The year 2019 brought important achievements for Maravela|Asociații’s practice, following intense activity of the team, which has been acknowledged by international directories and repeatedly appreciated by firm’s clients.

Thus, Benchmark

Litigation Europe shortlisted Maravela|Asociații for Dispute resolution Law

firm of the year 2019 awards, whilst Ioan Roman, Founding Partner and co-chair

of the dispute resolution practice, was shortlisted for Dispute resolution

Lawyer of the year 2019 in Romania award.

Furthermore,

Ioan Roman is ranked as Dispute resolution Star in Benchmark Litigation Europe

2019, for his activity in commercial litigation, transaction related disputes,

commercial arbitration and white-collar crime.

Benchmark

Litigation is a project of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, of which IFLR

(International Financial Law Review, directory that, likewise, acknowledges Maravela|Asociații’s

activity) is equally a part of.

Benchmark

Litigation is a guide to the world’s leading litigation law firms and lawyers.

Founded in 2008 in the United States, this was the first year when the European

market was researched.

Maravela|Asociații’s

dispute resolution department is equally recognized by this year’s edition of

Chambers Europe, the European guide of Chambers and Partners, this showcase

once more the firm’s strongly ascending trend on dispute resolution. The trend

is due to the volume of work, team members count, as well as the complexity and

magnitude of matters entrusted.

Maravela|Asociații’s

dispute resolution team currently counts 11 experienced attorneys, out of which

5 are partners.

Ioan Roman (Founding

Partner) is the co-chair of the firm’s litigation practice since 2014. Gelu

Maravela (Founding Partner) co-chairs alongside Ioan Roman the firm’s

litigation department. Gelu Maravela and Alina Popescu (equally Founding

Partner) co-chair the firm’s international arbitration department, both possessing

a vast experience in the field. Dana Rădulescu, Partner, registered insolvency

practitioner and member of the Council of Mediators, was involved in some of

the largest insolvencies and restructurings on the Romanian market. Starting

with March 2019, Alexandra Rîmbu, Partner, became a member of the dispute

resolution department, as she holds extensive experience in numerous disputes

involving public procurement contracts, infrastructure and construction

matters. In addition, Felix Tapai, Tax Partner, provides insight and designs

winning strategies in tax related disputes.

„I am, naturally, thrilled that our activity is internationally

acknowledged. There are thousands of hours of hard work involved, numerous

files, impressive litigation portfolios, laborious arbitrations and complex matters

with important foreign authorities. We have succeeded, even given the

circumstances and volume, to maintain a success rate of more than 80%. I

congratulate my colleagues for their work and encourage them to continue in the

same manner. The attorneys work relentlessly. Being a team of professionals and

a well glued group of individuals, the results are remarkable.” Ioan Roman, Founding Partner of Maravela|Asociații

The shortlist of

Benchmark Litigation 2019 Awards is available here and the recognized and ranked list of professionals can be accessed here.

Further

information about Maravela|Asociații’s team, practice areas and services is

available on the firm’s official website, at www.maravela.ro.