Europe
Practice Areas
Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, IP, Insolvency, Corporate, Criminal Law
Career
Senior Partner and founder of ZRVP, Călin-Andrei Zamfirescu is Head of the Dispute Resolution department. Călin is a leading Romanian expert in litigation and arbitration, acting as counsel for major clients in important domestic and international litigation and arbitration proceedings, being praised for his experience in banking, finance, insolvency, liquidation, and bankruptcy-related contentious matters.
As to his relevant experience, he has been an arbitrator in an impressive number of national and international arbitration proceedings, which places him along the most experienced arbitration experts in Romania. Also, he has participated in the elaboration of the major law projects, as the laws on banks privatization, the banking law and the bankruptcy procedure for banking companies.
Călin legally assists and represents clients in front of the courts of law (including the Courts of Appeal and the High Court of Annulment and Justice), the Constitutional Court, the Court of International Commercial Arbitration attached to the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other international arbitral courts.
He is Honorary President of the National Union of Romanian Bars as well as Head of the Romanian Delegation before CCBE (Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe).
Professional Memberships
Bucharest Bar Association
Since 1976 | Honorary member since 2002
Romanian Lawyers Association
Vice President | 1994-1999; President of the Central Discipline Committee | 1992-1999
National Association of Romanian Bars
President | 1999-2007, Honorary President | 2007-present
Court of International Commercial Arbitration, Bucharest, Romania
Arbitrator since 1999
INSOL Europe
Member since 1999
Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe
Head of the Romanian Delegation since 1999
Romanian Association of Liberal Professions
Honorary President since 2007; President | 2002-2004
Balkan Lawyers Association
President | 2003-2005
International Bar Association
Member since 1998
Publications
“Ongoing Professional Training in European Union Countries”
The Lawyer | 2010
“Legal Practice of the Romanian Lawyer in European Union Countries and in the European Economic Area”
The Lawyer | 2009
“The Romanian Lawyer – a European Lawyer”
The Lawyer | 2007
“Dialogues on the Law”
All Beck | 2005
“Legislative Reform within Fighting against Corruption. The Impact over the Legislation regarding the Lawyer’s Profession Organization and Functioning”
The Lawyer | 2003
“The Prospects regarding the Development of the Lawyer’s Profession”
The Lawyer | 2001
“The By-laws of the Foreign Lawyer, Member of a Romanian Bar; National and International Regulations”
The Lawyer | 2001
“The Foreign Investment Law in Romania”
“The Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitration Awards in Romania”
Mr. Zamfirescu also published an impressive number of articles and studies in law reviews on civil right and civil procedure matters, studies presented at various specialized conferences, seminars and meetings, regarding privatization, bankruptcy and the banking systems.