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2 Passion For Law FIGHT TOGETHER WIN TOGETHER

3 ABOUT Sora & Asociatii is a full-service commercial legal provider with offices in Bucharest, the capital city and the most important industrial and financial center of Romania. On international view, Sora & Asociatii Law Firm is member of the legal network International Jurists and in this respect it is always in contact with the network members which now reached a number of 35 Law Firms from 31 countries. Sora & Asociatii Law Firm has a great experience in many fields due to the various clients domains of activity. As a result, our professionals develop strategies that work because they know and understand the many facets of the Romanian business environment. We deliver outstanding value to our clients, build strong relationships, and promote a positive, progressive and creative working environment.

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5 Inspired By Passion, Driven By Results SERVICES Lawyers with innovative ideas and important experience across the key areas of business, industry and government are essential in today s increasingly complex business environment.

6 We are able to undertake: CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL Our Law Firm has an extensive Corporate & Commercial expertise in all aspects of commercial and corporate law and regulation, based on technical skills and qualifications, substantial experience and knowledge that is constantly being updated through our commitment towards our clients. Company formation Mergers and acquisitions, Compliance and risk management Corporate governance Takeovers Joint ventures Due diligence investigations Private equity Capital raisings Contracts

7 ARBITRATION Arbitration is the private justice arising from the will of parties that come from different jurisdictions or systems of law, but yet capable to conclude arbitration agreements in order to find that intersection between them, that necessary common ground, in order to reach an acceptable resolution in case of a dispute, observing in the same time the public order as provided by different national laws. ARBITRATION AGREEMENT/CLAUSE We advise our clients to grant a special diligence or caution when it comes to agreeing upon or signing an arbitration agreement/clause. Our behest comes from the fact that the arbitration agreement/clause is usually last on the parties list of key issues, last on the table of negotiations, generating important problems when the parties disagree and disputes arise.

8 PUBLIC PROCUREMENT Our advice covers all stages of a public tender, from the initial structuring phase, including legislative and regulatory issues, the development of the procedure, up to the point of contract negotiations as well as contract performance issues. Our lawyers have obtained, through hard work and dedication, a significant number of expert qualifications in the field of Public Procurement. We were especially successful in challenging public authorities decisions in important cases concerning areas such as construction, medical equipment supply, IT and education, but we also have a vast experience in almost all other fields of public procurement from Romania.

9 CONSTRUCTION LAW We have negotiated contracts for the construction of national or local roads as well as highways. We have worked for Contractors and Designers of Roads and Bridges alike. We have helped our clients to conclude contracts with the Romanian National Company of Motorways and National Roads (Compania Nationala de autostrazi si Drumuri Nationale din Romania). Our practice covers: Negotiation/Review of Construction Contracts Drafting/Negotiation/Review of Design Contracts Dispute Adjudication Board counseling Arbitration representation Claim FIDIC Cases

10 TRADEMARKS The activity of our law firm in the field of copyright also includes the preparation and negotiation of the commercial contracts and of the documentation necessary for obtaining the protection of the intellectual property rights, during the normal progress of our clients business activities, as well as in case of mergers and takeovers. In the trademark area we can assure along with the advice for trademarks a number of other services, including: Trademark protection Trademark transfer Trademark renewal Trademark data modification

11 DEBT RECOVERY We are performing all legal activities in order to obtain a debt recovery. In this respect, our lawyers may summon the debtors verbally or in writing through notification or subpoena or, depending on the Client s choice, we may draft all necessary papers and, we may represent or assist Clients in performing all legal procedures related to the Court fast recovery procedure. On the other hand, in some cases, in order to help the clients without sufficient financial resources to follow all debt recovery procedures, the Law Firm may negotiate a success fee payable at the moment of effective debt recovery. In this manner, the Law Firm expresses its availability to share the risks of a recovery Court proceeding in advantageous conditions for both parties.

