About

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Schoenherr's eu & competition practice advises clients from across all industries in merger control, FDI screening, antitrust cases, non-litigious competition matters, state aid, and UTP matters at European and national levels throughout the firm's comprehensive network in the CEE region, and its office in Brussels.

We have one of the most diverse competition practices in the Romanian market. Our track record includes assistance in virtually all the large-scale investigations and sector inquiries on the local market in recent years, a considerable number of merger clearance procedures, competition litigation, compliance programmes, reviews of contractual dealings, as well as state aid matters.

We combine local and international perspectives, and cross-border EU & competition projects are handled by the Romanian team working together with the lawyers in other relevant Schoenherr offices.

Chambers Review

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Competition/Antitrust - Romania

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What the Team is Known For

Maintaining its position in the top tier of the rankings, Schoenherr is a popular choice among clients in the technology and energy sectors. The law firm advises on both merger clearance and foreign direct investment filings, as well as representing clients in investigations by the Romanian Competition Council into alleged abuses of dominance and cartel involvement. It often works alongside its other offices on the Romanian aspects of regional transactions. 

Work Highlights

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  • Schoenherr assisted Agrofert with the merger control and FDI aspects of its proposed acquisition of East Grain.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Georgiana Badescu
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Georgiana Badescu
Head of Competition/Antitrust
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One of the most highly-regarded lawyers in Romania, Georgiana Badescu boasts a wide-ranging competition law practice that covers advising on merger control and FDI notifications, as well as defending clients in investigations into alleged abuses of dominance and cartel involvement.

In addition to her excellent legal know-how, she is attentive to client service, very pleasant to work with, responsive and easy-going.

She is an amazing lawyer, with an extraordinary sense of managing interactions with authorities during investigations and preparing responses to inquiries.

Georgiana Badescu is definitely an excellent lawyer.

Her focus is to obtain the best result for the client.

She is available, approachable, eloquent, competent and always willing to help with her vast experience in competition law.

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Georgiana Badescu
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Georgiana Badescu
Head of Competition/Antitrust
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Members

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Georgiana Badescu

Georgiana Badescu

Head of Department

Industries

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Automobiles & Parts

Banks

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Commercial & Professional Services

Construction & Materials

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Energy

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Food & Drink Producers

Health Care

IT&C

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