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Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii
4-8 SOSEAUA NICOLAE TITULESCU
AMERICA HOUSE, WEST WING, 8F, SECTOR 1
011141 BUCHAREST
Romania

Work Department

Litigation and Arbitration.

Position

Christina Vladescu is a Partner in the litigation and arbitration practice group at Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii. As a former judge, she has built up a recognized business litigation practice by effectively combining a thorough understanding of the local judicial system with impressive advocacy skills gained as a trusted legal adviser and pleading lawyer. Such an in-depth knowledge has been pivotal in her achieving favourable results for the firm’s clients before Romanian courts at all levels, including the High Court of Cassation and Justice and the Constitutional Court of Romania.
Christina Vladescu has argued and briefed numerous complex civil and commercial cases, especially in matters concerning ownership and other real rights (restitution claims for nationalized properties and expropriation, disputes on real estate transactions), civil and commercial agreements, enforcement, various contractual and tort liability cases, corporate law litigation (shareholder disputes, withdrawals and buy-outs from the company, annulment of GMS resolutions) as well as unfair competition and insolvency matters.
Christina Vladescu also has a strong track record of success in handling disputes from a mixture of legal areas such as administrative-contentious (fiscal and customs matters, disputes involving public procurement and concessions), family and labour law. In addition, she has an important practice in managing arbitration cases.

Career

Partner, Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii (from 2011 to present), Managing Associate, Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii (from 2008 to 2011), Senior Associate, Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii (from 2005 to 2008), Partner, Vladescu & Vladescu Law Firm (from 2000 to 2005), Associated legal adviser, Wood, Lupaşcu, Dumitrescu & Asociaţii (from 2002 to 2003), Lecturer at the Law Faculty of the Romanian – American University (from 2001 to 2003), Judge of Bucharest Court of Justice – 3rd Civil Section (from 1997 to 1999), Judge of 2nd District Court in Bucharest (from 1994 to 1997), Prosecutor of 1st Prosecutor’s Office in Bucharest (from 1993 to 1994).

Languages

English, French.

Memberships

Bucharest Bar Association.

Education

University of Bucharest (LL.B., 1993), National Institute of Magistracy (1994).

Lawyer Rankings

Romania > Tax

Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii‘s tax team has ‘a very good knowledge of’ the tax sector ‘and its fiscal challenges‘, and is experienced in taxation areas including corporate income tax, transfer pricing, individual taxation, and VAT, as well as tax related projects. It balances both consultancy and dispute resolution services. Clients praise its ‘integrated and unified approach to both legal and fiscal issues‘. Multidisciplinary practitioner Razvan Gheorghiu-Testa handles transactional tax issues, co-heading the team with go-to non-contentious tax expert Alexandru Cristea, valued for his ‘unique approach to the client‘. Key names for contentious matters are Ioana Hrisafi and Christina VladescuRamona Chițu and Cristian Velcu are certified tax consultants.

Romania > Dispute resolution

(Next Generation Partners)

Christina Vladescu Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii

Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii is home to ‘a robust team of dispute resolution attorneys‘ which is regularly instructed in a number of the most high-profile, complex cases in Romania. The group predominantly acts for private sector clients, however the department is equally strong in assisting public authorities and government officials with disputes. Senior partner Robert Rosu has an established reputation in the dispute resolution arena. Cornel Popa brings more than 26 years of experience in handling commercial and investment arbitration and mediation, and Ionut Serban specialises in sports law arbitration. Ioana Hrisafi and Christina Vladescu are also key senior contacts. Managing associate Mihaela Maxim is a name to note.