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Prior to opening a boutique law firm in Bucharest, Cristina coordinated the core banking legal department of Banca Comerciala Romana for almost two years. As a lawyer, Cristina worked for an important Austrian law firm and was a partner in a major Romanian law firm where she was involved in large financial transactions for local and international credit institutions. She offered legal assistance to clients such as Oltchim SA, Volksbank Romania, Banca Comerciala Romana, Raiffeisen Bank, C.R. Firenze Romania Bank, Intesa SanPaolo Romania Bank, Medien Holding, Fondul Proprietatea, Unicredit Clarima Banca SPA in relation to structuring of various acquisitions, M&A projects, joint ventures and banking and finance projects.

Further, Cristina has been advising several major international groups on the notification proceedings in relation to potential acquisitions of significant participations in Romanian credit institutions as well as in financial non-banking institutions and insurance undertakings.

After graduating from the University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law, she was successfully admitted within the Bucharest Bar and she completed post-graduated studies in International Law at the University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law. Cristina has also a degree in  Banking Management as a graduate of the Romanian Banking Institute.

Cristina speaks Romanian, English and French.

Cristina’s experience includes advising

• Banca Comerciala Romana and Volksbank Romania on the assignment of several major portfolio of non-performing and performing loans;
• A Romanian credit institution in relation to the control ran by the Court of Accounts and subsequent proceedings;
• Several acquirers of qualified participations in Romanian credit institutions in relation to the notification proceedings to the National Bank of Romania;
• Acquirers of qualified participations in insurance brokers in relation to the notification proceedings with the Insurance Supervisory Commision (current Financial Supervisory Authority – ASF);
• Samsung Romania on the implementation of intra-group target balancing cash pooling arrangements;
• Volkswagen group on the National Bank of Romania notification proceedings in relation to a potential acquisition of a significant participation in a Romanian credit institution as well as in a financial non-banking institution and insurance undertaking;
• Brantner Servicii Ecologice S.A. in relation to a concession contract for sanitation services;
• Metal Services LLC, d/b/a Phoenix Services LLC and Phoenix Slag Services SRL in relation to the handling, processing and valorisation of steel slag for ArcelorMittal Galati S.A.;
• Oltchim SA in relation to the acquisition of the assets related to the petrochemical activity carried on Arpechim Pitesti platform;
• Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A in relation to the acquisition of an indirect control participation with CR Firenze Romania Bank and also with Intesa SanPaolo Romania Bank;
• Property Fund (rom “Fondul Proprietatea”) in relation to the selection and appointment of the fund manager;

Others:

• Advising Unicredit group for the setting up of a non banking financial Institution – Unicredit Consumer Financing IFN S.A;
• Advising Medien Holding S.A. in relation to the acquisition of Domus Magazin.
• advising Fathi Taher in relation to the acquisition of the football club Rapid Bucharest;
• Advising Main Department for Social Security and Child Protection , 1st District, Bucharest in relation to public procurement procedures for the acquisition of financial services;
• Advising 1st District City Hall, Bucharest in relation to public procurement procedures for the acquisition of financial services;
• Linde Gas S.A in relation to the acquisition of a company active in the medical field of activity;
• Advising Unicredit Romania S.A in relation to a partnership (Joint Venture) with Pirelli&C Real Estate S.p.A.;
• Advising CFR Marfa as borrower in a syndicated term loan facility with Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich Aktiengesellschaft and Raiffeisen Bank S.A. Romania;
• Advising CN Posta Romana as borrower on a term loan granted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;
• Advising Iasi City Hall as borrower on a term loan granted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;
• Advising CET Iasi as borrower on a term loan granted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;

She has advised and represented foreign clients before the Romanian courts of any degree, including the High Court of Cassation and Justice, and the Court of International Commercial Arbitration, Bucharest.

As a litigator, Daniela handles lawsuits and substantial disputes between parties,  over a large variety of civil and commercial litigation: oil and gas, energy, real estate, employment, administrative, fiscal, criminal, insolvency,  debt recovery, dispute resolution as well as arbitration.

She has a well-proven track record especially in oil and gas industry, where she offered extensive legal advice to the largest oil and gas player on the Romanian market.

Daniela has also published a wide range of articles on civil law and  arbitration law