Stelian Garofil, Deputy Managing Partner at Dragne & Asociatii, was quoted by Daily Business on the subject of insolvency trends and how fraudulent insolvencies are used by debtors to avoid paying their creditors. Stelian Garofil stated that fraudulent insolvencies are not a mass phenomenon, but rather, the large number of insolvency cases that have emerged in the last three years is […]
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Ion Dragne interviewed by Ziarul Financiar on the restitution of properties
Ion Dragne, Managing Partner at Dragne & Asociatii, was interviewed by the business publication Ziarul Financiar on the new law regarding the restitution of properties sized by the Communist regime, and on the involvement of local law firms in such cases. Mr. Dragne stated that the number of legal files dealing with property restitution might be of roughly 70-80,000 in Bucharest, and that […]
Dragne & Asociatii ranked in the 2013 edition of Chambers and Partners Europe
Dragne & Asociatii is included in the 2013 edition of the prestigious Chambers and Partners Europe guide, in the Dispute Resolution and Restructuring/Insolvency practice areas. Our results have been presented by the specialized press (all files are in Romanian):
Camelia Floca quoted on the law regarding the restitution of properties
The Romanian Government has sanctioned the law regarding the restitution/compensation of properties seized by the Communist regime, and will take responsibility over this law before the Parliament. Camelia Floca, Senior Associate at Dragne & Asociatii, was quoted by the business publication Wall-Street.ro on the benefits and difficulties arising from the new law.
Camelia Floca on the restitution of property seized by the Communist regime
Camelia Floca, Senior Associate Dragne & Asociatii, commented for the business weekly Capital on the new draft legislation regarding the restitution of property seized by the Communist regime before 1989. The draft stems from the European Court of Human Rights pilot judgment against Romania, which stated that Romania had an 18-months term, ending on July 12, 2012, to find and […]
Dragne & Asociatii ranked in the 2013 edition of the Legal 500 guide
Dragne & Asociatii is included in the 2013 edition of the prestigious Legal 500 EMEA guide. Our firm is recommended in the Dispute Resolution and Corporate/M&A areas. Dragne & Asociatii is also ranked in the global 2013 edition of Chambers and Partners – in the Dispute Resolution and Restructuring/Insolvency fields. Our firm’s results have been reflected in the specialized press (all files are in Romanian):
Ion Dragne quoted on the New Civil Procedure Code and M&A transactions
Ion Dragne, Managing Partner at Dragne & Asociatii, was quoted by the weekly Business Review on the impact the New Civil Procedure Code will have on businesses and, specifically, on M&A transactions. According to Mr. Dragne, the New Civil Procedure Code will simplify the procedures and should reduce the cost pressure for companies.
Anamaria Gavrila comments on the environmental stamp
The “first registration tax” was replaced with the environmental stamp, through a government emergency ordinance that has entered into force on March the 15th. Anamaria Gavrila, Senior Associate at Dragne & Asociatii, commented for Wall-Street.ro on the subject of the new tax. She stated that the environmental stamp seems to violate the free circulation of goods in the European Union, and […]
Daniel Cirstea on the impact of social media postings
Daniel Cirstea, Partner at Dragne & Asociatii and head of the Employment practice, spoke to Wall-Street.ro about the distinction between private and public space and on the impact of social media postings on the professional activity. He explained that an employer can sanction its employees if they post inappropriate, confidential or damaging information on social media networks. The article also points out […]
Dragne & Asociatii secures legal victory for CNU
Dragne & Asociatiii secured a legal victory for the client CNU (Compania Nationala a Uraniului – The National Company for Uranium Exploitation) in a ruling of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, related to a patent infringement. The High Court has irrevocably annulled the invention patent for the settler mixer battery installation (installation for nuclear purification of the uranyl […]