Litigation and Arbitration Lawyers in Romania
Legal Representation in Complex Litigation, Commercial Disputes and Domestic and International Arbitration
Strategic Legal Assistance for Companies, Investors and Entrepreneurs Before Courts, Arbitral Tribunals and Public Authorities
Adesman & Asociații provides legal assistance and representation in the resolution of complex disputes arising from private and public law relationships. Our litigation and arbitration practice brings together the lawyers' experience in handling conflicts with significant commercial, financial and regulatory implications, both in Romania and internationally.
We believe that effective representation in litigation begins before proceedings are commenced. Understanding the commercial context, assessing risks, anticipating opposing arguments and identifying relevant evidence are essential to developing a coherent legal strategy.
We assist Romanian and international companies, investors, financial institutions and entrepreneurs in commercial and corporate litigation, administrative and tax disputes, public procurement, energy and infrastructure disputes, as well as domestic and international arbitration proceedings.
Our team's professional experience includes cases involving tens of millions of euros, litigation concerning the legality of acts issued by public authorities, and disputes that have contributed to clarifying legal issues affecting entire economic sectors.
Our areas of legal assistance and representation
Commercial and Corporate Litigation
We provide legal assistance and representation in disputes arising from commercial relationships between business professionals, including litigation concerning the interpretation, performance, non-performance or termination of contracts, debt recovery, contractual liability and compensation for damages.
We represent companies, investors, members and shareholders in complex corporate disputes, including litigation concerning the annulment of general meeting resolutions, the exercise of corporate rights, relationships between shareholders and the liability of persons involved in company management.
Our approach seeks to protect our clients’ legal and economic interests through a careful assessment of procedural options and opportunities for amicable settlement, where these are consistent with the commercial objectives pursued.
Administrative and Tax Litigation
We represent companies and investors in disputes with central and local public administration authorities, regulatory authorities and institutions vested with supervisory and inspection powers.
Our legal assistance includes preparing and pursuing preliminary administrative complaints and challenges, as well as representation before administrative courts in cases concerning the suspension of enforcement and annulment of regulatory or individual administrative acts, unjustified refusals to determine applications, and compensation for damage caused by the actions of public authorities.
In tax matters, we assist clients in challenging tax assessment decisions and other tax administrative acts, in disputes concerning corporate income tax, VAT, the deductibility of expenses, contributions and additional tax liabilities, as well as disputes involving precautionary measures and the enforcement of tax claims.
Our team's experience includes highly complex litigation concerning taxation in the energy sector, the taxation of industrial infrastructure and the lawfulness of administrative measures with significant financial implications.
Public Procurement and Infrastructure Contract Disputes
We provide legal assistance and representation to economic operators involved in public procurement procedures and in the performance of contracts awarded by contracting authorities.
We represent clients before the National Council for Solving Complaints and the courts in disputes concerning tender documentation, the evaluation of bids, the outcomes of procurement procedures and the lawfulness of decisions issued by contracting authorities.
Our lawyers’ experience includes disputes concerning construction and infrastructure contracts, including contracts based on FIDIC conditions, disputes relating to the execution of works, financial claims, delays and contractual liability.
Energy and Natural Resources Litigation
Adesman & Asociații has significant experience representing economic operators in the energy sector in administrative, tax, commercial and regulatory disputes.
We assist electricity producers, suppliers, developers and investors in disputes concerning acts issued by regulatory authorities, sector-specific tax obligations, contractual performance and administrative measures affecting the development or operation of energy projects.
The team's experience includes litigation concerning the Contribution to the Energy Transition Fund, the taxation of wind turbine towers, decisions issued by the Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE), and energy infrastructure contracts.
In these cases, we develop legal strategies that integrate the specific features of the regulatory framework with the technical and economic realities of investments.
Domestic and International Commercial Arbitration
We represent clients in domestic and international arbitration proceedings, particularly in disputes arising from complex commercial contracts, construction and infrastructure projects, and cross-border contractual relationships.