12 LITIGATION We have advised and represented in the Courts of Law businesses and individuals in a broad range of complex cases, including civil, commercial and corporate issues, joint ventures and related business disputes, intellectual property, labor, real estate, securities, enforcement of domestic and foreign judgments and arbitral awards, etc. Our lawyers are skilled in the dispute techniques and procedures which they constantly apply whether in claims brought in front of the ordinary courts, as well as in case of alternative means for dispute resolution, such as arbitration and mediation.

13 REAL ESTATE Advise on Real Estate law can be extremely valuable to your business if you have any involvement with property as part of your business, which almost every business does. Also if you are a private individual, one of our real estate lawyer can assist you with any aspect of an investment property, a tenancy, or any other dealing you might have in relation to property. We are able to draft or review lease contracts, to include certain aspects of police which are advantageous to your position as a landlord or a tenant. For this reason having a good lawyer is extremely important whenever you have dealings in relation to real estate. If you would like to speak with a lawyer about your real estate purchase, sale, or lease we would be more than hap

14 COMPANY FORMATION You will be informed on all documents and formalities to be undertaken in order to set up a company in Romania. You will have all the information that is required by law regarding the legal form of a Romanian company, as well as the requirements under the law in regard to developing a particular economic activity. We will help you to identify the Romanian and European Union activity code for the activity you intend to develop in Romania. You also must be informed that we try to connect our clients in order to ease their common goal of achieving a mutually beneficial growth in business. We are confident that only together we can make a difference. So if you choose us you will not have at your disposal only a team of lawyers but an entire professional network that will help you develop your activity.

15 We are able to undertake: TRANSPORTATION Our Law Firm has Corporate & Commercial expertise in all aspects of commercial and corporate law and regulation, based on technical skills and qualifications, substantial experience and knowledge that is constantly being updated. Company formation Mergers and acquisitions, Compliance and risk management Corporate governance Takeovers Joint ventures Due diligence investigations Private equity Capital raisings Contracts

16 Our practice covers: EMPLOYMENT LAW In the field of Employment or Labor law, we can provide advice on any matters related to individual labor contracts, including preparing and amending the employee s labor contracts, individual and collective lay-offs, but also on share options plans and profit sharing schemes. Labor/Employment contracts and service contracts Collective bargaining negotiations Employee benefits and remuneration Share schemes and stock options Trade unions Wrongful termination Pensions

17 MEDIA AND ADVERTISING Media and Advertising. An important part of the Law Firm practice comes from Media and Advertising area. Our clients are both advertising agencies (production and creation), sales house of indoor, outdoor, radio, TV and owners of advertising spaces on outdoor and print. The Law Firm may successfully provide, due to an extensive experience, legal advice in relation with the rules enacted by the National Council of Audiovisual (Consiliul National al Audiovizualului CNA) seeking the conformity between the relevant legislation and the storyboards or commercials created by advertising agencies.

18 Addicted To Law OUR LEGAL TEAM Providing practical commercial direction combined with professional and personalized service, Our lawyers translate knowledge and experience into plain language and clear advice which clients understand.

19 RADU SORA MANAGING PARTNER Radu Sora is the Managing Lawyer of Sora & Asociatii. He has a wealth of experience in corporate law, FIDIC contracts, procurement law, competition law, energy, employment, real estate law, media and advertising, transportation law, public acquisitions, debt recovery, insolvency procedure, as well as litigation and arbitration. Currently, Mr. Radu Sora And his team are involved in International Arbitration cases where he represents clients in complex proceedings in areas such as: construction disputes (FIDIC contracts) or other commercial related disputes in areas such as transportation, privatization, energy, etc. Apart from heading the Law Firm, Mr. Sora has also acted as a Romanian Arbitrator at the Court of International Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania. Mr. Radu Sora is also listed as an arbitration practitioner at Vienna International Arbitration Center ( He also had the honor to translate in Romanian the last official version of Vienna Rules of Arbitration and Mediation. Radu Sora is a member of the Bucharest Bar Association and, in the same time, is also member of the world s leading organisation of international legal practitioners: International Bar Association (IBA).

