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Georgiana Bădescu

Georgiana Bădescu

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Schoenherr si Asociatii SCA

Schoenherr si Asociatii SCA

Romania

1

EU and competition

Praised for combining ‘strong legal capabilities with a nuanced understanding of market regulation’, Schoenherr si Asociatii SCA is a key choice for clients engaged in FDI matters, cross-border mergers, and sectoral inquiries from the Romanian Competition Council. The members present broad expertise in RCC investigations, advising on vertical restrictions, potential abuses of dominant positions, and bid rigging. Spearheading the practice, Georgiana Badescu has in-depth knowledge of competition law, which she combines with data privacy and foreign trade acumen to implement a comprehensive service-offering. Other names to remember are Cristiana Manea, who is proficient in compliance matters, and Darius Trusculete, who is able to support with due diligence analyses and good practice policies.
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Phone
+40 21 319 67 90
Email
[email protected]
Profile
schoenherr.eu

Profile

Work Department
competition, eu & foreign trade, data protection
Position

partner

Career

Georgiana Bădescu is a partner at Schoenherr, heading the firm's competition, EU & foreign trade practice group in Romania, as well as the local data protection team. Her track record covers the full range of competition matters. She has advised in virtually all large-scale sector inquiries and investigations for potential breaches conducted by the Romanian competition authority, on national and EU-level merger control cases, FDI screening, general competition matters, as well as on state aid. She has also assisted on ground-breaking projects, such as the monitoring of commitments undertaken by entities investigated by the national competition regulator, and has conducted a considerable number of compliance audits, mock dawn raids and competition training programmes for clients' teams. Georgiana is actively involved in advocacy projects and legislation drafting initiatives. She is frequently invited as a speaker in competition events and has authored numerous articles on legal topics related to EU and competition

Memberships
Bucharest Bar (2005)
Education

University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law, Bucharest/Romania (LL.B. 2004)

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Transparent, professional, always prepared for proper answers.’

  • ‘Georgiana Badescu stands out because she does so much more than legal work. She did everything possible to help us succeed including things you would not expect from a law firm. Georgiana is incredibly knowledgeable, effective and hard-working. She is one of the most impressive lawyers and individuals I have ever worked with.’

Key clients

  • EssilorLuxottica
  • Medicover

Work highlights

Advised Medicover on merger control and foreign direct investments (FDI) proceedings in Romania in connection with its cross-border acquisition of the operations of Synlab in Croatia, Cyprus, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia and Türkiye.