Ioana Hrisafi-Josan

Ioana Hrisafi-Josan co-heads the firm's litigation and arbitration practice group, the largest department within the firm.

She has successfully covered a wide range of contentious administrative litigation cases, especially complex tax and competition disputes, as well as litigation concerning permits and authorisation in telecommunications sectors.

She is dealing also with a variety of litigation cases in the pharma sector, including disputes related to patents between originators and generics companies, consumer protection litigation, as well as labour disputes.

Ioana Hrisafi-Josan is a pleading lawyer at Romanian courts of all levels, including in front of the High Court of Cassation and Justice and the Constitutional Court.

In addition, she has been involved in complex domestic and international arbitration files.

She has experience working as judge for several years at one of the Bucharest courts of law.

She is fluent in English.

Since January 2008, Partner at Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii;

2005-2007, Senior Associate at Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii;

2002-2005, Senior Associate at Muşat & Asociaţii;

1995-2001, judge/vice-president/president of the 5th District Court in Bucharest.