Romania's joining of the European Union generates new business challenges and opportunities, often involving complex legal issues requiring compliance with sophisticated legal requirements now under full control and scrutiny of the European Commission and of the Romanian competition authority.

Our lawyers have been involved in advising international corporate and financial institutions on a broad range of domestic and EU competition and regulatory issues, including merger control, licensing, intellectual property, state aid.

Deal highlights of our lawyers include:

• advising a major pharmaceutical company in connection with an investigation of the Romanian Competition Council on the insulin market;
• advising a major beer manufacturer in connection with a complaint before the Romanian Competition Council;
• advising a global international telecommunications operator in connection with an investigation of the Romanian Competition Council;
• advising a major European energy and environment company in relation to the notification of an economic concentration to the Romanian Competition Council;
• advising a major UK pharmaceutical company in relation to anti-trust issues.