About
Managing Partner: Sorin David
Partners: Dan Dascalu, Anda Rojanschi, Ana-Maria Iordache, Mihail Boian, Ovidiu Bold, Cristina Paduraru, Lucian Bozian
Languages: English, French, Romanian
Firm Overview:
D&B David si Baias is rated as one of the top ten Romanian law firms. Having the opportunity to work together with PwC tax and business consultants in multidisciplinary teams in order to solve complex issues for business clients, D&B lawyers have developed a client-oriented approach exceeding the narrow boundaries of law interpretation and enforcement. D&B lawyers are reputable specialists, being regularly quoted by business journals and authoring books and articles in legal and business publications.
Main Areas of Practice:
Banking, Finance & Capital Markets:
Lawyers: Sorin David, Ovidiu Bold
The firm’s specialists offer a wide range of legal services to both local and foreign entities in the financial and banking fields, consisting mainly in legal assistance and advice on aspects related to the organisation and functioning, restructuring (including portfolio restructuring), drafting, review and negotiation of financial instruments (e.g. securities and derivatives), assistance for the implementation of banking products.
Competition & State Aid:
Lawyers: Sorin David, Lucian Bozian
D&B is involved in a number of landmark competition projects. D&B’s services include inter alia assistance during all phases of investigations (including dawn raids) launched by the Competition Council, anti-trust and merger-related advice, assistance in respect of intricate distribution systems, discount policies, abuse of dominant position, horizontal mergers, as well as anti-trust litigation services.
Data Protection:
Lawyers: Sorin David, Daniel Vinerean
D&B advises clients on compliance with the applicable consumer protection regulations. D&B provides advice on whether notification to the relevant authority is required, as well as on the wording of specific data privacy clauses in a variety of agreements and assists clients in preparing and submitting personal data notifications.
Corporate:
Lawyers: Anda Rojanschi, Sorin David, Cristina Paduraru, Adina Oprea, Romana Petre
D&B has extensive knowledge of providing legal advice and assistance in initial structuring and set-up of business. D&B is a market leader in the design and delivery of complex corporate change and in optimising the functioning of the corporate governance.
Employment:
Lawyer: Dan Dascalu
D&B has a strong employment law practice and is an expert in labour force restructuring projects, as well as in the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements. D&B advises and assists employers during industrial dispute resolutions.
Energy and Natural Resources:
Lawyers: Sorin David, Adina Gutiu
The D&B David şi Baias client portfolio includes major players in the Energy and Oil & Gas sectors. As energy is a core of economic and social activity, and the regulatory framework undergoes constant change, in accordance with market demands and the latest international standards, our clients seek in-depth understanding of the sector and innovative solutions for addressing different challenges.
Environmental Law:
Lawyers: Anda Rojanschi, Adina Oprea, Adina Gutiu
The team of environmental law specialized attorneys of D&B David si Baias, supported by PwC Romania team specialized in environmental consultancy, can provide integrated consultancy services on environmental protection matters, covering legal, technical and tax aspects. D&B acknowledges the importance of environmental protection for the economic development, constantly seeking to find practical and innovative solutions to complex problems that arise from the laws and policies governing environmental protection.
Intellectual Property:
Lawyers: Sorin David
D&B has extensive intellectual property expertise focusing on the protection and registration of trademarks and industrial models and designs, on certificates of supplementary protection, the crystallisation of know-how and copyright protection of software. The firm participates in IP-driven restructuring projects in different industries.
IT & Telecom:
Lawyers: Sorin David
D&B advises on a variety of regulatory and industryfocused issues, including software protection and registration requirements, structuring and distributing telecom services, electronic commerce, change of business (retail) models.
Litigation:
Lawyers: Dan Dascalu, Ana-Maria Iordache, Mihail Boian, Andrei Iancu
D&B has a strong focus on the tax litigation, assisting clients in disputes with the National Agency for Fiscal Administration for recovering significant amounts. D&B has also a consolidated commercial, administrative and employment litigation practice and is a strong presence in anti-trust and public procurement litigations.
Mergers & Acquisitions:
Lawyers: Sorin David, Anda Rojanschi, Cristina Paduraru, Adina Oprea, Romana Petre
As one of the most active law firms on the Romanian market in M&A transactions, D&B’s team has assisted clients during acquisitions, disposals and joint-ventures on both buyer and seller sides in a variety of industry sectors such as industrial and consumer products, retail and distribution, real estate, banking and insurance, energy, media and telecommunications.
Pharmaceutics & Healthcare:
Lawyers: Anda Rojanschi, Romana Petre
D&B assists major clients in the pharmaceutical industry and provides constant legal advice on pharma organisational and regulatory issues. D&B also liaises with the Romanian relevant regulators in connection with its clients’ business.
Retail and Consumer Protection:
Lawyers: Sorin David
D&B is actively involved in projects related to retail and consumer protection, providing clients with a broad spectrum of legal services ranging from advice and assistance for implementation of new business models and trading practices, compliance with trading regulations to assistance and representation in relation to relevant authorities (such as ANPC or Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development).
Public Procurement:
Lawyers: Dan Dascalu
D&B David şi Baias recorded significant wins for various private and public clients, materialised either in successful assistance during public procurement awarding procedures or in challenging the documents issued wrongfully by several contracting authorities.
Real Estate:
Lawyers: Anda Rojanschi, Georgiana Balan
D&B has been involved in some of the largest transactions on the real estate market, covering the retail, residential and industrial segments. D&B advises on transactions’ frameworks (including on the transactions’ risks, as well as alternative solutions), performs due diligence, drafts real estate documentation, negotiates and implements real estate transactions.
International Work:
D&B has participated in complex cross-border projects, where the global perspective is matched by a strong local expertise.
Corporate Governance Services:
Lawyers: Sorin David, Ovidiu Bold, Cristina Paduraru, Adina Oprea, Adina Gutiu, Sonia Voinescu
At D&B David si Baias we understand the pivotal role that corporate governance plays in fostering sustainable business practices, mitigating risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance. With extensive experience in guiding listed companies, private businesses, state-owned enterprises and family offices, we offer bespoke corporate governance solutions that align with best practices and evolving legal standards.
Ranked Offices
Provided by D&B David si Baias
- BucharestAna Tower, 1A Poligrafiei Blvd, 21/1 floor, Bucharest 1, Bucharest, Bucureşti, Romania, RO-013704
- Web: www.david-baias.ro
- Tel: +40 21 225 3770
- Fax: +40 21 225 3771
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