EU and competition

Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii

Working in close collaboration with its broad dispute resolution department, the competition and EU law offering at Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii acts in a diverse spread of antitrust, merger control and state aid procedures before the Romanian Competition Council, as well as the European Commission. The team also continues to draw new clients for merger control and day-to-day competition law advice. Raluca Vasilache has vast experience in investigations and dawn raids, as well as more routine counsel. She co-leads the group with Andreea Oprișan, who is accomplished in state aid issues as well as multi-jurisdictional merger control.

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Testimonials

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‘The competition law team of Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii (especially Andreea Oprisan) is truly outstanding. They have a high degree of understanding of the pharma sector and they collaborate very well with the pharma, biotechnology and medical devices regulatory team of the law firm.’
‘I would like to nominate Andreea Oprisan, partner as an outstanding lawyer in the competition field. Andreea is providing very clear advices. She has a good understanding of our business which is a high plus. Andreea is clearly knowledgeable in competition law with an extensive experience in this sector. She is sees all angles of a problem and has a solution finding approach. Hence, we are very comfortable to have her as our advisor.’
‘The competition law team of Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii is truly outstanding. The competition partners Raluca Vasilache and Andreea Oprisan work very well together and represent a golden dream team. Raluca adds to the equation a slightly more experienced insight and a pragmatic overview of things, while Andreea brings a breath of fresh ideas, innovation, and enthusiasm in a very well put together advice and perspective. We highly appreciate working with the Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii competition team. There are very knowledgeable, prompt, easy to work with and we are confident with their advice.’
‘We work mainly with Andreea Oprisan, partner. Andreea is our support and go-to competition adviser in the crop science division. She handles advice on all competition-related topics. Andreea is very reliable, clear in her advice and sees beyond the horizon.’
‘The team differentiates itself from other teams by understanding the client very well. It is not just about fitting certain patterns into the structure of the law, but rather about understanding the specificity of the client and starting from there.’
‘People stand out for their availability and attention to customer needs.’
‘Impeccable understanding of the business and highly valuable know-how of the authorities' practice, which combined contribute a great deal to the success of any project they handle.’
‘Raluca Vasilache: her extensive experience proves extremely valuable in navigating through difficult contexts and in successfully and timely implementing complex projects.’