Competition/Antitrust - Romania
What the Team is Known For
Biriş Goran assists clients from the financial services, food, agriculture and technology sectors with a range of competition law matters. The law firm has experience representing clients in investigations into allegations of price fixing and bid rigging, as well as acting on sector inquiries. It also advises on the competition law aspects of proposed mergers and joint ventures. The team has further experience in the competition compliance of distribution agreements.
Strengths
"Team members proved to be real specialists on the antitrust area, being able to analyse topics from various perspectives, including both the legal interpretation of requirements, as well as practical examples from jurisprudence."
"We appreciated the team's ability to understand complex matters."
"The lawyers always met the deadlines and things were always clear."
"I always feel confident that the team knows what it is speaking about."
"The team was super fast and sharp under great pressure of time."
Work Highlights
Biriş Goran advised Travelminit on a Romanian Competition Council investigation into the online advertising market.
Notable Practitioners
Gelu Goran often represents clients in cartel investigations and market inquiries. He has further experience in competition law compliance mandates, particularly concerning issues with distribution strategies. "In Romania one of my favourite people is Gelu Goran." "He is our go-to senior partner for antitrust sensitive topics." "His main strength is thinking outside the box." "He provides the assessment in crisp, concise words, and gives to-the-point, very actionable advice." "He is hands on and switched on, understanding our business and strategically advising us." "He is well versed on competition matters and his advice is clear and efficient,"
Răzvan Bardicea assists clients with the Romanian merger control filings for multi-jurisdictional transactions and with the competition law compliance of distribution strategies. "He is very well prepared in terms of highlighting specific and practical aspects stemming from case law." "He is very knowledgeable and very good in analysing complex situations. He has very strong analytical powers and is very business-oriented." "Răzvan Bardicea has an impressive command of the competition matters and his advice is very applied, with clear, logical reasoning." "Răzvan Bardicea has strong credentials and is very thorough and precise in the risk assessment."