharest Bar- Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Intellectual property
- Restructuring and insolvency
- TMT