The Romanian State in a high-stake ICSID arbitration initiated by several Bulgarian nationals with a claim value in excess of EUR 500 million.

A major Romanian company operating in the automotive service and repair sector, in a landmark preliminary ruling procedure before the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning the interpretation of Article 10a(1) of Directive 2009/103/EC and Article 268(1)(g) of Directive 2009/138/EC (Solvency II). The preliminary ruling arose in connection with the interpretation of the “insurance obligation”, as well as that of the “insurance claim”, consolidating our firm’s extensive legal acumen and advocacy skills in front of the Court of Justice of the European Union, now spanning multiple such preliminary ruling procedures.

A major global reinsurance company, in connection with a bundle of disputes well in excess of EUR 25 million, including two complex international ad-hoc arbitrations and one complex litigation deriving from complex international reinsurance contracts. Our team achieved successful outcomes for the client in all three proceedings.

A major Romanian energy producer, in a high-stake arbitration deriving from a complex infrastructure and engineering contract related to the rehabilitation of a hydroelectric power plant involving a multitude of claims and counterclaims, with an amount in dispute in excess of EUR 30 million. The dispute was finalised in terms highly favourable to our client.

A leading supplier of services supporting design & build projects, in two complex arbitrations before the Court of International Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (seat: Bucharest), involving multiple claims exceeding EUR 14,500,000. The disputes arose from public procurement procedures in the defence and security sector and involved complex issues of public procurement, European Union law and the interpretation of EU legal provisions. Our team secured a significant victory for the client.

A leading Romanian company specialized in highly complex design & build projects, in three complex arbitrations before the Court of International Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (seat: Bucharest), involving multimillion EURO claims. The disputes stemmed from public procurement procedures in the defence and security sector and raised novel legal issues concerning public procurement and European Union law. Our team secured successful outcomes for the client across the proceedings.

A world-class leader in the construction sector, having completed over 260 mega-infrastructure and superstructure projects, in a high-stake public procurement dispute in relation to the open tender procedure for the procurement of design & build services for the extension of the Bucharest Metro Line M4, with a total value in excess of EUR 1 billion. Our highly focused team combined deep legal expertise in the construction and public procurement fields and provided efficient representation in front of the domestic courts of law.

A leading worldwide company in the construction of major infrastructure works and the development of greenfield concession projects, in two major public procurement disputes in relation to the open tender procedure for the design and construction of the Târgu Neamț – Iași – Ungheni Motorway, with an aggregate value of works estimated at EUR 2 billion. The disputes involve complex issues of construction, public procurement and European Union law.

A leading supplier of services supporting design & build projects, in a public procurement dispute concerning the tender procedure for the procurement of design services for the extension of Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport, with a value exceeding EUR 18,500,000. The matter involved construction, public procurement and European Union law issues.

A major Romanian energy supply and trading company, in multiple complex international arbitrations before the German Arbitration Institute (seat of arbitration: Paris and Bonn) and the Court of International Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (seat of arbitration Bucharest) deriving from EFET international agreements for the sale of electricity and involving multimillion EURO claims. The disputes involved parties from multiple jurisdictions (e.g. Romania, Bulgaria, Austria, Switzerland, and Hungary) and the applications of different laws.

One of the largest energy providers in Europe, in highly complex ICC arbitration proceedings (seat of arbitration: Paris) involving multiple claims in excess of USD 1,200,000,000. The dispute raised challenging issues related to the corporate, commercial, taxation, environmental, and energy sectors.

A major energy provider, in highly complex ICC arbitration proceedings (seat of arbitration: Paris) regarding the Put Option exercised by the Romanian State, acting through the State Participations Agency under a sale purchase agreement, involving claims in excess of EUR 520,000,000.

An investment holding and distribution company, in a complex ICC arbitration case deriving from the privatization of major state-owned branches, involving claims in excess of USD 59,000,000.

A world leader in construction and maintenance of infrastructure, in three complex ICC arbitration cases (seat of arbitration: Geneva, Bucharest) arising from international construction contracts (infrastructure projects) with the aggregate amount in dispute exceeding USD 95,000,000.

A major State-owned company in connection with several complex ICC arbitrations (seat of arbitration: Paris, Bucharest) arising out of major rehabilitation projects with an amount in dispute in excess of EUR 30 million.