Ioana Oprea, Senior Associate at Dragne & Asociatii, was interviewed by a business publication on the advantages of choosing the arbitration procedure to solve a dispute versus the lawsuit in court. Ioana Oprea showed that the arbitration procedure is confidential and generally more rapid than a lawsuit, thus being less costly, both in financial terms and in terms of image/reputation for the parties […]
Anamaria Gavrila quoted on the “environmental stamp”
Anamaria Gavrila, Senior Associate at Dragne & Asociatii, was quoted by Business 24 on the subject of the “environmental stamp“. She also commented on the possibilities to sue the state’s authorities and the chances of success. Anamaria Gavrila, who is specialized in environmental law, stated that the new tax seems to violate the free circulation of goods in the European Union, and the […]
Anamaria Gavrila interviewed on the environmental stamp
Anamaria Gavrila, Senior Associate at Dragne & Asociatii, was interviewed by a business publication on the new “environmental stamp“. The Government completed the formula for this tax, which leads to an increase of roughly 10 percent of the amount payable for Euro 4 and Euro 3 cars and a decrease of 60-90 percent for Euro 2, Euro 1 and non-Euro cars. The fee […]
Specialised tax lawyers, Delia Bosman and Mircea Maier, speak on the lump-sum tax initiative
Companies active in the services sector may pay a lump-sum tax starting the second quarter of this year (March 2013). This might reduce the administrative burden stemming from the payment of the profit tax, as stated by the Romanian Government officials. The tax will be applied for certain locations in the services industry such as bed and breakfasts, bars, restaurants […]
Dragne & Asociatii extends its Litigation & Arbitration team
Dragne & Asociatii has extended its Litigation & Arbitration team, adding a new senior associate. Iulia Stanciulescu-Ilie specializes in administrative, public procurement, real estate and employment litigation. The firm has also promoted four of its associates to senior associate status: Mircea Maier, Bogdan Iordache, Gabriel Paraschiv and Anamaria Gavrila (Gheorghiu). Also, following the annual training program, and after passing the […]
Ion Dragne speaks about the evolution of the legal market in 2012
Ion Dragne, Managing Partner at Dragne & Asociatii, was interviewed by a business publication on the evolution of the legal market in 2012 and its perspectives in 2013. Mr. Dragne stated that this evolution has exceeded the expectations for 2012. This was due to the main “drivers” of the legal market: litigation, arbitration and insolvency. In 2013, business lawyers and […]
Dragne & Asociatii extends its team
Dragne & Asociatii has extended its Litigation & Arbitration team. Iulia Stanciulescu-Ilie specializes in administrative, public procurement, real estate and employment litigation and she joined the firm in December 2012. The firm has also promoted four of its associates to senior associate : Mircea Maier, Bogdan Iordache, Gabriel Paraschiv and Anamaria Gavrila (Gheorghiu). Also, following the annual training program, and after […]
Ion Dragne quoted by Wall-Street.ro on the perspectives of the legal market
Wall-Street.ro, one of the leading Romanian business publications, asked several top lawyers to comment on the evolution of the legal market in 2012 and to state their predictions for 2013. In the opinion of Ion Dragne, Managing Partner at Dragne & Asociatii, the legal market had an unexpectedly positive evolution in 2012, mainly caused by successful practice areas such as litigation, […]
Camelia Floca on RCS&RDS’ decision to remove Discovery from its programming
The move by TV and internet market leader RCS&RDS to remove the Discovery Channel from its offerings sparked an intense debate in the Romanian society and media. Discovery filed a complaint with the National Audiovisual Council of Romania, angry customers filed petitions against the cable operator and even created FaceBook pages on this topic. Several institutions are to decide whether RCS&RDS has violated […]
Daniel Cirstea on the recent initiative of trade unions to change the labour law
The National Trade Union Block’s draft on amending the labour law was published last week in the Romanian Official Gazette – no 773/16.11.2012. In this context, Daniel Cirstea, Partner and Head of our Employment practice, commented for the legal publication Avocatura.com on the amendments intended by this draft, pointing out that they would rise excessive bureaucratic procedures and new fiscal difficulties for companies.