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Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii

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Bucharest, Cluj Napoca

Levana Zigmund

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Work Department

International Arbitration; Corporate and Commercial; Mergers, Acquisitions and Privatisations; Regulatory Legal Services.

Position

Levana Zigmund is a Partner at Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii. She practices in the areas of public international arbitration/dispute resolution, corporate law, as well as mergers, acquisitions and privatisations. She is one of only a handful public international arbitration lawyers in Romania, having been involved in four major international arbitration cases brought against Romania to the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes – ICSID. Her expertise also encompasses arbitration under the leading institution rules, including under the UNCITRAL Rules or the International Chamber of Commerce.
She has acted in complex commercial, real estate, fiscal and administrative disputes. Levana Zigmund has represented public and private companies in joint-ventures, corporate governance matters, corporate and commercial transactions, business transfer projects, cross-border investments as well as shipping and transport projects.

Career

Partner, Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii (from 2008 to present), Senior Associate, Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii (from 2005 to 2008), Senior Associate, Mușat & Asociații (from 2003 to 2005), private practice (from 1998 to 2003).

Languages

English.

Member

Bucharest Bar Association.

Education

University of Bucharest (LL.B., 1998).

Romania

Dispute resolution

Within: Dispute resolution

The nine-partner practice at Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii is well regarded for both domestic and international arbitration. It represents Gabriel Resources (Canada) and Gabriel Resources (Jersey) in proceedings initiated against the Romanian state regarding a proposed breach by the Romanian government of the Agreement for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments made with Canada, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The team also represents Alstom Transport in a dispute with CFR in relation to public acquisition contracts totalling €290m. Robert Roşu, Cornel Popa, Ioana Hrisafi-Josan and Levana Zigmund are the names to note.

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