Mrs Ana-Maria Baciu > Baciu Partners > Bucharest, Romania > Lawyer Profile

Baciu Partners
AFI Lakeview Building
301-311 Barbu Vacarescu Street, 7th floor
Bucharest 020276
Romania

Work Department

Intellectual Property, Gaming & Gambling, Consumer Protection and Advertising, Life Sciences, Technology & Media

Position

Managing Partner

Career

Ana-Maria is a regulatory and intellectual property lawyer, assisting clients in various industries, including retail, FMCG, gambling, IT, e-commerce and life-sciences, for more than 20 years

Ana-Maria is advising clients on the full spectrum of intellectual property aspects, both contentious and advisory work, as well as registration/ filing/prosecution strategies and anti-counterfeiting work, or domain name disputes

In the gaming field, Ana-Maria has been advising industry stakeholders, operators, suppliers, as well as industry relevant associations, on the whole range of regulatory and operational gaming aspects, to include representation in front of the National Gambling Office.

Known on the market as a representative presence in task forces, events, in front of public authorities such as the Consumer Protection Authority, discussing consumer protection issues for businesses directly facing consumers and trade associations, Ana-Maria is the Deputy Chair of the AmCham Trade Legislation Task Force for the 2020-2022 mandate.

Languages

Romanian (native), English (fluent)

Memberships

  • Bucharest Bar
  • Romanian National Chamber of Industrial Property Attorneys
  • International Trademark Association (INTA) (former Member of the Anticounterfeiting and Parallel Imports Committees)
  • International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL), General Member

Education

  • University of Bucharest Law School, LLB
  • Licensed European Trademark and Design Attorney

Lawyer Rankings

Romania > TMT: gambling law

(Leading individuals)

Ana-Maria BaciuBaciu Partners

‘Experts in Romanian gambling regulation‘, boutique firm Baciu Partners leverages its partners’ extensive experience in the gambling sector to deal with the entire spectrum of licensing, compliance, enforcement, and business operations. Its experience with the Romanian National Gambling Office makes the team well-placed to handle regulatory matters. Clients include online and land-based betting and gaming companies, gaming software and platform providers, and payment service providers both domestic and global. Ana-Maria Baciu is ‘proactive and across developments before they happen‘.

Romania > Intellectual property

(Leading individuals)

Ana-Maria BaciuBaciu Partners

Full-service firm Baciu Partners fields a specialist IP department that covers all matters in the area. Day-to-day prosecution and advisory work, anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy matters, and collective management of copyright are all routinely handled, and the firm also works closely with its transactional team and litigators to support clients in complex due diligence and IP litigation. ‘Excellent practitionerAndreea Bende and Ana-Maria Baciu jointly lead the department and are all highly regarded, well-known figures in the Romanian market. Senior associate Ileana Nicolescu is a key contact for litigation matters, while Zsofia-Judit Halmagyi provides further support to the practice heads.