Clients of RTPR | Radu Taracila Padurari Retevoescu SCA‘s dispute resolution department praise its ’strategic approach’ and ‘knowledge and experience’. The multidisciplinary practice group is particularly strong in competition litigation, contentious IP work, tax disputes, and matters in strongly regulated sectors. Valentin Berea, an experienced litigator and arbitrator with a particular focus on competition and IP matters, heads the group. His team includes tax dispute specialist Alexandru Stanoiu, Ana Popa, who is well versed in handling commercial litigation, and Andrada Rusan, who assists with competition and IP cases.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘RTPR litigation team stand out because of their strategic approach to cases and goal-focused mindset, being well versed in IP litigation concerning trade marks and domain names. The amazing team is always available and very responsive, being oriented towards solving clients’ needs. They recently delivered first-class service in a complex IP dispute concerning trademark infringement by a series of car service repair units whereby they managed to obtain, in record time, a successful outcome. RTPR litigation team is always a primary choice for me in case I need to externalize legal work involving litigation, especially IP and competition disputes. One other aspect that was very reassuring is that the key members of the team are unchanged throughout the engagement.’

  • ‘Valentin Berea and Ana Popa delivered an outstanding job for us in complex IP disputes, both by obtaining successful court outcomes and negotiating settlements agreements that quickly solved what could have become a long court battle.'

  • 'Valentin Berea is a fantastic head of litigation and client-focused partner, being continuously hands-on throughout the process.'

  • 'Ana Popa is remarkably bright and knowledgeable and is always there to help at a very short notice. She is concerned to consider all the options and difficulties that a case raises so that to come up with the most practical solutions.’

  • ‘Ana Popa - excellent legal advice, proactive, business oriented legal strategy, always to the point ’

  • ‘Depth of team, knowledge and experience.’

  • ‘Excellent lawyers. Bright, switched on and hard working.’

  • ‘Alexandru Stanoiu has a business oriented approach and is a strong legal professional.’

Key clients

  • Premier Energy Furnizare SA (formerly CEZ Vanzare SA)
  • Groupama
  • Scania
  • Asirom (VIG Group)
  • Electrica
  • Lidl
  • Eazy Asigurari
  • Silcotub (Tenaris Group)
  • Ursus Breweries
  • Henkel Gmbh
  • Horphag Research

Work highlights

  • Representing Zenith (Publicis Group) in a cartel case of the competition authority against media agencies in Europe.
  • Representing Eazy Asigurari in a court dispute aimed at securing its IP rights over a registered trade mark.
  • Representing the Scania Group in a private damages cases in Romania.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Valentin Berea

Other key lawyers

Alexandru Stanoiu, Ana Popa, Andrada Rusan