Competition/Antitrust - Romania
What the team is known for
Biriş Goran acts for clients involved in Competition Council investigations into anti-competitive practices, including price fixing and bid rigging. Lawyers at the firm represent claimants in private damages litigation, as well as assisting clients with appeals against RCC decisions. The team is noted for its activity in merger control filings and also handles competition compliance mandates.
Strengths
An interviewee comments: "Biriş Goran brings international experience to the table, as their analysis is substantiated with examples of cases and relevant Court decisions at a European level."
Work highlights
Assisted Viessmann with an investigation into vertical pricing.
Notable practitioners
One respondent says Gelu Goran "is a very open-minded lawyer who listens very closely to the client’s needs and considers all aspects of a given situation, weighing in all possibilities and implications and thinking the matter thoroughly in order to provide the right legal advice." He provides expert advice on allegations of the exchange of sensitive information, bid rigging and price fixing. He is also involved in merger control filing.
Răzvan Bardicea is appreciated by interviewees for his "creative solutions and very practical assessments." He covers several areas of competition law, including litigation and merger control mandates.