Sorin Dolea

Practice Areas

- International arbitration & litigation;

- Energy & Projects;

- Regulatory.

Languages Spoken

Romanian, English, Russian

Professional Memberships

-Moldovan bar

-Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova - Vienna International Arbitration Center (Community Ambassador Network)

-Co-founder - Moldova Arbitration Association

-Founder of Moldovan chapter - Energy Related Arbitration Practitioners

-Member of Europe sub-committee - The Campaign for Greener Arbitrations

Experience

- Moldova State University, Law faculty – Lecturer (2022 - present)

- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (International Arbitration Group) (2018-2020)

- Schoenherr (2015-2017)

Publications

- More than 40 articles on arbitration-related topis.

- Books: "Gas Price Arbitration" (Lexon-Prim), 64 p. ISBN 978-9975-172-07-3.

Industry Sector Expertise

- Energy

- Construction & Projects

- IT

- Mining

- Sports

- Financial Services

- Life Sciences and Health Care

Work Highlights

- Represents as a local counsel alongisde Baker McKenzie as international counsel the investors in RTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG and Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L. v. Republic of Moldova (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/22/4);

- Represented a Czech carpet supplier before Moldovan courts in a debt recovery dispute against its Moldovan counterparty;

- Represented an Ukrainian corporation in agricultural sector against a Moldovan buyer before the Arbitration Court of Moldovan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, alongside Aequo law firm from Ukraine;

- Represented a non-sanctioned Belarussian entity in enforcement of foreign arbitral award in Moldova;

- Assisting as a local counsel an Italian contractor against its Moldovan employer in its FIDIC dispute before the Dispute Adjudication Board;

- Assisting a Magic Circle legal team in an ICC arbitration regarding breach of a distribution contract in the automotive industry;

- Assisting a Magic Circle legal team in an ICC arbitration regarding the alleged breach of the distribution agreement in the IT sector;

- Assisting a Magic Circle legal team in an LCIA arbitration regarding the acquisition of a share in a company.

Career

Dr. Sorin Dolea is the managing partner at Dolea & Co, focusing on international disputes as well as projects & energy. He has practiced arbitration in Geneva, Vienna and Frankfurt am Main. He has been involved in ICSID investment arbitrations based on the ECT and BITs as well as commercial arbitrations under ICC, LCIA, VIAC, and UNCITRAL rules. He is regularly ranked by the most prestigious the world’s leading legal ranking and insights intelligence companies. Sorin Dolea is teaching private international law at Moldova State University, and he is the co-founder of Moldovan Arbitration Association. In 2023 he defended the PhD thesis at Moldova State University, entitled "Settlement of Contractual Disputes in Investment Arbitration".

He is a member of the Europe-subcommittee of the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations, the Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova of Vienna International Arbitration Center within Community Ambassador Network (CAN) Project, as well as the Rapporteur for Moldova for the ICCA Yearbook Commercial Arbitration.

Education