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Bondoc si Asociatii SCA

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Extensive experience in state aid matters underpins the broad antitrust and competition law offering at Bondoc si Asociatii SCA has a broad antitrust offering and extensive experience in advising on state aid matters. The team is well versed in representing clients from a broad range of sectors, but in healthcare and pharmaceuticals it has forged particularly strong connections. Lucian Bondoc co-leads the practice and acts in the full range of work that the team covers. Alongside her, Raluca Nadejde draws on experience in all matters relating to cross-border transactions. Associates Ionut Lechea and Calina Pavel are further contacts to note.

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  • 'Strong knowledge of the competition law and local specifics of its implementation. Very diligent approach and attention to client requests.'

Key clients

  • Corteva Group
  • Returo Sistem Garanție Returnare
  • Distrigaz Sud Retele SRL
  • NOD Network SRL
  • Merck Sharp & Dohme
  • Mazars Romania SRL
  • Pfizer Romania SRL
  • Sanofi Romania SA
  • Clubul Fermierilor Romania
  • Opella Romania SRL
  • Organon Biosciences SRL
  • Fresenius Medical Care Romania, Fresenius Medical Care GMBH
  • Omnigen Romania SRL

Work highlights

  • Assisting Corteva Crop Protection Romania and Pioneer Romana with an on-going complex infringement investigation launched by the Competition Council with respect to alleged commercial practices involving distributors, which are suspected of amounting to price fixing in relation to farmers.
  • Assisting Returo with numerous competition law aspects deriving from the implementation of the business model, the drafting of competition law internal procedures or antitrust aspects deriving from the negotiation of the agreements with producers of beverages and retailers, required to be concluded by the company for the implementation of the guarantee-return system in Romania.
  • Assisting Pfizer on a wide range of competition law topics including dominance- related aspects, participation in public tenders, change of distribution model from traditional to reduced number of wholesalers, extensive review of commercial offers and discount schemes, review of distribution agreements, analysis of relevant product markets, antitrust assessment of agency-based business models, etc.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Lucian Bondoc, Raluca Nadejde

Other key lawyers

Ionuț Lechea, Călina Pavel