About

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Our competition team is recognized as a leader in the Competition and State Aid practice area in Romania. D&B lawyers have a recognized academic activity and extensive experience. Together with our clients, we contribute to strengthening competition and progress in Romania. Our expertise includes:

  • specialist legal advice on the interpretation of Romanian and EU antitrust legislation (anticompetitive practices, economic concentrations, unfair competition, as well as state aid);
  • legal assistance and representation in front of the Romanian Competition Council;
  • reviewing and analyzing the clients’ past and future operations from an antitrust perspective and assessing any notification or approval requirements of the Competition Council/European Commission;
  • analysis of clauses with a potentially anticompetitive effect in various agreements, pricing policies likely to be deemed restrictive of competition on the relevant market (in case of vertical/horizontal agreements or abuse of dominant position);
  • legal assistance and representation in front of the Romanian courts in competition cases seeking the annulment of decisions or reduction of fines issued or imposed respectively by the Competition Council;
  • legal assistance and representation in seeking state aid (e.g. obtaining various permits from the relevant authorities, preparing the file for obtaining state aid, either in the guise of individual state aid or allocations from a pre-existing state aid scheme).

Chambers Review

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Competition/Antitrust - Romania

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

D&B David si Baias assists clients with the full range of competition law matters, with notable activity in both merger control filings and behavioural investigations. The law firm also represents clients in state aid matters and competition law compliance queries, as well as public procurement mandates. The team is a popular choice with clients in the retail and transportation sector.

Work Highlights

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  • D&B David si Baias advised Dnata on an investigation into possible anti-competitive behaviour.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Sorin V David
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Sorin V David
Head of Competition/Antitrust
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Eminent Practitioners

Sorin David is highly regarded for representing clients in behavioural investigations and for advising on the competition law aspects of proposed corporate transactions. He is also esteemed for his work on state aid matters and for assisting with compliance issues.

His deep knowledge and academic background give him a unique perspective on complex competition matters, allowing him to provide insightful and strategic legal advice.

He is a true expert in the field.

Sorin David is in my opinion the leading competition practitioner on the market.

Sorin David is an outstanding coordinator and one of the most experienced lawyers on the market.

His excellent personality makes him approachable and easy to work with - he is thoughtful, patient and genuinely invested in his clients' success.

Lucian Bozian
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Lucian Bozian
U
Up and Coming

Lucian Bozian frequently assists clients with competition law compliance issues. In addition, he represents them in behavioural investigations and advises on state aid matters.

He has a flexible way of thinking and approaching the issues at hand, combined with a very strong specialty knowledge.

He is simply brilliant.

Lucian Bozian is a sterling competition practitioner, providing clear and comprehensive advice, and able to harmonise the strict legal solutions and the practical and business-oriented ones.

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Competition/Antitrust

Sorin V David
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Sorin V David
Head of Competition/Antitrust
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Eminent Practitioners
Lucian Bozian
U
Lucian Bozian
U
Up and Coming

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Lucian Bozian

Sorin V David

Sorin V David

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