Completed projects

Consumer protection

Legal counsel to

• A large group of companies designing and selling ready-to-assemble furniture and related accessories
  In connection with consumer protection issues including: sales & promotional campaigns, review of the warranty certificates for products in order to assess their compliance with applicable regulations, applicable requirements and formalities for promotional sales within the store, advises in relation to the consumers complaints received on various matters, reviewing information messages to consumers (including promotional cards/vouchers, advertising campaigns).
• Romanian subsidiary of a large global fashion retailer
  In relation to consumer protection assistance including: compliance of promotional campaigns with applicable regulations in order not to be qualified as unfair commercial practices, reviewing labels and information messages to consumers (including promotional cards/vouchers, advertising campaigns), applicable requirements and formalities for both regular sales and promotional sales.
• One of the largest beauty companies in the world
  Ongoing legal assistance with respect to various aspects pertaining to consumer protection regulations, including discounts, labeling, promotional campaigns.
• Major food retail chain
  Ongoing legal assistance with respect to various aspects pertaining to consumer protection and food safety regulations, including labeling and informing the consumers, food storage and sale conditions, compulsory markings and representation in challenging control documents issued by the consumer protection and food safety authorities.

Data protection

Legal counsel to:

• A large group of companies designing and selling ready-to-assemble furniture and related accessories
  In relation to data protection assistance: legal assistance on identifying the data protection requirements applicable for specific cases of processing personal data, fulfilment of notification and compliance formalities with the Romanian Data Protection for marketing campaigns, HR purposes, whistleblowing, lost and found objects, customer relationship management and other purposes 
• Major Italian Bank in Romania
  Legal assistance in connection with the aspects pertaining to data protection matters in the context of the transfer of a portfolio of credits granted to consumers
• One of the largest beauty companies in the world
  Legal assistance in connection with submission of various notifications to the Romanian Data Protection Authority, together with the support documentation for purposes regarding advertising, marketing and publicity, as well as debts collection
• An important player in the car interiors market and headliner substrates
  Legal assistance with respect to the processing of personal data for the purpose of video surveillance/monitoring; review of the information notices informing the data subjects with respect to the processing of their personal data for various purposes (HR, marketing, video surveillance).
• An American company acting in the industry of “peer to peer” credits
  In relation to data protection and consumer protection compliance related aspects arising from implementation in Romania of a mobile application for credit scoring purposes
• A large German pharmaceutical producer
  In connection with performing the formalities regarding the notification and compliance formalities in front of the Data Protection Authority for marketing, scientifical research, statistical purposes and HR (human resources)
• Global large beverage producer
  Providing legal analysis regarding the applicable framework governing the data protection obligations, as part of an acquisition involving the Romanian jurisdiction
• A Large European Bank
  Data protection issues in cross-border securitization
• A Large European Bank
  Data protection aspects in loan portfolio transfers

Intellectual property

Legal counsel for:

• a US software company - Legal assistance regarding with respect to the possibility of implementing the income tax exemption for the employees of the Client performing software development activities, from the perspective of applicable intellectual property regulations
• a Romanian collective management organization representing the patrimonial rights holders in the movies industry - Legal advice regarding the obligations of collective management organisations under Romanian legislation related to the management of artist’s rights subject to mandatory collective management
• a large commercial center - Representation in front of administrative authorities in view of registration of intellectual property rights Representation in court, in front of third parties from the rights conferred by the registered trademarks, judicial and extra-judicial transactions regarding the use of intellectual property rights; Assistance in drafting and negotiation of assignment of trademarks agreements
• an American company acting in the industry of “peer to peer” credits: Legal assistance from the perspective of intellectual property and drafting of the terms and conditions and confidentiality policy in connection with operating an electronic platform of “peer to peer” credits
• a large Romanian pharmaceutical group: Trademark portfolio assistance – registration of trademarks, renewals and other ancillary procedures
• a large foreign investment fund: Assistance and representation in relation to trademark registration in Romania
• a company acting in the HR type industry:  Assistance of the client in negotiation with an American financial institution of a software license contract and IT supply services
• one of the largest foreign companies in home products industry: Assistance and representation in front of the Romanian Copyright Office in relation to management of software applications
• one of the largest distributors of beverages: Review of terms and conditions for the users of a web page in view of loading audio-video sequences for participating to an international competition
• a large IT distributor: Advice in structuring the intellectual property portfolio acquisition
• a large Spanish financial institution: Initiation of trademarks search with respect to similar trademarks portfolio owned by third parties and interpretation of search results from the perspective of legal risks of similarities and confusion to consumers
• a large Romanian publicity and advertising company: Analysis and advice regarding the set-up of a joint venture agreement between a company and three individuals holding the know-how for the development of an original software application