Mr Stefan Botezatu > act | Botezatu Estrade Partners > Bucharest, Romania > Lawyer Profile
act | Botezatu Estrade Partners Offices
9 Gheorghe Moceanu
011924, District 1
Bucharest
Romania
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Mr Stefan Botezatu
Work Department
Energy & Natural Resources, Corporate, Competition Law, Litigation / Arbitration, White Collar Crimes
Position
Managing Partner
Career
Over his legal career spanning more than 25 years, Stefan Botezatu has provided legal assistance on Energy law, Competition law, Tech and Digital and Dispute Resolution matters to high-profile clients active in various business sectors in Europe, US and Asia.
Stefan is a renowned expert in regulatory matters covering electricity and gas trading, supply, distribution and production, ancillary services including e-mobility and development of infrastructure for electric vehicles as well as energy efficiency solutions. Stefan is also recognised for his work in competition cases in the energy and retail sectors.
He is extremely knowledgeable in corporate matters involving intricate restructurings schemes and business transfer, having advised in some of the largest transactions in the market.
He coordinates the white-collar crimes and sensitive investigations practice, having been involved in a series of niche investigations and criminal trials, including forgery, fraud, corruption, embezzlement, illegal disclosure of confidential data or illegal transfer of computer data, crime groups organized and aspects of cybercrime.
He dealt with important energy ICC arbitration files against State owned entities and litigates frequently against the National Energy Regulatory Authority on tariffs and other regulatory matters.
Languages
Romanian, English, french
Memberships
- The Romanian Union of Lawyers
- Bucharest Bar Association
Education
- University of Bucharest – Bachelor of Laws
- Harvard Law School Executive Education – Leadership in Law Firms
Lawyer Rankings
Romania > Energy and natural resources
The energy and natural resources team at act | Botezatu Estrade Partners ‘operates as a comprehensive, one-stop-shop for the energy law practice area and the industry sector as a whole‘. Working in collaboration with the firm’s corporate, competition and dispute resolution departments, the team specialises in work in the power and gas sectors. Matters span trading, PPAs, distribution, supply, and upstream power generation including from renewable energy sources. Regulatory expert Stefan Botezatu leads the team and is descibed as ‘a benchmark in the Romanian energy sector‘.
Romania > EU and competition
(Firms to watch)Stefan Botezatu heads up the practice at act | Botezatu Estrade Partners, which has established strength in advising on energy-related competition matters.