The team's professional experience includes arbitration proceedings administered under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), including disputes arising from FIDIC contracts, as well as disputes concerning the performance of international infrastructure and natural gas transportation contracts.
Our assistance covers the assessment of contractual dispute resolution mechanisms, the development of arbitration strategies, the preparation of claims and defences, the taking and presentation of evidence, and representation throughout the proceedings.
We also provide assistance in court proceedings related to arbitration, including in connection with the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Romania.
Real Estate and Property Rights Litigation
We assist investors, real estate developers, financial institutions, companies and property owners in disputes concerning the acquisition, exercise and protection of rights over immovable property.
The team's experience includes actions for recovery of property, disputes concerning the validity of legal acts, the enforcement of preliminary sale and purchase agreements, the annulment of cadastral documentation, the rectification of land register entries, and the protection of rights in rem and real estate security interests.
We also represent clients in disputes concerning the management, use and commercial exploitation of properties, as well as in litigation arising from complex real estate contracts.
Employment Litigation
We provide legal assistance and representation in individual employment disputes, including litigation concerning the termination of individual employment contracts, challenges to measures taken by employers, and claims for pecuniary or non-pecuniary damages.
The team's experience includes representing companies in the banking, pharmaceutical and IT sectors in disputes with former employees, as well as in litigation concerning financial liability arising from employment relationships.
We approach these cases taking into account both the legal implications and the effects on the employer's operations and reputation.
Business Criminal Law
We provide legal assistance and representation in criminal cases connected with business activities, including proceedings involving property and economic offences, fraud, embezzlement, breach of trust and other offences that may affect a company's operations.
The team's experience includes representing individuals involved in corporate disputes with criminal law implications and handling cases in which criminal allegations intersect with commercial relationships, shareholders' rights and the responsibilities of corporate governing bodies.
We pay particular attention to protecting procedural rights and managing the legal and reputational risks associated with these proceedings.
Interim Measures, Enforcement Proceedings and Enforcement of Judgments
We represent clients in urgent proceedings aimed at protecting their rights and interests, including applications for the suspension of enforcement of administrative acts, interim injunction proceedings and other provisional judicial measures.
Our legal assistance also includes challenges to enforcement proceedings, disputes concerning the lawfulness of enforcement measures, and steps to enforce rights established by enforceable instruments.
In international disputes, we provide assistance with the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Romania.
Relevant Litigation and Arbitration Experience
The professional experience of Adesman & Asociații's lawyers includes representing Romanian and international companies, banking institutions, investors and business operators in complex litigation involving amounts in the millions or tens of millions of euros.
The matters presented below reflect both the work of Adesman & Asociații and the prior professional experience of its team members.
Administrative, Constitutional and Tax Litigation
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Contribution to the Energy Transition Fund. Legal assistance and representation for several renewable electricity producers in disputes concerning tax obligations imposed on the energy sector, including the constitutional proceedings that resulted in Constitutional Court Decision No. 640/2024, which declared certain provisions relating to this contribution unconstitutional.
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Taxation of wind energy infrastructure. Legal assistance and representation for the Romanian subsidiary of one of the leading international energy suppliers, as well as for a group of companies operating in the energy market, in complex tax disputes concerning the classification of wind turbine towers as buildings and the associated tax liabilities, involving disputed amounts exceeding EUR 38 million and EUR 40 million, respectively.
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Deposit-Return System. Legal assistance and representation for one of Romania's largest wine producers in administrative litigation concerning the suspension of enforcement of certain provisions of Government Decision No. 1074/2021, including obtaining an enforceable court ruling suspending provisions relating to the marketing of products in non-returnable packaging.
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Administrative and tax measures with significant economic impact. Legal assistance and representation for companies in the energy, industrial and commercial sectors in litigation concerning the annulment and suspension of acts issued by tax and regulatory authorities, including disputes involving VAT, corporate income tax and administrative measures with significant financial implications.
