Recent Cases Gavrila & Asociatii
In Recent Cases we assisted various production companies in negotiations of the collective bargaining agreements. Contact us for more details.
Represented
- the Romanian State in energy-related ICSID arbitration proceedings;
- a significant player in the energy market in a wide range of court cases;
- a major telecom client in litigation with National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC), National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP) and National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF);
- a telecom operator in disputes with competitors before the Romanian Telecom Regulator (ANCOM);
- a technology company against the Romanian Competition Council (RCC) in litigation related to market and sensitive information sharing allegations;
- a significant retail company against the RCC in litigation related to price fixing allegation.
Consulted
- a significant player in the insurance and reinsurance market with regard to sensitive information sharing allegation;
- a power distribution operator with regard to market sharing allegation;
- an international producer of heating, industrial and refrigeration systems with regard to resale price fixing allegation.
Represented
- one of the largest telecom operators against the RCC in a litigation case for an alleged abuse of dominant position (when applied – second-largest fine ever imposed);
- a significant gas distributor against the RCC in a litigation case for an alleged market sharing by removing a product from the market;
- important food retail chain against the RCC in a litigation case for an alleged price fixing;
- one of the largest pharmaceutical distributors against the RCC in a litigation case for an alleged agreement regarding parallel export and import bans with two major pharma producers;
- a German company in a public procurement procedure organized by a major Romanian thermal energy supplier both in front of the National Council for Solving Complaints (CNSC) and the relevant courts;
- the nationally-representative physician association during the investigation of the RCC in relation to price fixing allegation;
- the nationally-representative employer association in litigation regarding the annulment of various government decisions.
Assisted
- the nationally-representative employer associations in consultations on draft legislation with the Health Insurance National Authority and the Ministry of Health;
- a major oil company on the construction of the first offshore marine terminal in Romania;
- major oil & gas companies in public bidding procedures with the National Agency for Mineral Resources.
Assisted various production companies in negotiations of the collective bargaining agreements.
Consulted
- major oil & gas companies on production, holding and movements of excise goods under duty suspension;
- a mineral water producer during a fiscal inspection on concession taxes owed to the National Agency for Mineral Resources.
Represented
- a consortium led by a Belgian company in a public procurement procedure organized by a local municipality in the energy sector, both in front of CNSC and the relevant courts, the case generating significant public attention due to the unparalleled seven-time offer re-evaluation;
- one of the largest telecom operators in several court cases against ANCOM in relation to various issues arising from the operating license.
Articles
Has the drafter of the most recent piece of legislation on foreign direct investment (”FDI”) clearance by Romanian authorities aligned the FDI screening regime with the key elements of the EU political agreement by the European Parliament and the Council on the revised FDI Regulation?
The context is that at the European Parliament and Council set out the key elements of a revision of the 2019 FDI Screening Regulation under a political agreement which aims at creating a more robust, coherent and strategic EU FDI screening framework. The core elements include: (i) a common minimum scope of sectors and targets, namely dual‑use and military list items, semiconductors, quantum, AI, critical transport/energy/digital infrastructure, strategic raw materials, certain systemic financial services); (ii) minimum procedural requirements i.e. two‑phase procedure, retroactive screening, (iii) harmonised deadlines including a 45‑day initial screening and (iv) strengthened cooperation and information‑sharing, potentially through an EU portal and database.
