Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii expands its competition practice with the arrival of former Competition Council vice president George Musliu
August 8 2006
Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii law firm recently announced the expansion of its Competition Department and the growth of its Bucharest office following the association to George Musliu and his team. George Musliu is the former Vice-president of the Romanian Competition Council and as such he dealt with all the mergers and antitrust related issues within the last two years. During his mandate the Romanian competition authority busted several cartels and applied the biggest fines since its establishment in 1997. Also, throughout this period, after continuous monitoring process by the European Commission in view of accession, the Competition Council was recognized as having reached a satisfactory level of its enforcement record in merger and antitrust cases.
Starting with June 2006, he is the exclusive "of counsel" on competition matters at Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii. This association aiming to combine legal services and economic analysis in the competition field is a first in Romania.
Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii and George Musliu provide both legal assistance on competition matters and economic services based on an interdisciplinary combination of law and economics. The lawyers from the Competition Department whose practice extends over 7-8 years will provide both legal assistance and economic advice on virtually all aspects of competition law cases, drawing on robust economic analysis and quantitative techniques: from merger & antitrust clearances, notifications for Competition Council clearance under the state aid rules to competition investigations, dawn raids and proceedings. For over 8 years, lawyers in Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii have advocated clients' rights before the national competition authorities as well as in litigation before the judicial courts in a variety of disputes.
For further information about the firm and its most relevant projects, please visit www.tuca.ro or contact Ştefan Damian, Deputy Managing Partner and Head of Competition Department at Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii (stefan.damian@tuca.ro).
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