The MPR Partners

| Maravela,

Popescu & Roman and Squire Patton Boggs LLP consortium was ranked first in

the selection process carried out by the Romanian Ministry of Public Finance in

order to contract assistance and representation in international investment arbitration

performed according to UNCITRAL provisions.

Situated on the first

place out of the total of six associations of firms selected to provide legal

services, the consortium including MPR Partners | Maravela, Popescu & Roman benefits from the vast experience of its

founding partners Gelu Maravela and Alina Popescu, involved throughout their

careers in numerous ICSID and UNCITRAL investment arbitrations, such as for

instance the first ICSID arbitration won by Romania, namely Noble Ventures,

Inc. v. Romania (ICSID Case No. ARB/01/11) and the famous arbitration case Micula

and others v. Romania (ICSID Case No. ARB/05/20).

Currently, the Curtis,

Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP and MPR Partners | Maravela, Popescu & Roman consortium represents

the Romanian Ministry of Public Finance in the ICSID arbitration ARB|18|19, initiated

by the claimants LSG Building Solutions GmbH (Austria), Pressburg UK GmbH

(Germany), Green Source Consulting GmbH (Austria), Solluce Romania 1 BV (The

Netherlands), Risen Energy Solar Project GmbH (Germany), Core Value Investments

GmbH & Co KG Gamma (Germany), Core Value Capital GmbH (Austria), SC LJG Green

Source Energy Beta S.R.L. (Romania), Anina Pro Invest Ltd (Cyprus) and Giust

Ltd (Cyprus).

Further information

about the team, international recognition and services of MPR Partners | Maravela, Popescu & Roman is available at http://www.mprpartners.com