20 ANIELA SORA PARTNER Aniela Mihaela Sora is Partner Lawyer of Sora & Asociatii. She has an outstanding attention to details. It is a lawyer capable to undertake complex projects due to an amazing memory and analytic mind. It is in the firm from 2009 and from that moment she worked mainly in the field of corporate law, but also in commercial litigation area, especially in debt recovery and insolvency procedures. She also is working in the domain of public acquisitions and administrative law. A special emphasis must be added in the field of contravention contentious. In the last three years, she represented important companies in the framework of the insolvency proceedings and got a specialization in the field of public procurement which brought to her the quality of expert in this field.

21 ELIN MATEI ANDREI BODESCU ALEXANDRA DOGARU

22 ELIN MATEI S H A R P A N D P E R S E V E R E N T Elin Matei is our senior member of Sora & Asociatii Business Support division. She can obtain the result you seek no matter what. She is sharp and perseverent, the kind of person you want as an ally and not as an enemy. She is specialized in Companies law and she can advise in all aspects pertaining the life of a company. She manages the Law firm relations with the clients and is coordinating the support activity of the Law Firm. She is a good manager of accounts and it is thriving to be better every day. She has a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B.) and a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.). She speaks English and Romanian.

23 ANDREI BODESCU K N O W L E D G E A N D C R E AT I V I T Y Andrei Bodescu is with the firm from the very beginning of his legal career which started with an internship. Now he is an Associate Lawyer who contributes to our ongoing endeavors to rise up to our client s needs and expectations. He has the knowledge that you expect from a law veteran mixed with the energy and creativity that you need to boost up your business in the conditions of an intertwined law and IT environment. He knows how to translate law in pure and knowledgeable information that you must use in order to steer your activity in the labyrinth of the Romanian legislation environment. He is specialized in Companies Law, Civil Law, Financial Law, Insurance Law and Trademarks. His academic background includes a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B.) and a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.) in Financial, Banking and Insurance Law, both from Nicolae Titulescu University from Bucharest. He speaks fluent English, French and Romanian.

24 ALEXANDRA DOGARU F I R M N E S S A N D E L E G A N C E Alexandra Dogaru is with the firm from the early beginning of her legal career. She is an Associate Lawyer who offers a minute and thorough examination of each and every assignment making her a contributing factor in every project she participates in. She has a firm character which is combined with a right amount of elegance which makes her the best partner for your business. She is specialized in Environmental law, Contravention law and she has a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.) in Financial, Banking and Insurance Law, from Nicolae Titulescu University from Bucharest. Alexandra also has an extensive knowledge in the Public Administration sector as a result of her Bachelor s Degree in Public Administration awarded by the Social and Political Science Faculty, part of Nicolae Titulescu University from Bucharest. She helps Sora & Asociatii with her superior organizational skills and detailed working power for the activities of the law firm. She speaks English, French and Romanian.

25 CECILIA COVRIG DAN VIDRASCU RADU BUDES In our activity as a leading medical equipment supplier for more than two decades, our collaboration with S&A has been founded on both precision and consistency, attributes that have helped us maintain our position and commitment towards our clients. Sora & Asociatii was the legal team we expected for a long time. Since our collaboration started we really feel that we are informed and protected in order to face the problems brought by a changing legal environment. I have a nearly 15 years professional relationship with both Radu Sora and his team. They are trustworthy people, knowledgeable and they always take the extra step towards the details that, most of the times, make the difference.

26 CONTACT Sora & Asociatii has its offices in Bucharest, the capital city and the most important industrial and financial center of Romania.

27 WE ARE BASED IN BUCHAREST, ROMANIA Sora & Asociatii has also a strong legal network in all historical regions of Romania, having very good cooperation with business consultants and lawyers from Timisoara, Cluj, Iasi, Brasov and Constanta. T: F: Street Jean Louis Calderon no. 26, Sector 2 BUCHAREST Nearby Intercontinental Hotel or University Square. office@sora.ro

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