Notable Cases

RELEVANT CORPORATE CLIENTS

  • A top global mineral resources holding company (UK based) – a corruption investigation in relation to Romania’s biggest copper mining operation, involving politicians, judges and executives, as well as international links and procedures, the illegal benefits avoided being evaluated at EUR 1B.
  • World’s e-Commerce leader (USA based) – an international investigation and national court trial of the biggest security breach of its internal systems and usage of employee credentials by a Romanian national, the claimed prejudice exceeding USD 7.5 M.
  • The two European leaders of the cement industry – various criminal investigation files, out of which stand out the international criminal investigation of the biggest theft of EUA (GES) certificates, amounting to EUR 24M, and the illegal misappropriation by a local community of its production facilities and quarry, with a prejudice of over EUR 3M.
  • A global leader in high-tech rolling stock and rail solutions (based in Spain) – corruption charges against public authority officials and corporate representatives regarding public acquisition procedures in excess of over EUR 300M.
  • A leading European energy distribution company (based in Italy) – criminal cases both against the company and by company employees, of which the most relevant was the investigation and trial of one of the company directors for accusations of active corruption of a vice-president of a national agency for corporate benefits of approx. EUR 5M.
  • The largest Romanian retailer (affiliate of a leading European commercial corporation of German origin) – a complex criminal file arisen from corruption charges in relation to a large commercial and real estate transaction, valued at over EUR 25M.
  • A Romanian top level recycling materials operator – a criminal investigation of tax evasion and money laundering with a prejudice of over EUR 25M and consequences on public funds amounting to EUR 500M.

RELEVANT PRIVATE CLIENTS

  • A former Minister of the Romanian Government – charges of receiving bribe, traffic of influence, abuse of power, etc. in his capacity of public official (Mayor and Senator).
  • A Romanian MEP (member of the European Parliament) – charges of conflict of interests, dismissed by the High Court of Cassation and Justice.
  • A former personal Counsellor to a Minister of the Romanian Government – high profile corruption investigation and trial regarding important amounts of money used for elections financing (EUR millions), involving former State ministers, senators, other State officials and business men.
  • An influential business man – one of the most complex real estate corruption cases investigated by DNA, with an estimated prejudice exceeding EUR 300M, involving Senators, State and local officials, business men and other persons, accused of organizing a complex network of influence peddling and bribery for illegally obtaining financial benefits from the restitution of a large forest plot.
  • A former vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies – acquitted for corruption charges of illegal financing of the election campaign for mayor of Bucharest.
  • A former Presidential Counsellor – charges of illegal financing of elections campaign and money laundering in his capacity of Romanian Senator.
  • A former Senator of the Romanian Parliament – crimes of corruption (traffic of influence) in official capacity, with a direct benefit of over EUR 0,5M and illegal benefits of EUR 1.5M.
  • An expat key figure in the Romanian financial industry, as Board member of one of the leading oil distribution companies – accusations of embezzlement/abuse of office (private) against the company, with an estimated prejudice of EUR 86M.