Ms Alina Popescu > MPR Partners > Bucharest, Romania > Lawyer Profile

MPR Partners
6A BARBU DELAVRANCEA STREET
BUILDING C, GROUND FLOOR
011355 BUCHAREST
Romania

Work Department

Arbitration & ADR, Commercial & Contract Law, Competition, Corporate Law, Employment, IT & Telecommunications, Mergers & Acquisitions, Project development

Position

Alina is Founding Partner of MPR Partners and heads the firm’s Lodon office. She has frequently acted as lead counsel for both complex project and day-to-day assistance undertaken by major corporations in the areas of practice mentioned above. Alina’s expertise equally extends to amicable settlement of disputes as well as the configuration of the client’s pre-litigation conduct, having obtained in this respect notable and cost saving results.

Career

With extensive experience in the legal profession, out of which 8 with a Romania magic circle firm, where she lastly held a partner position, Alina has been at the forefront of some of the largest transactions, projects and international commercial & investment arbitrations involving Romanian counsel.

Languages

Romanian, English, French and Italian

Memberships

New York Bar Association (2021);
International League of Competition Law (2020);
Bucharest Bar Association (Admitted 2004);
International Bar Association;

Education

PGDip Economics for Competition Law, King’s College London (2021);
SEC in Advanced EU Competition Law, London School of Economics and Political Science (2021);
LL.M in European Union Law, Montesquieu Bordeaux IV University (2004);
LL.B, Bucharest University Law School (2003).

Lawyer Rankings

Romania > TMT

MPR Partners‘ team acts for a range of large-scale companies and start-ups. Its sector expertise spans both regulatory matters, including digital infrastructure, fintech, and consumer protection matters, and transactional work involving technology transfers and IP licensing, with additional expertise in dispute resolution. Gelu Maravela co-heads the firm’s data protection practice group, a dedicated group within the TMT team; Cristina Crețu also has notable experience in this area. Alina Popescu works closely with technology-driven companies.

Romania > Dispute resolution

MPR Partners‘ sizeable dispute resolution department stands out for its strong track record in acting for state authorities, as well as representing multinationals in group litigation. ICSID arbitrations and high-value contractual disputes have been prominent in the group’s recent workload. The practice is jointly led by Alexandra Rîmbu and Gelu Maravela, with Dana Rădulescu a name to note for contentious insolvencies. Alina Popescu is well versed in handling disputes relating to projects and investments.