Commercial and Corporate Litigation
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High-value corporate disputes. Legal assistance and representation for a minority shareholder in complex corporate litigation concerning the recovery of approximately RON 25 million in connection with one of Romania's leading cash-and-carry companies.
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Real estate and contractual litigation. Legal assistance and representation for a major real estate developer in a dispute involving claims of approximately EUR 10 million arising from the management of a property located in Bucharest.
Public Procurement and Infrastructure
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Public procurement challenges. Legal assistance and representation for economic operators in the construction and medical equipment sectors in proceedings challenging acts issued by contracting authorities, including disputes concerning contracts valued at over RON 10 million.
International Commercial Arbitration
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ICC arbitrations concerning road infrastructure. Legal assistance and representation for the Romanian subsidiary of one of the leading international construction companies in two ICC arbitration proceedings arising from FIDIC Red Book contracts concerning the rehabilitation of road infrastructure in Romania.
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Enforcement of an international arbitral award. Legal assistance and representation for one of the leading international construction and civil infrastructure companies in proceedings concerning the enforcement in Romania of an arbitral award relating to claims exceeding EUR 6 million.
Insolvency and Property Rights
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Protection of banking institutions' claims. Legal assistance and representation for banking institutions in insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings involving claims of up to approximately RON 25 million, including disputes concerning real estate security interests and challenges to claims.
Business Criminal Law
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Acquittal in a complex embezzlement case. Legal assistance and representation for members of the management of a company in the aviation industry in a criminal case involving cross-border elements, in which the Adesman & Asociații team secured an acquittal.
Reputation Protection and Interim Measures
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Protection of commercial reputation in the digital environment. Legal assistance and representation for one of Romania's largest wine producers in litigation against the operator of an international video-sharing platform, in which Adesman & Asociații obtained an interim court order suspending an AI-generated video pending the final resolution of the substantive proceedings.
Legal Analysis and Notable Outcomes
Our dispute resolution work is also reflected in court judgments, constitutional decisions and legal analyses addressing issues that affect the business environment.
We present a selection of notable outcomes and legal developments, particularly in administrative and tax litigation, business criminal law, the protection of commercial reputation and disputes in regulated sectors.
Constitutional Court Decision Concerning the Energy Transition Fund
Adesman & Asociații represented electricity producers in the proceedings that led to Constitutional Court Decision No. 640/2024, concerning the constitutionality of certain provisions relating to the Contribution to the Energy Transition Fund.
Suspension of Certain Provisions Concerning the Deposit-Return System
Representing one of Romania's largest wine producers, our team obtained a ruling from the Timișoara Court of Appeal suspending the enforcement of certain provisions of Government Decision No. 1074/2021 in litigation concerning the impact of the deposit-return system on wine producers.
Acquittal in an Embezzlement Case
Adesman & Asociații secured an acquittal in a complex criminal case involving allegations of embezzlement arising in the context of a corporate dispute in the aviation industry.
Protecting Business Reputation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
In representing one of Romania’s largest wine producers, Adesman & Asociații obtained an interim court order concerning the suspension of a video published on an international video-sharing platform, in a case concerning the protection of business reputation in the digital environment.
Frequently Asked Questions About Litigation and Arbitration
Our Approach
Every dispute has its own particularities, but the principles guiding our work remain the same: legal rigour, direct involvement, realistic risk assessment and the development of a strategy tailored to the client's interests.
We do not approach litigation solely from the perspective of obtaining a favourable judgment. We assess the legal and commercial consequences of each available option, the prospects of enforcement and the long-term impact on the client's business.
We don't build strategies just to win a case. We build strategies that hold up even before the most demanding court.
Adesman & Associates provides legal assistance and representation at every relevant stage of a dispute, from the initial assessment and development of a strategy to representation in court or arbitration proceedings and subsequent enforcement procedures.
The information provided is of a general nature and does not constitute legal advice tailored to individual circumstances. The engagements and outcomes mentioned reflect the specific circumstances of the respective cases and do not constitute a guarantee as to the outcome of other disputes.