Budusan & Asociatii SPARL

Litigation

Partner

George Toniuc joined Budusan & Associates as partner in 2017, after years of fruitful collaboration, and is an experienced, skilled litigator, with a keen understanding of the investigative procedures and court process, and with a balanced, client-oriented approach.

With nearly 20 years of experience, George assisted and represented both industry, and individual clients in complex criminal matters, handled by specialized prosecutorial units. Previously, George also practiced corporate and industry law, in fields such as international transactions, trading, oil and gas and aviation, thus gaining useful insight into other practice areas relevant for while collar crime matters. 

Over the last year, George focused mainly on corruption cases, some of which are still pending investigation, and acted as first chair in the court case concerning charges of corruption and money laundering brought against high profile regional officials and private individuals, in connection to the restitution of certain pieces of property (+ 5000 hectares of forestry land) previously confiscated by the communist regime, with the value of the damage of approx. EUR 21,7 million. The matter was finally in July 2020 by the High Court of Cassation and Justice, when our client was acquitted by final court decision, while the other 11 defendants have been convicted. He also acts as second chair to Ovidiu Budusan in several major firm cases.

In addition, in 2020, George assisted a global provider of education services in a complex employee fraud case resulting in an estimated loss in excess of EUR 1.5 million, as well as food and beverages companies facing charges of tax evasion with an estimated loss in excess of EUR 3 million.

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Bucharest Bar Association